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.
On Iraq’s Nineveh Plains, hopes run high for papal visit
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"There are many problems weighing on us. But when the Pope comes to visit us, he will give us new hope and confidence and some relief from this burden."
In Lebanon, ‘hope is our daily bread’
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"Despite everything, we look towards the future with hope, because we know that our Lord Jesus Christ is the Master of history, and that in His hands lie all our history and life."
Egypt: ‘I feel pity for the perpetrators’ of church attack
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"These people have blood on their hands. How can a person live with that burden of guilt?"
In Aleppo, Syria, a Mass in gratitude for ACN donors
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"Your support makes the families stay in the country."
In Lebanon, a daily struggle to feed three grandchildren
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“The situation of the Christians in Lebanon is uncertain, but Jesus is always with us and nobody can throw us out from here."
In Syria, the passing of a fighter for hope
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“I was raised an orphan; the Church was my mother. Now all of us in Syria feel like orphans.”
