The Voice of the suffering in Middle East
Here you’ll find the latest updates on the struggles and resilience of persecuted communities around the world. These stories highlight both the challenges they endure and the faith that sustains them. Stay connected to learn how hope continues to shine through suffering.
Maronite Patriarch laments Lebanon’s political stalemate
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“Lebanon is like a sick person who sees that he has gangrene on his hand and does nothing, and then gets a disease in his chest, in his arm, and refuses treatment."
Syria: Pilgrimage of the icon of ‘Our Lady of Sorrows, Consoler of Syrians’ draws to a close
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During the ceremony the executive president of ACN will place at the feet of Our Lady a book with a list with the names of the 1,271 Christians who were killed in the civil war between 2011 and 2022.
ACN will help 200 schools in Lebanon keep their doors open
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"These institutions play a vital role in maintaining relations between Christians and Muslims in Lebanon that are an example of coexistence for the entire Middle East."
Iraq: Gathering youth in hope
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“By gathering in such large numbers, we will be able to say: ‘We are here, we exist, we have a role to play in this country’—and that is so important when you think about how much we have suffered over the past few years."
Bishop: ‘I lost hope in Lebanese politics, but I have hope in the people’
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" it was terrible to hear what I heard and see what I saw: to see your capital, your country, your city, destroyed. None of my close friends remain in Lebanon, they all left after the blast."
Assault on Coptic Christian woman in Egypt goes unpunished
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“The sheriff called both the mayor of our village and the pharmacist. He confessed he slapped me in the face. However, he lied, claiming he was just kidding with me."
