Project in Focus
Mexico has the world’s second-largest Catholic population, but that group is gradually shrinking. Almost 96 percent of the country identify as Christian, but only around 72 percent are Catholic. Sects, Pentecostalist groups, and occult movements are spreading everywhere.
At the seminary of the Diocese of Cancún-Chetumal, there are currently 27 young men following the path to priesthood. The diocese covers a vast area, of over 10,700 square miles, and has a ratio of just one priest to over 9,000 people. We plan to support the training of seminarians in this diocese. Can you help?
News of the Suffering and persecuted
Staff saves pupils as gunmen attack Catholic school in Nigeria
According to the Director of social communications for the Diocese of Makurdi, Father Moses Iorapuu, the principal of the Father Angus Frazer Memorial High School, Father Emmanuel Ogwuche, switched off all the lights in the building after hearing gunshots outside, preventing terrorists from finding their way into the school.
Nigeria: Leah Sharibu turns 21 in Boko Haram captivity
He added: “All the kidnapped girls were converted to Islam, but the 14-year-old Leah Sharibu remained faithful to her Christian belief. Her freedom of religion and belief was violated, and today, she is still in captivity.”
Honduras: “Communities that used to kill each other pray together”
Honduras has the highest percentage of Protestants of any country in Latin America. There has been a remarkable increase in the number of Evangelical churches, and Protestants currently outnumber Catholics.
Burundi: Forced disappearances and murders
“The realization that there are people in our country who are cruelly murdered or abducted and disappear for political reasons or other macabre interests makes one shudder."
Solar panels for Church in Lebanon and Syria
Naturally, this affects the Church. Parishes and communities are unable to provide services to the faithful; heating is limited;; and the Church’s social projects, including orphanages, nursing homes, schools, and kindergartens struggle to operate in darkness. Food poisoning is also rampant due to a lack of refrigeration.
Killings of Christians continue in Nigeria
This month, dozens of Christians have been killed in towns and villages across Nigeria’s Middle Belt, most recently around Easter, according to information sent to Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) by local Catholic leaders.
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Projects of the month
Help for the Training of Seminarians in Mexico
Mexico has the world’s second-largest Catholic population, but that group is gradually shrinking. Almost 96 percent of the country identify as ...
An Educational Program for Laypeople in Bangladesh
Almost 90 percent of the 170 million people in Bangladesh are Muslim. Christians account for just a tiny minority of ...
Support for the Apostolate of Sisters in Cameroon
The congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Divine Providence was founded in Nigeria in 2000. The sisters visit the sick ...
