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425
426<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) operates under a set of core guidelines that direct its mission to support persecuted and oppressed Christians worldwide.</p>
427</div>
428</div>
429
430
431
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434                    
435                            
436                
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467                                       <div class="acn-image-wrapper" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 1rem;width: 70px;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">
468                        
469                                                    <img decoding="async" class="acn-main-image " src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/loyal.png" alt="Main image" />
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478                                     </h3>
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480                <div style="text-align: left;
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483                    We are loyal to the Holy Father. As a Pontifical Foundation, we participate in the universal mission of the Church.                </div>
484
485                 <div class="acn-inner-content">
486                                    </div>
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488                            </div>
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491            </div>
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494
495<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">                                <div id="" class="wp-block custom-block acn-content-box-icon" style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; min-height: 275px;" data-project="">        
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529                                       <div class="acn-image-wrapper" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 1rem;width: 70px;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">
530                        
531                                                    <img decoding="async" class="acn-main-image " src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/church.png" alt="Main image" />
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535                </div>
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540                                     </h3>
541
542                <div style="text-align: left;
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545                    We serve the cause of evangelisation. We respond courageously to the challenges of the time following the teachings of the Church.                </div>
546
547                 <div class="acn-inner-content">
548                                    </div>
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550                            </div>
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552
553            </div>
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555
556
557<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">                                <div id="" class="wp-block custom-block acn-content-box-icon" style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; min-height: 275px;" data-project="">        
558                    
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592                        
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597                </div>
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604                <div style="text-align: left;
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607                    We are committed to the persecuted Church. By sharing testimonies of faith, we build a bridge of charity between our benefactors and beneficiaries.                </div>
608
609                 <div class="acn-inner-content">
610                                    </div>
611
612                            </div>
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614
615            </div>
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617
618
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654                        
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669                    We are custodians of our benefactors’ generosity. We run modern, transparent and effective fundraising and administration.                </div>
670
671                 <div class="acn-inner-content">
672                                    </div>
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674                            </div>
675            
676
677            </div>
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679
680
681
682<div class="wp-block-acn-column acn-column" style="background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat"></div>
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687<div class="wp-block-column container m-auto p-0 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">	<div id="acn-slick-6abea2c1c2274">
688		<div class="" data-settings='{&quot;itemMargin&quot;:10,&quot;className&quot;:&quot;acn-slick-carousel-wrapper&quot;,&quot;slidesToShow&quot;:3,&quot;autoplay&quot;:true,&quot;arrows&quot;:true,&quot;dots&quot;:true,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;itemPadding&quot;:15,&quot;centerMode&quot;:false,&quot;focusOnSelect&quot;:true,&quot;cssEase&quot;:&quot;linear&quot;,&quot;touchMove&quot;:false,&quot;lazyLoad&quot;:&quot;ondemand&quot;}'>
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690                    
691                            
692                
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724                
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728                    1.<br>Faith and Christian love                </h3>
729
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733                    The foundation of all our activities is Christian faith and love. This includes our fidelity to the Holy Father and the adherence to both the teachings and institutions of the Catholic Church.                </div>
734
735                 <div class="acn-inner-content">
736                                    </div>
737
738                            </div>
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744                    
745                            
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776                    
777                </div>
778                
779                <h3 style="text-align: center;
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782                    2.<br>Prayer                </h3>
783
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787                    Regular prayer, personal and common, animates our daily work and strengthens our missionary spirit. It moves us to offer assistance to those who are suffering because of their loyalty to Christ and His Church – on whose prayers we rely as well.                </div>
788
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791
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832                
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836                    3.<br>Pastoral Commitment                </h3>
837
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841                    We strive to proclaim the Gospel, be it “welcome or unwelcome” (2 Timothy 4:2), responding courageously to the challenges of the time. We do this when engaging our benefactors and by financing pastoral projects with their contributions.                </div>
842
843                 <div class="acn-inner-content">
844                                    </div>
845
846                            </div>
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885                </div>
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890                    4.<br>Unity                </h3>
891
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895                    Conceived as a “bridge of love” from its origins, ACN serves for unity and reconciliation. We create communion with and between both our benefactors and beneficiaries through prayer, providing information and expressing gratitude.                </div>
896
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899
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940                
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944                    5.<br><strong>Service</strong>                </h3>
945
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949                    We fulfil our mission through mercy and humble service, listening carefully to the needs of our partners. We aspire to be a personal source of comfort and strength to our beneficiaries and benefactors.                </div>
950
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952                                    </div>
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998                    6.<br><strong>Opennes</strong>                </h3>
999
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1003                    Through our support of the Universal Church we promote a respectful dialogue with many cultures around the world. We live this openness ourselves in our manifold encounters both within and outside the Catholic Church.                </div>
1004
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1057                    We handle the funds we receive with the highest care, seeking efficiency and measuring impact both in our funding activities and within our internal organization. We work transparently, showing the sources, uses and achievements of the funds we receive.                </div>
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1172
1173
1174
1175<h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-our-goal-is-to-effectively-fulfill-mission-of-supporting-persecuted-and-oppressed-christians-worldwide" style="font-size:44px">Our goal is to effectively fulfill mission of supporting persecuted and oppressed Christians worldwide</h4>
1176
1177
1178
1179<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">The organization structure:</p>
1180</div>
1181</div>
1182
1183
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1231                 
1232                </div>
1233                
1234                <h3 style="text-align: center;
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1237                    Cardinal Kurt Koch                </h3>
1238
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1242                    President                </div>
1243
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1246
1247                            </div>
1248            
1249
1250            </div>
1251
1252
1253
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1289                        
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1293                 
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1296                <h3 style="text-align: center;
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1299                    Regina  Lynch                </h3>
1300
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1304                    Executive President                </div>
1305
1306                 <div class="acn-inner-content">
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1308
1309                            </div>
1310            
1311
1312            </div>
1313
1314
1315
1316<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">                                <div id="" class="wp-block custom-block " style="background-color: #f5f6f8; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; border: 0px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; min-height: 200px;" data-project="">        
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1351                        
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1355                 
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1357                
1358                <h3 style="text-align: center;
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1361                    Ferdinand Habsburg                </h3>
1362
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1366                    Secretary General                </div>
1367
1368                 <div class="acn-inner-content">
1369                                    </div>
1370
1371                            </div>
1372            
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1374            </div>
1375
1376
1377
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1419                
1420                <h3 style="text-align: center;
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1423                    Guido Gröning                </h3>
1424
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1428                    Director of Finance and Administration                </div>
1429
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1432
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1481                
1482                <h3 style="text-align: center;
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1485                    Father Anton  Lässer, CP                </h3>
1486
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1490                    Intl. Ecclesiastical Assistant                </div>
1491
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1494
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1496            
1497
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1500
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1543                
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1547                    Marco Mencaglia                 </h3>
1548
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1552                    Director of Projects                </div>
1553
1554                 <div class="acn-inner-content">
1555                                    </div>
1556
1557                            </div>
1558            
1559
1560            </div>
1561
1562
1563
1564<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">                                <div id="" class="wp-block custom-block " style="background-color: #f5f6f8; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; border: 0px solid #ccc; border-radius: 6px; min-height: 200px;" data-project="">        
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1603                 
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1605                
1606                <h3 style="text-align: center;
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1609                    Mark von Riedemann                </h3>
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1635<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Supervisory Board</strong>: 
Chaired by President Kurt Cardinal Koch, this board is responsible for establishing the fundamental content and guidelines of the charity.
<br><br><strong>Administrative Council</strong>: 
Led by the Executive President, this council ensures the statutory management of the charity on behalf of the Supervisory Board.
<br><br><strong>General Council</strong>: 
Composed of presidents from ACN&#8217;s 24 National Sections, this council advises the foundation and votes on significant decisions made by the Supervisory Board.</p>
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1641<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>International Ecclesiastical Assistant</strong>: 
In collaboration with Ecclesiastical Assistants from the National Sections, this role oversees the spiritual life of the foundation.
<br><br><strong>General Secretariat</strong>: 
Located in Königstein, Germany, the Secretariat centrally manages funding activities and the financial, technical, and administrative needs of the foundation. It also supports National Sections by providing media materials and producing press, social media content, and audio-visual productions.
<br><br><strong>National Sections</strong>: 
<strong><a href="https://acninternational.org/contact/#worldwide" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ACN operates 24 National Sections</a> </strong>that inform benefactors and the public about the situations and needs of suffering Christians. They initiate prayer campaigns, acquire new donors, and maintain relationships with benefactors.</p>
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1652<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left acn-text-red" id="h-facts-and-figures" style="font-size:24px">Facts and figures</h2>
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1656<h4 id="h-in-2025-we-were-able-to-support-5-368-projects-worldwide" class="wp-block-heading" style="font-size:44px"><strong>In </strong>2025<strong>
1656, we were able to support 5,368 projects worldwide.</strong></h4>
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1660<p class="has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:24px">In 2025, we received 6,860 applications for aid from all over the world. Thanks to the genero-sity of our benefactors, the level of donations we received totalled 145.8 million euros. Using this, together with 2 million euros in reserves from previous years, we were able to finance activities totalling 147.8 million euros. </p>
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1667<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As can be seen in the diagram, by far the largest share of our expenditure was devoted to mission-re-lated expenses, i.e. concrete project work, information and prayer activities.</p>
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1671<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As always, the proportion of necessary administrative and fundraising costs was comparatively low, so that as many funds as possible could reach local Christians. In 2025, we supported a total of 5,368 projects in 141 countries with approximately 97 million euros. 19.3 million euros were again spent worldwide on proclaiming the faith, providing information and advocating for disadvantaged and persecuted Christians.</p>
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1675<p class="wp-block-paragraph">At 31.3 million euros, or 21.5% of our revenu-es, bequests made up a significant part of our support for the Church in 2025. Together with our brothers and sisters in need, we therefore not only thank our living benefactors, but also gratefully remember those who support us beyond death.</p>
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1926<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Our aid for the training of priests, religious (15 %), and the laity (12.1%), which has always been among our priorities, accounted for a total of 27.1% in 2025, i.e. more than a quarter of our total aid.</p>
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1930<p class="wp-block-paragraph">At 25.1%, projects for the construction, reconstruction or renovation of churches and church buildings also accounted for more than a quarter of our funding.</p>
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1934<p class="wp-block-paragraph">By providing Mass stipends for priests (17.5%) and subsistence aid for religious sisters (5.9%), we were once again able to help secure their livelihoods in 2025. A total of 23.4% of our funding was earmarked for these projects.</p>
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1941<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In addition, we are active in acute crises with emergency aid measures for the suffering population. In 2025, such emergency aid in areas where Christians are threatened by violence and displacement accounted for 10.8% of our total aid.</p>
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1949<p class="wp-block-paragraph">At 34.5%, Africa was once again the priority region for our aid projects in 2025. Especially in areas where Islamist terrorism is spreading and Christians are victims of persecution and displacement, we have increased our aid, for example in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger by 30% compared to the previous year. At the same time, the Church in Africa is growing dynamically and needs support in order to fulfil its mission.</p>
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1953<p class="wp-block-paragraph">19% of our aid was devoted to Asia (including 0.9% for Oceania), where Christians form a minority in most countries and are discriminated against or even persecuted. India was the country that received the most aid from us worldwide in 2025.</p>
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1957<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The funding volume for the Middle East, where the situation has deteriorated massively, amounted to 17.1% of our total aid. In addition to Syria and Lebanon, suffering Christians in the Holy Land were a focal point in 2025. Through emergency aid and the strengthening of pastoral care, we aim to help secure the survival of Christian communities and counteract the massive exodus of Christians.</p>
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1961<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Latin America accounted for 16.4% of our total aid, as rural exodus, migration, sects and governments hostile to the Church present major challenges in the region.</p>
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1965<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In 2025, we once again received many requests for support from Ukraine. In the midst of the war, the Church supports people, most of whom are severely traumatised, who seek help in parishes and monasteries. Therefore, in 2025, 6.9% of our funds went to Ukraine. Overall, our aid for Europe amounted to 12.8%.</p>
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2031<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2032<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong>1947</strong></p>
2033</div>
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2035
2036
2037<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2038<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">At Pope Pius XII’s request, Father&nbsp;Werenfried van Straaten founds ACN&nbsp;(then “Aid to the Eastern Priests”) at&nbsp;the Premonstratensian monastery&nbsp;in Tongerlo, Belgium. In a unique&nbsp;reconciliation campaign, donations&nbsp;are collected in Belgium and the&nbsp;Netherlands for displaced Germans,&nbsp;including 3,000 priests.</p>
2039</div>
2040</div>
2041
2042
2043
2044<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2045<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2046<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong>1950</strong></p>
2047</div>
2048
2049
2050
2051<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2052<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">To provide pastoral care to&nbsp;displaced Germans, 35&nbsp;buses and&nbsp;trucks are converted into “chapels&nbsp;on wheels” as part of the highly&nbsp;original “chapel truck campaign”.</p>
2053</div>
2054</div>
2055
2056
2057
2058<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2059<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2060<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong>1952</strong></p>
2061</div>
2062
2063
2064
2065<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2066<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">ACN comes to the aid of persecuted&nbsp;Christians behind the “Iron Curtain”.&nbsp;The projects range from helping to&nbsp;renovate churches and train priests&nbsp;to funding radio broadcasts and the&nbsp;book apostolate.</p>
2067</div>
2068</div>
2069
2070
2071
2072<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2073<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2074<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong>1956</strong></p>
2075</div>
2076
2077
2078
2079<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2080<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">After the bloody suppression of&nbsp;the Hungarian uprising against the&nbsp;Stalinist system, ACN helps the local&nbsp;Church get through the crisis.</p>
2081</div>
2082</div>
2083</div>
2084
2085
2086
2087<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image">
2088<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="1080" height="797" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20120827_013.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-252986" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20120827_013.jpg 1080w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20120827_013-300x221.jpg 300w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20120827_013-1024x756.jpg 1024w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20120827_013-768x567.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100v
2088w, 1080px" /></figure>
2089</div>
2090
2091
2092<div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>
2093
2094
2095<div class="wp-block-image">
2096<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="1080" height="726" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20050318_005.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-252994" srcset="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20050318_005.jpg 1080w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20050318_005-300x202.jpg 300w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20050318_005-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20050318_005-768x516.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /></figure>
2097</div></div>
2098</div>
2099</div></div></div>
2100
2101
2102
2103<div class="wp-block-acn-accordion-item accordion-item acn-accordion-item"><h2 class="accordion-header" id="heading-acn-item-f80f28e8-c0d8-463d-93ff-21ced82912a4-8qff4"><button class="accordion-button collapsed d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center acn-accordion-btn" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-acn-item-f80f28e8-c0d8-463d-93ff-21ced82912a4-8qff4" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-acn-item-f80f28e8-c0d8-463d-93ff-21ced82912a4-8qff4">1961–1989</button></h2><div id="collapse-acn-item-f80f28e8-c0d8-463d-93ff-21ced82912a4-8qff4" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-acn-item-f80f28e8-c0d8-463d-93ff-21ced82912a4-8qff4" data-bs-parent="#acn-accordion-b699de39-c7db-4c3a-b43b-a19b5fb98273"><div class="accordion-body">
2104<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2105<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
2106<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2107<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2108<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>1961</strong></strong></p>
2109</div>
2110
2111
2112
2113<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2114<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">We launch our aid projects for&nbsp;the beleaguered Church in Asia.&nbsp;Following this, the first meeting&nbsp;between Father Werenfried and&nbsp;Mother Teresa takes place in the&nbsp;Home for the Dying in Calcutta.</p>
2115</div>
2116</div>
2117
2118
2119
2120<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2121<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2122<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>1962</strong></strong></p>
2123</div>
2124
2125
2126
2127<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2128<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">We step up our aid for persecuted&nbsp;and threatened Catholics in the&nbsp;“Catholic continent” of Latin&nbsp;America.</p>
2129</div>
2130</div>
2131
2132
2133
2134<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2135<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2136<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>1965</strong></strong></p>
2137</div>
2138
2139
2140
2141<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2142<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">Petitions also reach us from the&nbsp;Church in Africa, which we proceed to&nbsp;assist with the same commitment as&nbsp;on other continents.</p>
2143</div>
2144</div>
2145
2146
2147
2148<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2149<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2150<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>1966</strong></strong></p>
2151</div>
2152
2153
2154
2155<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2156<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">ACN is consecrated to Our Lady of&nbsp;Fatima. The following year, a large&nbsp;international pilgrimage takes place&nbsp;to mark the 50th anniversary of the&nbsp;apparitions.</p>
2157</div>
2158</div>
2159</div>
2160
2161
2162
2163<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image">
2164<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="1080" height="645" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-253001" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400.jpg 1080w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-300x179.jpg 300w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-768x459.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100v
2164w, 1080px" /></figure>
2165</div>
2166
2167
2168<div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>
2169
2170
2171<div class="wp-block-image">
2172<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="645" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/chapel-boat.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-253007" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/chapel-boat.jpg 1080w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/chapel-boat-300x179.jpg 300w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/chapel-boat-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/chapel-boat-768x459.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /></figure>
2173</div></div>
2174</div>
2175</div></div></div>
2176
2177
2178
2179<div class="wp-block-acn-accordion-item accordion-item acn-accordion-item"><h2 class="accordion-header" id="heading-acn-item-c296bcff-f10c-4f0e-a05d-5cd5ac0dab4d-hc1m2"><button class="accordion-button collapsed d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center acn-accordion-btn" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-acn-item-c296bcff-f10c-4f0e-a05d-5cd5ac0dab4d-hc1m2" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-acn-item-c296bcff-f10c-4f0e-a05d-5cd5ac0dab4d-hc1m2">1970–1984</button></h2><div id="collapse-acn-item-c296bcff-f10c-4f0e-a05d-5cd5ac0dab4d-hc1m2" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-acn-item-c296bcff-f10c-4f0e-a05d-5cd5ac0dab4d-hc1m2" data-bs-parent="#acn-accordion-b699de39-c7db-4c3a-b43b-a19b5fb98273"><div class="accordion-body">
2180<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2181<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
2182<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2183<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2184<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>1970</strong></strong></p>
2185</div>
2186
2187
2188
2189<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2190<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">We launch our aid campaign to assist&nbsp;the Church in Haiti, one of the world’s&nbsp;poorest countries.</p>
2191</div>
2192</div>
2193
2194
2195
2196<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2197<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2198<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>1975</strong></strong></p>
2199</div>
2200
2201
2202
2203<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2204<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">ACN relocates its international&nbsp;headquarters from Rome to&nbsp;Königstein/Taunus.</p>
2205</div>
2206</div>
2207
2208
2209
2210<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2211<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2212<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>1979</strong></strong></p>
2213</div>
2214
2215
2216
2217<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2218<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">With the Children’s Bible, we&nbsp;launch a major project for boosting&nbsp;evangelisation efforts worldwide. To&nbsp;date, the book has been translated&nbsp;into 191 languages and printed and&nbsp;distributed over 51 million times.</p>
2219</div>
2220</div>
2221
2222
2223
2224<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2225<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2226<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>1984</strong></strong></p>
2227</div>
2228
2229
2230
2231<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2232<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">ACN is recognised by the Holy See&nbsp;as a Universal Public Association of&nbsp;Pontifical Right.</p>
2233</div>
2234</div>
2235</div>
2236
2237
2238
2239<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image">
2240<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="720" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20181202-80740.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-253013" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20181202-80740.jpg 1080w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20181202-80740-300x200.jpg 300w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20181202-80740-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20181202-80740-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100v
2240w, 1080px" /></figure>
2241</div>
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2244<div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>
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2247<div class="wp-block-image">
2248<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="645" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-253025" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-2.jpg 1080w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-2-300x179.jpg 300w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-2-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-2-768x459.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /></figure>
2249</div></div>
2250</div>
2251</div></div></div>
2252
2253
2254
2255<div class="wp-block-acn-accordion-item accordion-item acn-accordion-item"><h2 class="accordion-header" id="heading-acn-item-a9d22704-af5b-4cae-9e46-a28d36a1766b-ecits"><button class="accordion-button collapsed d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center acn-accordion-btn" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-acn-item-a9d22704-af5b-4cae-9e46-a28d36a1766b-ecits" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-acn-item-a9d22704-af5b-4cae-9e46-a28d36a1766b-ecits">1989–2003</button></h2><div id="collapse-acn-item-a9d22704-af5b-4cae-9e46-a28d36a1766b-ecits" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-acn-item-a9d22704-af5b-4cae-9e46-a28d36a1766b-ecits" data-bs-parent="#acn-accordion-b699de39-c7db-4c3a-b43b-a19b5fb98273"><div class="accordion-body">
2256<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2257<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
2258<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2259<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2260<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>1989</strong></strong></p>
2261</div>
2262
2263
2264
2265<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2266<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">Following the political turning point&nbsp;in Eastern Europe, ACN provides&nbsp;aid for reconstruction and new&nbsp;evangelisation in the former Eastern&nbsp;bloc countries.</p>
2267</div>
2268</div>
2269
2270
2271
2272<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2273<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2274<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>1992</strong></strong></p>
2275</div>
2276
2277
2278
2279<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2280<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">By order of Pope John Paul II, our aid&nbsp;organisation begins to work towards a&nbsp;dialogue between the Catholic Church&nbsp;and the Russian Orthodox Church.</p>
2281</div>
2282</div>
2283
2284
2285
2286<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2287<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2288<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>1997</strong></strong></p>
2289</div>
2290
2291
2292
2293<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2294<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">The 50th anniversary of ACN’s efforts&nbsp;on behalf of the Church in need&nbsp;worldwide – an occasion that is&nbsp;celebrated fittingly.</p>
2295</div>
2296</div>
2297
2298
2299
2300<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2301<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2302<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong>2003</strong></strong></p>
2303</div>
2304
2305
2306
2307<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2308<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">Father Werenfried van Straaten,&nbsp;founder of our aid organisation, dies on&nbsp;31 January at the age of 90 in his place&nbsp;of residence, Bad Soden/Taunus.</p>
2309</div>
2310</div>
2311</div>
2312
2313
2314
2315<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image">
2316<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="1111" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20171004-62192_ok.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-253019" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20171004-62192_ok.jpg 1080w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20171004-62192_ok-292x300.jpg 292w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20171004-62192_ok-995x1024.jpg 995w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20171004-62192_ok-768x790.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100v
2316w, 1080px" /></figure>
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2325
2326
2327<div class="wp-block-acn-accordion-item accordion-item acn-accordion-item"><h2 class="accordion-header" id="heading-acn-item-15812dc4-9f0e-4426-b133-1293ac0ffb19-p6hno"><button class="accordion-button collapsed d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center acn-accordion-btn" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-acn-item-15812dc4-9f0e-4426-b133-1293ac0ffb19-p6hno" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-acn-item-15812dc4-9f0e-4426-b133-1293ac0ffb19-p6hno">2007–2003</button></h2><div id="collapse-acn-item-15812dc4-9f0e-4426-b133-1293ac0ffb19-p6hno" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-acn-item-15812dc4-9f0e-4426-b133-1293ac0ffb19-p6hno" data-bs-parent="#acn-accordion-b699de39-c7db-4c3a-b43b-a19b5fb98273"><div class="accordion-body">
2328<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2329<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
2330<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2331<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2332<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong><strong>2007</strong></strong></strong></p>
2333</div>
2334
2335
2336
2337<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2338<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">The Middle East conflict causes more&nbsp;and more difficulties for the Church in&nbsp;the region, prompting Pope Benedict&nbsp;XVI to ask ACN to intensify its activities&nbsp;for Christians in the Middle East.</p>
2339</div>
2340</div>
2341
2342
2343
2344<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2345<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2346<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong><strong>2011</strong></strong></strong></p>
2347</div>
2348
2349
2350
2351<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2352<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">An eventful year for ACN: our aid&nbsp;organisation is re-founded as a&nbsp;Foundation of Pontifical Right by&nbsp;Pope Benedict XVI and subsequently&nbsp;restructured. When the Syrian war&nbsp;breaks out, ACN begins extensive aid&nbsp;and solidarity campaigns, including&nbsp;the “Light a Candle for Peace in Syria”&nbsp;initiative.</p>
2353</div>
2354</div>
2355
2356
2357
2358<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2359<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2360<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong><strong>2014</strong></strong></strong></p>
2361</div>
2362
2363
2364
2365<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2366<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">ACN initiates an emergency campaign&nbsp;to allow Christians in Iraq to remain&nbsp;in their homeland. The project is still&nbsp;going strong to this day, with more&nbsp;than 5,000 houses having already been&nbsp;renovated. ACN also becomes the sole&nbsp;shareholder of the YOUCAT Foundation&nbsp;and therefore its publisher. The work is&nbsp;very popular in Catholic youth work all&nbsp;over the world, with translations into&nbsp;no fewer than 58&nbsp;languages. ACN opens&nbsp;its first Asian office in South Korea. This&nbsp;is followed by further offices in Mexico,&nbsp;Malta, Colombia, Slovakia and the&nbsp;Philippines up until 2019.</p>
2367</div>
2368</div>
2369
2370
2371
2372<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2373<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2374<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong><strong>2017</strong></strong></strong></p>
2375</div>
2376
2377
2378
2379<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2380<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">To mark the 70th anniversary of&nbsp;our aid organisation, ACN invites&nbsp;benefactors from all over the world&nbsp;on a pilgrimage to the shrine of&nbsp;Fatima in Portugal. In the same year,&nbsp;Aid to the Church in Need assumes&nbsp;responsibility for the annual One&nbsp;Million Children Praying the Rosary&nbsp;campaign.</p>
2381</div>
2382</div>
2383</div>
2384
2385
2386
2387<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image">
2388<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="645" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-253031" srcset="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-3.jpg 1080w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-3-300x179.jpg 300w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-3-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/history_670x400-3-768x459.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100v
2388w, 1080px" /></figure>
2389</div>
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2391
2392<div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>
2393</div>
2394</div>
2395</div></div></div>
2396
2397
2398
2399<div class="wp-block-acn-accordion-item accordion-item acn-accordion-item"><h2 class="accordion-header" id="heading-acn-item-b4fdc4e6-e6cf-4cd0-bc70-f8fa77ec928d-24iiz"><button class="accordion-button collapsed d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center acn-accordion-btn" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-acn-item-b4fdc4e6-e6cf-4cd0-bc70-f8fa77ec928d-24iiz" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-acn-item-b4fdc4e6-e6cf-4cd0-bc70-f8fa77ec928d-24iiz">2019–2022</button></h2><div id="collapse-acn-item-b4fdc4e6-e6cf-4cd0-bc70-f8fa77ec928d-24iiz" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-acn-item-b4fdc4e6-e6cf-4cd0-bc70-f8fa77ec928d-24iiz" data-bs-parent="#acn-accordion-b699de39-c7db-4c3a-b43b-a19b5fb98273"><div class="accordion-body">
2400<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2401<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow">
2402<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2403<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2404<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong><strong><strong>2019</strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
2405</div>
2406
2407
2408
2409<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2410<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">With the Safeguarding project, ACN&nbsp;is helping the church to introduce&nbsp;measures to prevent abuse and is&nbsp;encouraging safeguarding courses for&nbsp;priests and religious worldwide.</p>
2411</div>
2412</div>
2413
2414
2415
2416<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2417<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2418<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong><strong><strong>2020</strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
2419</div>
2420
2421
2422
2423<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2424<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">Our foundation helps the Church&nbsp;worldwide in their efforts to combat&nbsp;the coronavirus pandemic and&nbsp;grants special assistance to cushion&nbsp;the impact of the coronavirus crisis&nbsp;for local churches. Following the&nbsp;explosion in Beirut’s harbour, ACN is&nbsp;launching a major aid campaign for&nbsp;Lebanon.</p>
2425</div>
2426</div>
2427
2428
2429
2430<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2431<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2432<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong><strong><strong>2022</strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
2433</div>
2434
2435
2436
2437<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2438<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">Immediately after the start of the war in Ukraine, our aid organisation launches a large-scale relief operation to enable the local church to assist those who had fled their homes, suffering people and to continue pastoral care.</p>
2439</div>
2440</div>
2441</div>
2442
2443
2444
2445<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"><div class="wp-block-image">
2446<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="696" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20200424-100106.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-253037" srcset="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20200424-100106.jpg 1080w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20200424-100106-300x193.jpg 300w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20200424-100106-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/ACN-20200424-100106-768x495.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100v
2446w, 1080px" /></figure>
2447</div>
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2450<div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div>
2451</div>
2452</div>
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2455
2456
2457<div class="wp-block-acn-accordion-item accordion-item acn-accordion-item"><h2 class="accordion-header" id="heading-acn-item-a7e7a210-31ea-46b5-9221-df2242ea7b9f-irx3z"><button class="accordion-button collapsed d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center acn-accordion-btn" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#collapse-acn-item-a7e7a210-31ea-46b5-9221-df2242ea7b9f-irx3z" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-acn-item-a7e7a210-31ea-46b5-9221-df2242ea7b9f-irx3z">2023–2025</button></h2><div id="collapse-acn-item-a7e7a210-31ea-46b5-9221-df2242ea7b9f-irx3z" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-acn-item-a7e7a210-31ea-46b5-9221-df2242ea7b9f-irx3z" data-bs-parent="#acn-accordion-b699de39-c7db-4c3a-b43b-a19b5fb98273"><div class="accordion-body">
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2461<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2462<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong><strong><strong>2023</strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
2463</div>
2464
2465
2466
2467<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2468<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">Immediately after the outbreak of the war in Gaza, ACN launches a relief operation for Christian families in the Holy Land, especially in the Gaza Strip.</p>
2469</div>
2470</div>
2471
2472
2473
2474<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex">
2475<div class="wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%">
2476<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"><strong><strong><strong><strong>2025</strong></strong></strong></strong></p>
2477</div>
2478
2479
2480
2481<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%">
2482<p class="wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">Due to the further escalation of the war in the Holy Land, ACN steps up its relief efforts in cooperation with the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Additionally, extensive emergency aid is provided in Lebanon, which is also severely affected by the war. <br>Following the resignation of Cardinal Mauro Piacenza (81), who had held this post since 2011, Pope Leo XIV has appointed Cardinal Kurt Koch as the new president of the foundation.</p>
2483</div>
2484</div>
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2490<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="645" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/chapel-boat.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-253007" style="aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover" srcset="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/chapel-boat.jpg 1080w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/chapel-boat-300x179.jpg 300w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/chapel-boat-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/chapel-boat-768x459.jpg 768w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /></figure>
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2495</div>
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