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.
In Syria, a Christian family stays put in the face of hardship
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He attributes his family’s survival to the aid of the Melkite Church, the work of the bishops and priests: “They have done great work in the humanitarian field. They provide cash aid and monthly food baskets, which is how we survived these past six years.”
Iraqi Christians continue to confront uncertain future
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"I am afraid that the same thing will happen to us again—that ISIS will return.”
Brooklyn Diocese lends support to Christians in the Middle East
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“Christians in Iraq and Syria, in particular, have been threatened with extinction and need all the help they can get.”
‘It is not possible to imagine a Middle East without Christians’
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"To hear these Christians forgiving and praying for those who persecuted them is a testimony to the action of the Lord. Humanly speaking, it is extremely difficult to forgive someone who has driven you out of your home, who has caused you to lose everything or murdered one of your loved ones.”
In Egypt, Coptic MP fights for the rights of Christians
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"Egyptians have from childhood on been fed a rhetoric of hate, with the message that Christians are infidels. How do you suddenly tell people that Christians are good?”
Church fills gap in medical care for Syria’s ‘Valley of the Christians’
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“People come to us asking for help and tell us that in other hospitals they couldn’t get treatment because they did not have enough money. We don’t simply tell them to go away; we try to help them in every way we can."
