ACN Ireland - Aid to the Church in Need

16/10/2026

A sneak preview of our upcoming interview with Cardinal Ernest Simoni when he visited our offices in Dublin.

Cardinal Simoni survived nearly three decades of imprisonment, torture, and forced hard labour by the communist Hoxha regime in Albania.

16/10/2026

The Holy See has just released photographs of the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, offering the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass in his room in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital this morning. Please join Aid to the Church in Need throughout the world in continuing to pray for his health and long life.

15/10/2026

If you’re in the beautiful Rostrevor or South Down area this weekend, please support this important fundraiser for persecuted Christians.

13/10/2026

Catholics are united in prayer for Pope Leo XIV as the Vatican confirms the Holy Father has been diagnosed with cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed during surgery.
Tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, a common form of lung cancer. The diagnosis had been suspected due to preoperative tests and was confirmed during the surgery.

12/10/2026

Over 10,000 Irish children pray for peace with ACN 🙏

Over 10,000 Irish children came together with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) and Pope Leo in a prayerful plea for peace in the world during the week of October 1-7 as part of the One Million Children Praying the Rosary campaign, promoted by pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need. This yea

08/10/2026

Today, our pupils joined millions of children around the world in the One Million Children Praying the Rosary initiative. Led by our School Chaplaincy Team, children gathered in their classrooms to pray for peace, hope and unity across the world. As we celebrate the Month of the Holy Rosary, we are....

07/10/2026

Our Holy Father Leo XIV has appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland - the Vatican ambassador - Archbishop Jan Romeo Pawłowski. As a Papal foundation, we welcome His Excellency and look forward to working with him for the suffering and persecuted Church.

07/10/2026

Today is the big day! Join in with millions of children around the world who are praying the Rosary for peace 🙏

06/10/2026

We’re just one day away from our children’s Rosary for peace where over one million children around the world will pray for peace in our troubled times 🙏

To get involved and avail of free resources, click here https://www.acnireland.org/pray-the-rosary-campaign

03/10/2026

“It’s like we’ve been hit with a tsunami - but no help is coming,” the reality of daily life from Gaza’s parish priest Fr Gabriel Romanelli…

Amidst so much darkness and violence, Holy Family Church in Gaza Ci...