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Christians worldwide.</p> 427</div> 428</div> 429 430 431 432<div class="wp-block-columns container px-3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 433<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=""> 434 435 436 437
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450 451 <style> 452 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 453 background-color: #e0e0e0; 454 } 455 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 456 background-color: #303030 !important; 457 color: #ffffff !important; 458 } 459 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 460 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 461 text-decoration: none !important; 462 color: #000 !important; 463 } 464 </style> 465 466 <div class="text-center"> 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" /> 470 <img decoding="async" class="acn-hover-image " src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/loyal-red.png" alt="Hover image" /> 471 </div> 472 473 </div> 474 475 <h3 style="text-align: left; 476 font-size: ; 477 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title" > 478 </h3> 479 480 <div style="text-align: left; 481 font-size: ; 482 font-weight: ;"> 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> 487 488 </div> 489 490 491 </div> 492 493 494 495<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=""> 496 497 498 499
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512 513 <style> 514 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 515 background-color: #e0e0e0; 516 } 517 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 518 background-color: #303030 !important; 519 color: #ffffff !important; 520 } 521 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 522 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 523 text-decoration: none !important; 524 color: #000 !important; 525 } 526 </style> 527 528 <div class="text-center"> 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" /> 532 <img decoding="async" class="acn-hover-image " src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/church-red.png" alt="Hover image" /> 533 </div> 534 535 </div> 536 537 <h3 style="text-align: left; 538 font-size: ; 539 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title" > 540 </h3> 541 542 <div style="text-align: left; 543 font-size: ; 544 font-weight: ;"> 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> 549 550 </div> 551 552 553 </div> 554 555 556 557<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=""> 558 559 560 561
561<script> 562 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () { 563 const boxes = document.querySelectorAll('.custom-block'); 564 boxes.forEach(box => { 565 const original = box.style.backgroundColor; 566 box.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { 567 box.style.backgroundColor = '#e0e0e0'; 568 }); 569 box.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => { 570 box.style.backgroundColor = original; 571 }); 572 }); 573 }); 574 </script>
574 575 <style> 576 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 577 background-color: #e0e0e0; 578 } 579 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 580 background-color: #303030 !important; 581 color: #ffffff !important; 582 } 583 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 584 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 585 text-decoration: none !important; 586 color: #000 !important; 587 } 588 </style> 589 590 <div class="text-center"> 591 <div class="acn-image-wrapper" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 1rem;width: 70px;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> 592 593 <img decoding="async" class="acn-main-image " src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/family.png" alt="Main image" /> 594 <img decoding="async" class="acn-hover-image " src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/family-red.png" alt="Hover image" /> 595 </div> 596 597 </div> 598 599 <h3 style="text-align: left; 600 font-size: ; 601 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title" > 602 </h3> 603 604 <div style="text-align: left; 605 font-size: ; 606 font-weight: ;"> 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> 613 614 615 </div> 616 617 618 619<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=""> 620 621 622 623
623<script> 624 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () { 625 const boxes = document.querySelectorAll('.custom-block'); 626 boxes.forEach(box => { 627 const original = box.style.backgroundColor; 628 box.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { 629 box.style.backgroundColor = '#e0e0e0'; 630 }); 631 box.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => { 632 box.style.backgroundColor = original; 633 }); 634 }); 635 }); 636 </script>
636 637 <style> 638 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 639 background-color: #e0e0e0; 640 } 641 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 642 background-color: #303030 !important; 643 color: #ffffff !important; 644 } 645 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 646 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 647 text-decoration: none !important; 648 color: #000 !important; 649 } 650 </style> 651 652 <div class="text-center"> 653 <div class="acn-image-wrapper" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 1rem;width: 70px;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> 654 655 <img decoding="async" class="acn-main-image " src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/donation.svg" alt="Main image" /> 656 <img decoding="async" class="acn-hover-image " src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/donation-red.png" alt="Hover image" /> 657 </div> 658 659 </div> 660 661 <h3 style="text-align: left; 662 font-size: ; 663 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title" > 664 </h3> 665 666 <div style="text-align: left; 667 font-size: ; 668 font-weight: ;"> 669 We are custodians of our benefactorsâ generosity. We run modern, transparent and effective fundraising and administration. </div> 670 671 <div class="acn-inner-content"> 672 </div> 673 674 </div> 675 676 677 </div> 678</div> 679 680 681 682<div class="wp-block-acn-column acn-column" style="background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat"></div> 683 684 685 686<div class="wp-block-columns mb-0 px-0 has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="background-color:#f5f6f8"> 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='{"itemMargin":10,"className":"acn-slick-carousel-wrapper","slidesToShow":3,"autoplay":true,"arrows":true,"dots":true,"speed":500,"itemPadding":15,"centerMode":false,"focusOnSelect":true,"cssEase":"linear","touchMove":false,"lazyLoad":"ondemand"}'> 689 <div class="wp-block-acn-slick-carousel acn-slick-carousel acn-slick-carousel-wrapper" data-settings='{"slidesToShow":3,"autoplay":true,"arrows":true,"dots":true,"speed":500,"itemPadding":15,"itemMargin":10,"centerMode":false,"focusOnSelect":true,"cssEase":"linear","touchMove":false,"lazyLoad":"ondemand","className":"acn-slick-carousel-wrapper"}'> <div id="" class="wp-block custom-block " style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; min-height: 200px;" data-project=""> 690 691 692 693
693<script> 694 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () { 695 const boxes = document.querySelectorAll('.custom-block'); 696 boxes.forEach(box => { 697 const original = box.style.backgroundColor; 698 box.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { 699 box.style.backgroundColor = '#e0e0e0'; 700 }); 701 box.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => { 702 box.style.backgroundColor = original; 703 }); 704 }); 705 }); 706 </script>
706 707 <style> 708 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 709 background-color: #e0e0e0; 710 } 711 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 712 background-color: #303030 !important; 713 color: #ffffff !important; 714 } 715 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 716 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 717 text-decoration: none !important; 718 color: #000 !important; 719 } 720 </style> 721 <div class="text-center"> 722 723 </div> 724 725 <h3 style="text-align: center; 726 font-size: ; 727 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title"> 728 1.<br>Faith and Christian love </h3> 729 730 <div style="text-align: center; 731 font-size: ; 732 font-weight: ;"> 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> 739 740 741 742 743 <div id="" class="wp-block custom-block " style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; min-height: 200px;" data-project=""> 744 745 746 747
747<script> 748 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () { 749 const boxes = document.querySelectorAll('.custom-block'); 750 boxes.forEach(box => { 751 const original = box.style.backgroundColor; 752 box.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { 753 box.style.backgroundColor = '#e0e0e0'; 754 }); 755 box.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => { 756 box.style.backgroundColor = original; 757 }); 758 }); 759 }); 760 </script>
760 761 <style> 762 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 763 background-color: #e0e0e0; 764 } 765 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 766 background-color: #303030 !important; 767 color: #ffffff !important; 768 } 769 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 770 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 771 text-decoration: none !important; 772 color: #000 !important; 773 } 774 </style> 775 <div class="text-center"> 776 777 </div> 778 779 <h3 style="text-align: center; 780 font-size: ; 781 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title"> 782 2.<br>Prayer </h3> 783 784 <div style="text-align: center; 785 font-size: ; 786 font-weight: ;"> 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 â on whose prayers we rely as well. </div> 788 789 <div class="acn-inner-content"> 790 </div> 791 792 </div> 793 794 795 796 797 <div id="" class="wp-block custom-block " style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; min-height: 200px;" data-project=""> 798 799 800 801
801<script> 802 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () { 803 const boxes = document.querySelectorAll('.custom-block'); 804 boxes.forEach(box => { 805 const original = box.style.backgroundColor; 806 box.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { 807 box.style.backgroundColor = '#e0e0e0'; 808 }); 809 box.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => { 810 box.style.backgroundColor = original; 811 }); 812 }); 813 }); 814 </script>
814 815 <style> 816 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 817 background-color: #e0e0e0; 818 } 819 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 820 background-color: #303030 !important; 821 color: #ffffff !important; 822 } 823 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 824 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 825 text-decoration: none !important; 826 color: #000 !important; 827 } 828 </style> 829 <div class="text-center"> 830 831 </div> 832 833 <h3 style="text-align: center; 834 font-size: ; 835 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title"> 836 3.<br>Pastoral Commitment </h3> 837 838 <div style="text-align: center; 839 font-size: ; 840 font-weight: ;"> 841 We strive to proclaim the Gospel, be it âwelcome or unwelcomeâ (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> 847 848 849 850 851 <div id="" class="wp-block custom-block " style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; min-height: 200px;" data-project=""> 852 853 854 855
855<script> 856 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () { 857 const boxes = document.querySelectorAll('.custom-block'); 858 boxes.forEach(box => { 859 const original = box.style.backgroundColor; 860 box.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { 861 box.style.backgroundColor = '#e0e0e0'; 862 }); 863 box.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => { 864 box.style.backgroundColor = original; 865 }); 866 }); 867 }); 868 </script>
868 869 <style> 870 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 871 background-color: #e0e0e0; 872 } 873 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 874 background-color: #303030 !important; 875 color: #ffffff !important; 876 } 877 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 878 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 879 text-decoration: none !important; 880 color: #000 !important; 881 } 882 </style> 883 <div class="text-center"> 884 885 </div> 886 887 <h3 style="text-align: center; 888 font-size: ; 889 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title"> 890 4.<br>Unity </h3> 891 892 <div style="text-align: center; 893 font-size: ; 894 font-weight: ;"> 895 Conceived as a âbridge of loveâ 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> 896 897 <div class="acn-inner-content"> 898 </div> 899 900 </div> 901 902 903 904 905 <div id="" class="wp-block custom-block " style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; min-height: 200px;" data-project=""> 906 907 908 909
909<script> 910 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () { 911 const boxes = document.querySelectorAll('.custom-block'); 912 boxes.forEach(box => { 913 const original = box.style.backgroundColor; 914 box.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { 915 box.style.backgroundColor = '#e0e0e0'; 916 }); 917 box.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => { 918 box.style.backgroundColor = original; 919 }); 920 }); 921 }); 922 </script>
922 923 <style> 924 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 925 background-color: #e0e0e0; 926 } 927 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 928 background-color: #303030 !important; 929 color: #ffffff !important; 930 } 931 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 932 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 933 text-decoration: none !important; 934 color: #000 !important; 935 } 936 </style> 937 <div class="text-center"> 938 939 </div> 940 941 <h3 style="text-align: center; 942 font-size: ; 943 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title"> 944 5.<br><strong>Service</strong> </h3> 945 946 <div style="text-align: center; 947 font-size: ; 948 font-weight: ;"> 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> 950 951 <div class="acn-inner-content"> 952 </div> 953 954 </div> 955 956 957 958 959 <div id="" class="wp-block custom-block " style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; min-height: 200px;" data-project=""> 960 961 962 963
963<script> 964 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () { 965 const boxes = document.querySelectorAll('.custom-block'); 966 boxes.forEach(box => { 967 const original = box.style.backgroundColor; 968 box.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { 969 box.style.backgroundColor = '#e0e0e0'; 970 }); 971 box.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => { 972 box.style.backgroundColor = original; 973 }); 974 }); 975 }); 976 </script>
976 977 <style> 978 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 979 background-color: #e0e0e0; 980 } 981 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 982 background-color: #303030 !important; 983 color: #ffffff !important; 984 } 985 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 986 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 987 text-decoration: none !important; 988 color: #000 !important; 989 } 990 </style> 991 <div class="text-center"> 992 993 </div> 994 995 <h3 style="text-align: center; 996 font-size: ; 997 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title"> 998 6.<br><strong>Opennes</strong> </h3> 999 1000 <div style="text-align: center; 1001 font-size: ; 1002 font-weight: ;"> 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 1005 <div class="acn-inner-content"> 1006 </div> 1007 1008 </div> 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 <div id="" class="wp-block custom-block " style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; min-height: 200px;" data-project=""> 1014 1015 1016 1017
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1030 1031 <style> 1032 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 1033 background-color: #e0e0e0; 1034 } 1035 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 1036 background-color: #303030 !important; 1037 color: #ffffff !important; 1038 } 1039 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 1040 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 1041 text-decoration: none !important; 1042 color: #000 !important; 1043 } 1044 </style> 1045 <div class="text-center"> 1046 1047 </div> 1048 1049 <h3 style="text-align: center; 1050 font-size: ; 1051 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title"> 1052 7.<br><strong><strong>Accountability</strong></strong> </h3> 1053 1054 <div style="text-align: center; 1055 font-size: ; 1056 font-weight: ;"> 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> 1058 1059 <div class="acn-inner-content"> 1060 </div> 1061 1062 </div> 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 <div id="" class="wp-block custom-block " style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 15px 15px 15px 15px; border: 1px solid #ccc; border-radius: 12px; min-height: 200px;" data-project=""> 1068 1069 1070 1071
1071<script> 1072 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () { 1073 const boxes = document.querySelectorAll('.custom-block'); 1074 boxes.forEach(box => { 1075 const original = box.style.backgroundColor; 1076 box.addEventListener('mouseenter', () => { 1077 box.style.backgroundColor = '#e0e0e0'; 1078 }); 1079 box.addEventListener('mouseleave', () => { 1080 box.style.backgroundColor = original; 1081 }); 1082 }); 1083 }); 1084 </script>
1084 1085 <style> 1086 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 1087 background-color: #e0e0e0; 1088 } 1089 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 1090 background-color: #303030 !important; 1091 color: #ffffff !important; 1092 } 1093 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 1094 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 1095 text-decoration: none !important; 1096 color: #000 !important; 1097 } 1098 </style> 1099 <div class="text-center"> 1100 1101 </div> 1102 1103 <h3 style="text-align: center; 1104 font-size: ; 1105 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title"> 1106 8.<br><strong><strong>Trust</strong></strong> </h3> 1107 1108 <div style="text-align: center; 1109 font-size: ; 1110 font-weight: ;"> 1111 Our unshakeable trust in Divine Providence guides us into the future and enables us to place trust in others and, in turn, to be trusted by them. Consecrated to Our Lady of Fatima we are filled with hope and confidence. </div> 1112 1113 <div class="acn-inner-content"> 1114 </div> 1115 1116 </div> 1117 1118 1119 </div> 1120 </div> 1121 </div> 1122 1123 1124 1125 <!-- scoped negative-margin shim --> 1126 <style> 1127 #acn-slick-6abea2c1c2274 .slick-slide{ 1128 margin-inline:10px; /* â EXACT opposite of slide margin */ 1129 } 1130 </style> 1131 1132
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1159 1160 </div> 1161</div> 1162 1163 1164 1165<div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 1166 1167 1168 1169<div class="wp-block-columns container acn-w-75 acn-w-xs-100 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" id="organisational-structure"> 1170<div class="wp-block-column container m-auto is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> 1171<h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center acn-text-red" id="h-our-organisational-structure" style="font-size:24px">Our organisational structure</h3> 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 1184 1185<div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 1186 1187 1188 1189<div class="wp-block-columns mb-0 has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="background-color:#f5f6f8"> 1190<div class="wp-block-column container m-auto is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> 1191<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 1192<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=""> 1193 1194 1195 1196
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1581 1582 <style> 1583 .custom-block[data-project=""]:hover { 1584 background-color: #e0e0e0; 1585 } 1586 .custom-block[data-project=""] a.button-link:hover { 1587 background-color: #303030 !important; 1588 color: #ffffff !important; 1589 } 1590 .custom-block[data-project=""] .custom-block-title a, 1591 .custom-block[data-project=""] a:not(.button-link) { 1592 text-decoration: none !important; 1593 color: #000 !important; 1594 } 1595 </style> 1596 1597 <div class="text-center"> 1598 <div class="acn-image-wrapper" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 1rem;width: 100%;margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> 1599 1600 1601 <img decoding="async" class="acn-main-image-no-hover " src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/acn-20151211-33558_web-400.jpg" alt="Main image" /> 1602 </div> 1603 1604 </div> 1605 1606 <h3 style="text-align: center; 1607 font-size: 18px; 1608 font-weight: ;" class="custom-block-title" > 1609 Mark von Riedemann </h3> 1610 1611 <div style="text-align: center; 1612 font-size: 12px; 1613 font-weight: ;"> 1614 Director for Public Affairs and Religious Freedom </div> 1615 1616 <div class="acn-inner-content"> 1617 </div> 1618 1619 </div> 1620 1621 1622 </div> 1623</div> 1624</div> 1625</div> 1626 1627 1628 1629<div class="wp-block-columns mb-1 p-0 has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" style="background-color:#f5f6f8"> 1630<div class="wp-block-column container m-auto is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> 1631<div class="wp-block-acn-accordion-block accordion acn-accordion" id="acn-accordion-66e433ca-04fd-478f-967d-b3369c644bca"> 1632<div class="wp-block-acn-accordion-item accordion-item acn-accordion-item" style="background-color:#f5f6f8"><h2 class="accordion-header" id="heading-acn-item-ce81cf1e-eb26-44ab-9cda-37230375333b-y8fpo"><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-ce81cf1e-eb26-44ab-9cda-37230375333b-y8fpo" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-acn-item-ce81cf1e-eb26-44ab-9cda-37230375333b-y8fpo">The organization comprises several key components:</button></h2><div id="collapse-acn-item-ce81cf1e-eb26-44ab-9cda-37230375333b-y8fpo" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-acn-item-ce81cf1e-eb26-44ab-9cda-37230375333b-y8fpo" data-bs-parent="#acn-accordion-66e433ca-04fd-478f-967d-b3369c644bca"><div class="accordion-body"> 1633<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 1634<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> 1635<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Supervisory Board</strong>: â¨Chaired by President Kurt Cardinal Koch, this board is responsible for establishing the fundamental content and guidelines of the charity.â¨<br><br><strong>Administrative Council</strong>: â¨Led by the Executive President, this council ensures the statutory management of the charity on behalf of the Supervisory Board.â¨<br><br><strong>General Council</strong>: â¨Composed of presidents from ACN’s 24 National Sections, this council advises the foundation and votes on significant decisions made by the Supervisory Board.</p> 1636</div> 1637 1638 1639 1640<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> 1641<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>International Ecclesiastical Assistant</strong>: â¨In collaboration with Ecclesiastical Assistants from the National Sections, this role oversees the spiritual life of the foundation.â¨<br><br><strong>General Secretariat</strong>: â¨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.â¨<br><br><strong>National Sections</strong>: â¨<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> 1642</div> 1643</div> 1644</div></div></div> 1645</div> 1646</div> 1647</div> 1648 1649 1650 1651<div class="wp-block-acn-image-feature lha-save acn-feature-image-block acn-order-desktop-image-text acn-order-tablet-image-text acn-order-mobile-text-image" style="max-width:1600px;margin:auto" id="facts-figure"><div class="acn-col acn-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ar-2026-projects-1.jpg" alt="" style="width:100%;height:auto"/></div><div class="acn-col acn-content" style="padding-top:20px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:100px"> 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> 1653 1654 1655 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> 1657 1658 1659 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> 1661 1662 1663 <div class="acn-collapsible-wrapper" data-initial="collapsed"> 1664 <button class="acn-btn acn-readmore">Read More</button> 1665 <div class="acn-inner-content"> 1666 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> 1668 1669 1670 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> 1672 1673 1674 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> 1676 1677 1678<div class="wp-block-image"> 1679<figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ar-2026-projects-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-262368"/></figure> 1680</div> 1681</div> 1682 <button class="acn-btn acn-collapse">Collapse</button> 1683 </div> 1684
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1911 1912 </div> 1913</div> 1914 1915 1916 1917<div class="wp-block-acn-image-feature lha-save acn-feature-image-block acn-order-desktop-text-image acn-order-tablet-text-image acn-order-mobile-text-image" style="max-width:1600px;margin:auto" id="report"><div class="acn-col acn-image"><img decoding="async" src="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ar-2026-starting-point-1.jpg" alt="" style="width:100%;height:auto"/></div><div class="acn-col acn-content" style="padding-top:20px;padding-right:100px;padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:20px"> 1918<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-left acn-text-red" id="h-2025" style="font-size:24px">2025</h2> 1919 1920 1921 1922<h4 id="h-our-focal-points-in-the-2025-reporting-year" class="wp-block-heading" style="font-size:44px">Our focal points in the 2025 reporting year.</h4> 1923 1924 1925 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> 1927 1928 1929 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> 1931 1932 1933 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> 1935 1936 1937 <div class="acn-collapsible-wrapper" data-initial="collapsed"> 1938 <button class="acn-btn acn-readmore">Read More</button> 1939 <div class="acn-inner-content"> 1940 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> 1942 1943 1944 1945<h3 id="h-the-starting-point-for-our-aid-is-a-close-dialogue-with-local-churches" class="wp-block-heading" style="font-size:24px">» The starting point for our aid is a close dialogue with local churches. «</h3> 1946 1947 1948 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> 1950 1951 1952 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> 1954 1955 1956 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> 1958 1959 1960 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> 1962 1963 1964 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> 1966 1967 1968 1969<p class="wp-block-paragraph"></p> 1970 1971</div> 1972 <button class="acn-btn acn-collapse">Collapse</button> 1973 </div> 1974
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1989 1990 </div></div> 1991 1992 1993 1994<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 1995<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> 1996<div class="wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex"> 1997<div class="wp-block-button"><a class="wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button" href="https://media.acninternational.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ACN-20250616-190644.pdf" style="border-top-left-radius:12px;border-top-right-radius:12px;border-bottom-left-radius:12px;border-bottom-right-radius:12px" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Read full report</a></div> 1998</div> 1999</div> 2000</div> 2001 2002 2003 2004<div style="height:50px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 2005 2006 2007 2008<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex" id="our-history"> 2009<div class="wp-block-column container m-auto is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> 2010<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center acn-text-red" id="h-our-history" style="font-size:24px">Our history</h2> 2011 2012 2013 2014<h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-ever-since-its-earliest-days-we-ve-been-geared-towards-charity-and-reconciliation" style="font-size:44px">Ever since its earliest days weâve been geared towards charity and reconciliation</h4> 2015 2016 2017 2018<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph" style="font-size:16px">With the support of our benefactors, we will remain true to this spirit in the future with a view to helping the Church where its believers are threatened most by persecution, discrimination and poverty.</p> 2019</div> 2020</div> 2021 2022 2023 2024<div class="wp-block-columns container is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 2025<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> 2026<div class="wp-block-acn-accordion-block accordion acn-accordion" id="acn-accordion-b699de39-c7db-4c3a-b43b-a19b5fb98273"> 2027<div class="wp-block-acn-accordion-item accordion-item acn-accordion-item"><h2 class="accordion-header" id="heading-acn-item-ad565743-86cd-4f92-9a49-cfb625cad218-9xjz4"><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-ad565743-86cd-4f92-9a49-cfb625cad218-9xjz4" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="collapse-acn-item-ad565743-86cd-4f92-9a49-cfb625cad218-9xjz4">1947â1960</button></h2><div id="collapse-acn-item-ad565743-86cd-4f92-9a49-cfb625cad218-9xjz4" class="accordion-collapse collapse" aria-labelledby="heading-acn-item-ad565743-86cd-4f92-9a49-cfb625cad218-9xjz4" data-bs-parent="#acn-accordion-b699de39-c7db-4c3a-b43b-a19b5fb98273"><div class="accordion-body"> 2028<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 2029<div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow"> 2030<div class="wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> 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> 2034 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 XIIâs request, Father Werenfried van Straaten founds ACN (then âAid to the Eastern Priestsâ) at the Premonstratensian monastery in Tongerlo, Belgium. In a unique reconciliation campaign, donations are collected in Belgium and the Netherlands for displaced Germans, 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 displaced Germans, 35 buses and trucks are converted into âchapels on wheelsâ as part of the highly original âchapel truck campaignâ.</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 Christians behind the âIron Curtainâ. The projects range from helping to renovate churches and train priests to funding radio broadcasts and the 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 the Hungarian uprising against the Stalinist system, ACN helps the local 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">1961â1989</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 the beleaguered Church in Asia. Following this, the first meeting between Father Werenfried and Mother Teresa takes place in the 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 and threatened Catholics in the âCatholic continentâ of Latin 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 Church in Africa, which we proceed to assist with the same commitment as 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 Fatima. The following year, a large international pilgrimage takes place to mark the 50th anniversary of the 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">1970â1984</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 the Church in Haiti, one of the worldâs 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 headquarters from Rome to 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 Childrenâs Bible, we launch a major project for boosting evangelisation efforts worldwide. To date, the book has been translated into 191 languages and printed and 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 as a Universal Public Association of 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> 2242 2243 2244<div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 2245 2246 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">1989â2003</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 in Eastern Europe, ACN provides aid for reconstruction and new evangelisation in the former Eastern 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 organisation begins to work towards a dialogue between the Catholic Church 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 ACNâs efforts on behalf of the Church in need worldwide â an occasion that is 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, founder of our aid organisation, dies on 31 January at the age of 90 in his place 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> 2317</div> 2318 2319 2320<div style="height:100px" aria-hidden="true" class="wp-block-spacer"></div> 2321</div> 2322</div> 2323</div></div></div> 2324 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">2007â2003</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 and more difficulties for the Church in the region, prompting Pope Benedict XVI to ask ACN to intensify its activities 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 organisation is re-founded as a Foundation of Pontifical Right by Pope Benedict XVI and subsequently restructured. When the Syrian war breaks out, ACN begins extensive aid and solidarity campaigns, including the âLight a Candle for Peace in Syriaâ 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 to allow Christians in Iraq to remain in their homeland. The project is still going strong to this day, with more than 5,000 houses having already been renovated. ACN also becomes the sole shareholder of the YOUCAT Foundation and therefore its publisher. The work is very popular in Catholic youth work all over the world, with translations into no fewer than 58 languages. ACN opens its first Asian office in South Korea. This is followed by further offices in Mexico, Malta, Colombia, Slovakia and the 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 our aid organisation, ACN invites benefactors from all over the world on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Fatima in Portugal. In the same year, Aid to the Church in Need assumes responsibility for the annual One Million Children Praying the Rosary 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> 2390 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">2019â2022</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 is helping the church to introduce measures to prevent abuse and is encouraging safeguarding courses for 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 worldwide in their efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic and grants special assistance to cushion the impact of the coronavirus crisis for local churches. Following the explosion in Beirutâs harbour, ACN is launching a major aid campaign for 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
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