143.7 million euro in donations to help Christians in need in 138 countries during 2023

(ACN International).

ACN’s accounts for 2023 once again reflect the generosity of the foundation’s benefactors from all over the world, to help suffering Christians and the Church in Need. Ukraine, Syria and Lebanon were the countries that received most aid in 2023, while Africa was the continent which received the most support.

The international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) maintained the level of revenue from previous years, with 143.7 million euro of donations and legacies received during 2023. This value, along with 0.8 million euro of reserves from the previous year, allowed the foundation to fund activities worth 144.5 million euro.

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Il parroco di Aleppo: ‘Soluzioni vere alla crisi siriana per poterci rialzare’

(AsiaNews. Chiara Zappa).

P. Bahjat Karakach, francescano della comunità latina, racconta la difficile situazione nella martoriata città afflitta da tredici anni di guerra, dal terremoto e ora anche dai contraccolpi del conflitto a Gaza. “Inflazione alle stelle, affitti impossibili, si sopravvive con le rimesse dei parenti all’estero”. I progetti della parrocchia nei quartieri che erano stati occupati dalle milizie e dove oggi dilagano miseria e degrado. “Cerchiamo di essere luce in mezzo all’oscurità”.

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