Thank you for supporting ACN Ireland’s Mission

Your donation will help support the Faithful wherever they are Persecuted, Oppressed or in Need.

Your kind gift will make a huge difference in the lives of persecuted and suffering Christians around the world. With your donation, ACN Ireland can provide support to more than 5,000 projects every year.

Aid to the Church in Need is a Pontifical Foundation of the Catholic Church based in Dublin. We rely solely on your kindness to create a world in which Christianity can thrive.

Thank you and may God bless you! Go raibh maith agat agus Dia dhaoibh!

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You can sign and return a CHY4 Certificate to our office at St Joseph’s, 151 St Mobhi Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, D09 HC82. We will take care of the rest of the process for you.

In 2025, we were able to support 5,368 projects in 141 countries worldwide.

Once again in 2025, thanks to your generous help, we enabled the Church to be a beacon of hope in 141 countries around the world. You entrusted 145.8 million euros to us, enabling us to respond to 5,368 urgent appeals on your behalf.

Students saying thank you to ACN for their support

Emergency Assistance for Christian Refugees.

Emergency assistance from a Religious Sister in Ethiopia — Emergency help - food for the children in the care of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians - in Gubrye, Ethiopia

Assistance for Christians in cases of war, displacement, violence and natural catastrophes.

Subsistance being carried out for religious sisters — Subsistence aid for 30 nuns of the Odesa-Simferopol diocese for 2024

Subsistence aid for religious

In 2024 alone, with 867 projects, we supported religious sisters from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe in their valuable work.

Students graduating from a catechist training course — Training course for 102 catechists of the Sokal-Zhovkva Eparchy for 2023/2024

Education of Catechists

Formation of the laity to serve as catechists is essential to preserving faith. In 2024, through 805 projects, we supported the faith formation of laypersons.

Formation of Seminarians and Priests

Seminarians standing and smiling for a photo — Formation program for 20 seminarians studying at Armenian Catholic Seminary of Bzommar

With the generosity of our benefactors, we were able to fund a total of 9,961 seminarians in 2024.

Beneficiaries holding copies of Youcat that were distributed — Acquisition of 2000 copies of Youcat for Youth in Portuguese for the Sementes do Verbo community in Boroma.

Distribution of Bibles and Religious books

Since 1979, ACN has published and supplied the Child's Bible, which has been translated into 194 languages and distributed 51.7 million times. In 2024 alone, 844,200 religious books were produced and distributed with the help of ACN.

Construction on a church in Syria — Rehabilitation of the Syriac Archdiocesan seat and related buildings after 6th of February 2023 earthquake

Construction of Churches and Church Facilities

The construction and reconstruction of churches, monasteries, pastoral centres and mission stations, thereby safeguarding and promoting the pastoral work of the Catholic Church worldwide. 755 such buildings were constructed or repaired with our help in 2024 alone.