Activity Report 2024

Contents

pp. 4–7 About us pp. 8–9 ACN mourns the death of Pope Francis pp. 10–13 Facts and figures

pp. 14–15 Our task areas pp. 16–17 Mass stipends

p. 18 Training of priests and religious p. 19 Safeguarding p. 20 Subsistence aid for religious sisters p. 21 Faith formation of laity p. 22 C onstruction and reconstruction of church facilities p. 23 Means of transport for pastoral care p. 24 E mergency assistance in cases of war, displacement, violence and natural catastrophes p. 25 Distribution of Bibles, religious books and media

pp. 26–27 Advocacy

p. 28 Religious Freedom Report

pp. 29–31 Public relations

p. 32 Media support for the propagation of faith p. 33 YOUCAT

pp. 34–35 Our regional activities in 2024 pp. 36–47 Latin America pp. 48–59 Africa pp. 60–67 Middle East pp. 68–77 Europe pp. 78–89 Asia/Oceania pp. 90–91 Index pp. 92–93 Our mission, our vision and our values pp. 94–95 Our history p. 96 Our organisational structure

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