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20/08/2026

UN Special Rapporteur Nazila Ghanea: ‘Civil society plays a critical role in defending freedom of religion or belief. To mark the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, the UN Special Rapporteur has sent a video message to Aid to the Church in Need, highlighting the urgent need to defend freedom of religion or belief for everyone.
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19/08/2026

According to the most recent ACN Religious Freedom in the World Report from Aid to the Church in Need, some 413 million Christians live in countries where religious freedom is severely violated – that’s 18% or about one in five Christians. Of these, approximately 220 million live in countries where they are directly exposed to persecution - that’s 10%, or one in ten of all Christians.

During his homily at the Pontifical Mass marking the ninth centenary of the translation of the relics of Saint Agatha in Catania, Sicily, Cardinal ...

19/08/2026

Bishop denounces rise in criminality in Mozambique as religious sisters are attacked. This is not the first time a religious home has been violently attacked in the African country, which is still dealing with a violent insurgency in the north.

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14/08/2026

Church in Colombia aids victims of devastating earthquake with help from ACN.

Church in Colombia aids victims of devastating earthquake while assessing damages A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck large parts of western and central Colombia on Monday, 10 August. The epicentre was recorded in the municipality of San José del Palmar, in the department of Chocó. According to the

11/08/2026

Earthquake in Colombia: Church assessing needs for emergency aid.

A devastating 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck much of western and central Colombia on Monday. While authorities assess the scale of the emergency, the Catholic Church is already accompanying affected communities and gathering information to gauge the most urgent needs.   Aid to the Chu

11/08/2026

Our colleagues in Colombia are on the ground, responding to the devastating earthquake. We will soon launch an emergency appeal for humanitarian assistant, you can donate on acnireland.org

10/08/2026

Please pray for Fr Benedict Chao, a Chinese Trappist monk who suffered persecution at the hands of Chinese communists, who has died at 108 🙏

06/08/2026

Good news as seminarian Kelvin Ochai, who was recently abducted in the Diocese of Otukpo in Nigeria, has escaped 🙏

05/08/2026

As violence continues to affect Christians in Nigeria, a seminarian, Kelvin Ochai, was recently abducted in the Diocese of Otukpo.

Please pray for his release and an end to the persecution of Christians in Nigeria.

31/07/2026

Dear friends, please pray for Fr Samuel Opeyemi Oyetoro, who was found dead by the roadside in Ajaokuta, Kogi State, Nigeria after he was reportedly attacked by yet-to-be-identified assailants 🙏