This year, the ACN Ireland Week of Witness will be held between Sunday the 16th and Sunday the 23rd of November. Red Wednesday is on the 19th of November. The Week of Witness is an invitation to Christians across the island of Ireland to stand in solidarity with and bear witness to the heroic example of our persecuted brothers and sisters in Faith across the world.
ACN is making an urgent appeal for prayer and support for the Christian community and all residents of Aleppo, Syria, who are facing a worsening humanitarian crisis.
For Priests in many parts of the world, Mass Stipends are the sole source of financial support.
Approximately ten per cent of Priests worldwide are supported by Aid to the Church in Need’s Mass Stipends.
Every minute of every day, three Holy Masses are celebrated around the world for the intentions of an ACN donor.
On 21 October 2025, leading religious leaders and public figures will gather in Rome for the launch of the 2025 Religious Freedom in the World Report (RFR). This biennial report offers a detailed analysis of the state of religious freedom across the world. Join us on our coverage and analysis.
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has launched an emergency campaign to raise at least 1 million euros to support the Church in Lebanon as it navigates this unprecedented crisis. With the country already crippled by political instability, economic collapse, and the aftermath of the Beirut Port explosion, the recent Israeli airstrikes and ground assaults have intensified the suffering, especially for the Christian community in southern Lebanon.
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As Ukraine faces war and crisis, the Catholic Church is determined to remain and minister to the faithful during their hour of need. ACN has worked with the Catholic Church in Ukraine for decades. We are committed to continuing to support the Church in Ukraine during these times, and since the full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, ACN has approved 630 projects amounting to over €16.5 million.
The church in Ukraine is on a mission to heal these wounds and restore hope and happiness to those affected.
Help Christians to survive in the Holy Land. Help Sister Nabila with her mission in Gaza. Sister Nabila of the Rosary Sisters helps suffering families in Gaza. The last Christians of Gaza are seeking shelter in her school. She needs food, blankets and medicine.
The MIRROR is delivered monthly to friends and supporters of Aid to the Church in Need. It includes inspiring stories of change as well as highlighting the many injustices faced by Christians around the world today.
The MIRROR also serves as a tool of evangelisation. It inspires prayer and includes thought-provoking articles to help elevate the reader’s hearts and minds towards God the Father Almighty and towards their less fortunate brothers and sisters in Christ.
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The MIRROR is delivered monthly to friends and supporters of Aid to the Church in Need. It includes inspiring stories of change as well as highlighting the many injustices faced by Christians around the world today.
The MIRROR also serves as a tool of evangelisation. It inspires prayer and includes thought-provoking articles to help elevate the reader’s hearts and minds towards God the Father Almighty and towards their less fortunate brothers and sisters in Christ.
There is perhaps no tradition as unique to the Irish Catholic Church as Mass Rocks. Aid to the Church in Need Ireland has organised for a Holy Mass to be celebrated on a Mass Rock in each of Ireland’s 26 dioceses in the lead-up to the Feast of the Irish Martyrs on 20 June. These Holy Masses were offered for the renewal of the Faith in Ireland through the intercession of the Irish Martyrs.
