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http://www.lightingacandle.org - As an international Catholic charity under the guidance of the Holy Father, Aid to the Church in Need’s mission is to help suffering and persecuted faithful worldwide.

New Chaldean Patriarch tells Iraqi Christians: “Your presence is a mission”“Do not let fear write the final chapter of y...
06/02/2026

New Chaldean Patriarch tells Iraqi Christians: “Your presence is a mission”

“Do not let fear write the final chapter of your story. Faith is the final word.” Patriarch Paul III Nona



The new Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church was officially installed on Friday, May 29 in the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Baghdad, Iraq.

Church has to be about more than feelings, says hurricane-dodging bishop in Saint LuciaSaint Lucia used to be almost ful...
05/29/2026

Church has to be about more than feelings, says hurricane-dodging bishop in Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia used to be almost fully Catholic, but now Catholics make up little over 50%, as secularism and evangelical Churches make inroads.



Photo copyright: Terry Ott

As secularism grows across the Caribbean, Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire of Saint Lucia believes Christians must rediscover a deeper and more resilient faith – one that goes beyond emotions and passing trends.The Caribbean islands that form the Antilles may seem like paradise most of the year, but th...

“Religious persecution in Europe and the Americas has become a trend”The number of churches attacked or vandalized in Eu...
05/28/2026

“Religious persecution in Europe and the Americas has become a trend”

The number of churches attacked or vandalized in Europe and the Americas continues to rise, while Christians often lack the legal instruments to fight back against discrimination and persecution.

“Hundreds of attacks have also been registered in the USA." José Luis Bazán, an academic and specialist in human rights and anti-Christian persecution



Attacks on churches in Europe and the Americas are rising, but Christians often lack the legal instruments to fight back.

War brings both hope and despair to Lebanon"I am very lucky: I have hope. I cannot imagine what it must be like for peop...
05/26/2026

War brings both hope and despair to Lebanon

"I am very lucky: I have hope. I cannot imagine what it must be like for people to go through this without Jesus in their lives.” Maronite Archbishop Hanna Rahme of Baalbek Deir El-Ahmar



Archbishop Hanna Rahme in Lebanon works to evangelize, welcome refugees, and encourage hope amid crisis and war.

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): "When the people hear the church bells, they know there is life in the village."“We ...
05/21/2026

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): "When the people hear the church bells, they know there is life in the village."

“We are grateful to ACN for its support,” says Fr. Floribert. “It is our main benefactor and has worked with us especially in the training of future priests, the organization of spiritual retreats and the construction of new churches or the restoration of older ones.”

ACN plays a critical role in strengthening the Church’s presence in areas neglected and neglected by the government.



“We don’t feel isolated, we feel abandoned,” says Fr. Floribert Bashimbe, a vicar-general in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Head of bishops’ conference asks that Cuba not be forgotten“Cuba is suffering,” says Bishop Arturo González Amador of Sa...
05/19/2026

Head of bishops’ conference asks that Cuba not be forgotten

“Cuba is suffering,” says Bishop Arturo González Amador of Santa Clara, president of the Cuban Bishops’ Conference.

“This is the saddest and most difficult time that I am aware of in the history of my people. Everything is a struggle to survive. The present is unsafe and the future is completely unknown.”



In a conversation with ACN, Bishop Arturo González Amador describes the fear, need, and uncertainty present in Cuba.

Christians in southern Lebanon fear they will never return home“The Christians who have been displaced did not choose th...
05/18/2026

Christians in southern Lebanon fear they will never return home

“The Christians who have been displaced did not choose this war; all they ask is to be able to return to their homes, live in peace with everyone, and remain in the land of their ancestors,” Fr. Charles Naddaf, parish priest of the local Melkite Greek Catholic church in the south Lebanese border town of Yaroun



Fr. Charles Naddaf, the parish priest of the local Greek Catholic Melkite church in Yaroun, Lebanon, spoke to ACN about his community.

Evangelization Courses on Digital Media in Sri Lanka"It is important that we train our young people and show them how to...
05/14/2026

Evangelization Courses on Digital Media in Sri Lanka

"It is important that we train our young people and show them how to use these media in a positive and fruitful manner.“ Father Jude Fernando of the Archdiocese of Colombo

Can you help support the formation of young people in Sri Lanka?



There are approximately 1.45 million Catholics in Sri Lanka, and about 150,000 of them are young people with an interest in digital media.

Remembering Sudan: A responsibility that we must all bearA missionary warns that people have forgotten about Sudan, a co...
05/14/2026

Remembering Sudan: A responsibility that we must all bear

A missionary warns that people have forgotten about Sudan, a country currently experiencing the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, due to a three-year-long civil war.



One missionary says that people have forgotten about Sudan, which is currently experiencing the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

Syria: ACN mourns archbishop who never abandoned his flockIt was with sadness that Catholic charity Aid to the Church in...
05/13/2026

Syria: ACN mourns archbishop who never abandoned his flock

It was with sadness that Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) learned of the death of its long-time project partner Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart, aged 83, on Saturday May 9.

He was the Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo, Syria, from 1995 to 2021.



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Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart believed that had it not been for the care of God the Christians of Syria would have been wiped out during the civil war. It was with sadness that Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) learned of the death of its long-time project partner Archbishop Jean-...

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