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Despite ongoing airstrikes, a religious sister has decided to stay in the monastery of St. Joseph in Ain Ebel, southern Lebanon, just three miles from the Israeli border, to accompany the Christian community. “There are still some 9,000 Christians here in three different villages. We are in constant danger,” reported Sister Maya El Beaino of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. “There is no hospital in the area, no Red Cross, and we have only three ...

On September 29th, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Aid to the Church in Need takes a closer look at Christian migrants and refugees in the Holy Land, where the Church is fighting for their rights.   Christians have lived in the Holy Land since the earliest days of the Church, and they face many challenges now – not only the Palestinian Christian community, but the Christians who live in Israel as migrants and asylum seekers.  Official numbers are hard ...

ACN projects in southern Lebanon are mostly emergency in nature and are needed now more than ever before. The foundation is already thinking of additional ways to help thousands of displaced people, many of whom have taken shelter in churches.  The wave of airstrikes targeting Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon is having a devastating effect on the entire population, including Christians, and could drive even more to leave the country, says Marielle Boutros, project coordinator in Lebanon for the pontifical foundation ...

Through its support for a construction project in Iraqi Kurdistan, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has helped a religious order to strengthen its roots in the region, for the benefit of all Christians in Iraq.   Araden is a small village in the Sapna Valley, in Iraqi Kurdistan, surrounded by the beautiful Gozaneh mountains and watered by the Great Zab River. The scenery helps explain the origin of the village’s name” it is believed that Araden comes from the ...

The war in Gaza shows no sign of stopping, and the Church in the Holy Land is increasing help to preserve the region’s Christian presence, supporting hundreds of families who have lost their livelihoods. The Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has stepped up its support for the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem – which includes the Palestinian territories – providing emergency help, food, housing, school fees, and medical assistance to more than 600 Christian families.  Most Christians ...

ACN continues to help Christian communities survive in Israel and Palestine, supporting projects developed by the local Church to overcome the difficulties resulting from the war.  With the outbreak of the war on October 7th, the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) stepped up its support for Christian communities in the Holy Land. Currently, ACN directly supports 602 families through the provision of food coupons; 128 families with the payment of expenses, including utilities; and 122 individuals ...