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News of the Suffering and Persecuted
Find the latest updates on the struggles and resilience of persecuted communities around the world. Stay connected to learn how hope continues to shine through suffering.
Lebanon holds a message of hope for the future of Christians in the Middle East
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"All Arab countries forbid Muslims to convert to Christianity, so our message to the Middle East is that we have to preserve religious freedom."
How the pandemic changed the working practice of ACN—offering help from a distance
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We were aable to support bishops with video equipmen to facilitate pastoral activity that had been stymied by the pandemic.
In Chile, young people are helping rebuild a vandalized church
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The images of the church tower collapsing in a sea of flames shocked not only the local people and the Catholic faithful, but the whole country.
Missionary: ‘our exit from Afghanistan was a real miracle’
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"If we hadn’t left on that day, we might quite possibly not have been able to get away."
Taliban-linked threat in Pakistan: churches increase security
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"Now that the Taliban are back, it will strengthen Islamist groups and so there could be attacks.”
In Lebanon, a Carmelite monastery attracts Christians and Muslims alike
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"This particular statue of the Virgin, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, ... attracts many people from all the Christian denominations, and many Muslims as well."
