Martyrs and witnesses of our time

During Lent and Easter, the Aid to the Church in Need Foundation plans to honour and remember those who heroically offered their lives for God and their brothers.
During Lent and Easter, the Aid to the Church in Need Foundation plans to honour and remember those who heroically offered their lives for God and their brothers.

We help Christians in need around the world

ACN is the only international Catholic organisation focusing on the pastoral and spiritual support of persecuted and suffering Christians
ACN is the only international Catholic organisation focusing on the pastoral and spiritual support of persecuted and suffering Christians

Persecuted and Forgotten?

A report on Christians oppressed for their Faith, which examines key developments in 12 countries of core concern for Christians suffering human rights abuses
A report on Christians oppressed for their Faith, which examines key developments in 12 countries of core concern for Christians suffering human rights abuses

Extraordinary Women

From Kazakhstan to Peru, from Syria to Rwanda, the Sisters are the living witnesses of God’s love, but they need our prayers and financial support for their mission
From Kazakhstan to Peru, from Syria to Rwanda, the Sisters are the living witnesses of God’s love, but they need our prayers and financial support for their mission

News

Burkina Faso | 
8 May, 2020
Burkina Faso: Entire towns and villages emptied or cut off – not because of COVID-19, but because of terrorism
The terrorist threat, which has affected five regions of northern and eastern Burkina Faso in particular, has been “eclipsed by...
Burkina Faso | 
6 May, 2020
Burkina Faso: ACN covid-19 response programme
This aid concerns a dozen congregations of sisters working in all sectors of parish pastoral work: catechesis, spiritual formation, accompaniment...
Central African Republic | 
6 May, 2020
Central African Republic: ACN response program to the COVID-19
Since the end of 2012, the Central African Republic (CAR) has been sinking into turmoil and violence as a result...

Campaigns

#PrayForTheMartyrs #PersecutedChristians
During Lent and Easter, the Aid to the Church in Need Foundation plans to honour and remember those who heroically offered their lives for God and their brothers.
Your kind gift will allow us to finance meaningful projects around the world and make a difference in the lives of many people.
#ExtraordinaryWomen
Religious life is the beating heart of the Church. It impacts the lives of so many around the world. The extraordinary women who embrace the Gospel and answer the call to go “and proclaim the Good News to all creation” (Mk 16:15) are the witness of God’s sublime and boundless love.

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.

Europe

Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta
Poland
Portugal
Slovakia
Spain
Switzerland
The Netherlands
United Kingdom

America

Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Mexico
United States

Asia / Oceania

Australia
Korea
Philippines