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.
Pope’s visit to Iraq will offer local Church a lifeline
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“The visit will not just be important for the Christians, but for all the minorities of Iraq, including the Yazidis with whom we have shared so much pain in these last years.”
Iraqi Church welcomes 2021 papal visit
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"The Pope’s decision to visit is a sign of the Holy Spirit at work.”
In Lebanon, Nabil is a Christmas miracle baby
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"For being close to Christ means shouldering his cross. My son has lived that reality since the 15th minute of his life."
Christmas in sight, gifts are earmarked for children in Syria
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25,000 warm anoraks are now being cut and stitched together in the dressmaking and tailoring workshops of local craftsmen and craftswomen in Aleppo.
In one Lebanon hospital, ‘we have to rise again…’
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"We gave all our time and devotion to caring for all the patients, even during the most difficult times, when there was no bread or other food available for several months.”
‘The Syrian people have been brutally driven into poverty’
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"the war is not over yet, particularly not in Idlib, around Aleppo or in the Jazira region of north-eastern Syria."
