Dr Caroline Hull, National Director of ACN (UK) has welcomed the appointment of a new Archbishop of Westminster.

Archbishop-elect Richard Moth has today (Friday 19^th December) been appointed by Pope Leo XIV as successor to Cardinal Vincent Nichols.

Dr Hull said: “I am delighted to learn of Bishop Moth’s appointment as the new Archbishop of Westminster. His help and support of the work of ACN has been hugely important and always greatly appreciated."

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ACN GIFTS OF FAITH

MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THOSE IN GREATEST NEED

We are still fulfilling our Gifts of Faith campaign and although if you order now, your card may not arrive in your stocking by the fireplace on Christmas morning, your impact will. This Christmas season, ACN is supporting 23 projects around the world and you can still give on someone's behalf.

From projects providing education, to distributing emergency aid to suffering families, a Gift of Faith helps support the work of ACN project partners this Christmas season, giving hope, love and support to those who need it most.

ACN #TEAMRED

A HUGE THANK YOU!

This year, in your parishes, schools, groups and individually, your #TeamRed actions, your prayers, your fundraising and your advocacy have made a huge difference.

Through your involvement and participation in our #RedWednesday campaign for children and families affected by persecution in priority countries, we are heading towards a total of over £700k (including matched donations) to provide emergency and other crucial aid to Christians in desperate need. This is incredible!!

Your generosity will bring them hope this Christmas and your prayers and intentions are of great spiritual comfort to them. We will bring you final totals and a more detailed round-up in the New Year and let you into our 2026 plans. Thank You!!

ACN EVENTS

THANK YOU 2025, SEE YOU IN 2026

This week we celebrated our annual carol service at the London Oratory where a packed church listened to the wonderful voices of The Schola Cantorum of the London Oratory School, conducted by Charles Cole, and heard from ACN of the needs of Christians in the Holy Land and Nigeria.

2025 was a busy year of events for ACN as we organised a wide range of activities including conferences discussing faith and persecution; art exhibitions; online programmes and we took part in Jubilee festivals. We are only able to do events like this with your support and we are happy to announce that we have a busy programme lined up for 2026. 

P.S. Our Lenten Way of the Cross service will take place on Wednesday 18th March at 7pm, at St Patrick's Catholic Church in Soho, London.

For upcoming 2026 events, visit our events page.

Although yesterday was the last day to guarantee gifts from the ACN shop ahead of 25^th December, it doesn't mean you can't make an impact in time for Christmas, by offering a Mass, or supporting an ACN project around the world.

Many priests around the world receive less than a liveable wage for all that they do to serve their communities. Through the ACN shop you can make a Mass offering which will support a priest somewhere in the world to continue to serve his congregation even in the poorest of regions.

Through the ACN shop you can also make a donation to one of our projects in countries across the world. A donation this Christmas can help us continue our work through 2026 and beyond to achieve real, lasting change.