The Voice of the suffering in Middle East

Bishop Jules Boutros from Lebanon tells ACN that even though the Israeli attacks are supposedly against Hezbollah, they are affecting all Lebanese people. As Israel continues to attack several sites in Lebanon, a young local bishop has told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need that the situation can only be described as catastrophic for the small nation. Speaking from Beirut, Syriac Catholic Bishop Jules Boutros, 43, criticizes the idea that the Israeli armed forces are only attacking sites ...

Faced with the recent escalation of the conflict in Lebanon, pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has significantly increased its aid to the country. Currently, the focus is on the development of healthcare infrastructure, support for IDPs, and concrete aid for the regions worst affected by the attacks. One of the goals is the establishment of new medical support centers in the south of the country, which is in crisis. In partnership with the Maronite Catholic Church, ...

With yet another blow to regional stability, many Christians in the Holy Land believe it is time to leave. Yet the mission of the Church remains, bringing hope and dignity to people in their daily lives. The director of the Development Office of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (LPJ), George Akroush, was in Germany when Israel and the USA began a major military action against the Islamic Republic of Iran. With all flights to Israel canceled because Iran’s retaliation attacks ...

The last entirely Christian village in the West Bank, Taybeh, east of Ramallah, has been enduring a wave of attacks and intimidation by Israeli settlers. Hostile acts include setting fire to agricultural lands, cars, and the walls of an ancient church; hateful and threatening graffiti; releasing livestock into the village – not to mention the numerous military checkpoints at the entrances to the town. On February 8, 2026, the Israeli government adopted an administrative decision strengthening the authority of its ...

ACN representative in Lebanon expresses mixture of exasperation and hope in midst of humanitarian crisis The day before Israel began a new military campaign in Lebanon, many people there were expressing relief that the country had not been dragged into the Mideast conflict. But then Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, began firing rockets into Israel, to retaliate for the US-Israel military operation in Iran. And Israel renewed its campaign against Hezbollah strongholds. Now, said Marielle Boutros, Project Coordinator ...

Since the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East at the end of February 2026, the southern border of Lebanon has again become a war zone. In this context of increased violence, Fr. Maroun Youssef Ghafari, the Maronite parish priest of Alma Sha’b, on the border with Israel, has decided to stay with his community despite the danger. His determination has already been put to the test in a dramatic way, when his brother Sami Ghafari, 70, was killed ...