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.
Iraqi Christians at risk of eradication through forced emigration
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"The international community must take immediate and decisive action to tackle the problems which are threatening the continuing Christian presence in Iraq."
Lebanese prelate: ‘protest does not unite a divided country’
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"What can unite [Lebanon] is a unifying education and a functioning model of national governance.
In Lebanon, priest—a convert from Islam—cares for the poor, needy
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“I see Jesus in every human being. If we only knew whom we are serving—Jesus, who lives in every human being—then we would kneel while we are serving the poor or helping the sick."
Iran: ‘A Church without martyrs would be like a tree without fruit’
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"Currently we are going through a new period of crisis, which began with the revolution of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979. All the Catholic schools and hospitals, which were part of our outreach, were closed, which considerably diminished our presence in society."
Episcopal letter from Aleppo, Syria—’I am happy this Pentecost’
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"Yet, despite everything, despite all successive, multiple sufferings and innumerable setbacks, coming home today I am aware of deep inside me being truly happy and satisfied!"
As COVID-19 cases rise, Iraqi patriarch says to stay at home
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Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Cardinal Louis Raphael I Sako said the country’s medical services, still shattered after the 2003 collapse of the Saddam Hussein regime, are already in crisis, with coronavirus cases topping 5,000.
