ACN International

2025 Benefactors’ Day

On the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus ACN celebrates its Benefactors' Day to thank our 350,000 benefactors worldwide for supporting our brothers and sisters in faith.

139.3 million euro to help Christians in need in 137 countries during 2024

ACN’s accounts for 2024 once again reflect the generosity of the foundation’s benefactors from all over the world, to help suffering Christians and the Church in Need

ACN welcomes Pope Leo XIV and looks forward to continuing collaboration

Leo XIV is the eighth Pope under whom ACN will continue to serve the poor, struggling and persecuted Church, since it was founded in 1947.

News

Syria |

16 July, 2025

New Wave of Violence Against Christian Communities in Syria: Greek-Catholic Church Attacked and Bomb Plot Foiled at Maronite Church

“They had very little to begin with—they were already among the poorest in the region—and now they have nothing left.”...

Nigeria |

15 July, 2025

Nigerian Minor Seminary attacked: Security guard killed, three students kidnapped

“They came in large numbers, and it was impossible for the guards to stop them,” explained Bishop Gabriel Dunia of Auchi in a call with ACN...

Holy Land |

14 July, 2025

Church leaders urge Israeli authorities to stop attacks on West Bank Christians

Over the past weeks, groups of radical Jewish settlers have been harassing and attacking the community and its landmarks...

Campaigns

Ukraine War Update

Thanks your steady faith, hope and charity, you have made a difference in the lives of many people in Ukraine.

SOS Christians in Nigeria

Aid to the Church in Need International is dedicating this year’s Lent campaign to the situation faced by Christians in Nigeria.

Sharing hope with the Christians of Syria and Lebanon

These are decisive times for Christianity in the Middle East: faced with war, economic collapse and lack of prospects, many Christians see emigration as the only possible solution.

Our Mission is to support Christians in Need

Founded in 1947 as a Catholic aid organisation for war refugees and recognised as a Pontifical Foundation since 2011, Aid to the Church in Need is dedicated to the service of Christians around the world, through information, prayer and action, wherever they are persecuted or oppressed or suffering material need.

ACN supports every year an average of 6.000 projects in close to 150 countries, thanks to private donations, as the foundation receives no public funding.

A Pontifical Foundation with worldwide reach

With offices in 23 countries and close to 400.000 benefactors, ACN is able to support every year an average of 6.000 projects in close to 150 countries.