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.
No Christmas lights for Aleppo, but hope is in big supply
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“I thought it was done, destroyed, how could it be restored? It took a lot of effort, and slowly, slowly, the Lord gave us the grace of giving us a new Christmas.”
Syria: ‘They would not let us ring the church bells’
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Moufida recalled how the armed Islamist groups invaded their village. “They took away our livelihood, our money and our homes."
Lebanon: ‘I became a refugee, just like the Child Jesus’
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"“They attacked us with guns, although we were completely defenseless. They killed 15 young people and burned down five houses. Everybody fled. We ran, along with everybody else, not taking anything with us except the clothes on our backs. We ran out of our homes and fled.”
7,000 rosaries for the children of Iraq’s Nineveh Plains
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"The kids were excited when they came to pick up their rosary. Then they all, about 90, gathered on the altar to pray a decade."
Bahrain: The Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia will be consecrated Dec. 10
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The construction of the Cathedral marks a big step forward in Church-state relations and is also a testimony to the ever-increasing number of Catholics in the region.
Christian home in Iraq is fire-bombed
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“We wonder, who cares about us and our suffering, as we are citizens among the people of this country.”
