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Young Christians in the Holy Land are still reeling from October 7th attacks
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During a recent trip to the Holy Land, an ACN delegation spoke to young people and those involved in youth ministry in different regions, and found that all of them have significant challenges, and many turn to their faith for solace and hope. One year after the terrorist attack that began the current war in Gaza, young Christians in the Holy Land are feeling lost and hopeless about life ever returning to normal. “In our culture, we don’t leave our ...
Syria: Ten years after his abduction, Bishop Hanna Jallouf is a shepherd close to his flock
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As the bishop of Latin rite Catholics in Syria, the Franciscan Hanna Jallouf is very familiar with Idlib Governorate, the last rebel stronghold, where he served as a pastor for 22 years until his appointment as bishop in September 2023. In a conversation with an ACN delegation, he reports on the challenges for Christians who remained there. “Of the 10,000 or so Christians who lived in Idlib Governorate before the war, there are today only about 650, mainly older people ...
ACN aims to raise over 1 million dollars to help Church face crisis in Lebanon
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Christians have been directly affected by the attacks in many regions of Lebanon, and the Church is struggling to help all those who have had to flee their homes for safer regions. The pontifical charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has announced an emergency campaign to raise at least 1 million dollars to assist the Church in Lebanon, as it strives to cope with the tremendous challenges caused by Israeli airstrikes and ground assault. The attacks, which are ...
One year since start of war in the Holy Land: “Let us pray that God gives comfort and hope…”
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Today, the day of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, ACN joins the requests of Pope Francis and the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, inviting you to live this day in fasting and penance and to pray the Rosary for peace in the Holy Land and throughout the world. It is one year since the heartbreaking conflict in the Holy Land started. “Let us pray that God gives comfort and hope, courage and strength, to those affected by ...
Despite bombardments, religious sister remains in Lebanon
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Despite ongoing airstrikes, a religious sister has decided to stay in the monastery of St. Joseph in Ain Ebel, southern Lebanon, just three miles from the Israeli border, to accompany the Christian community. “There are still some 9,000 Christians here in three different villages. We are in constant danger,” reported Sister Maya El Beaino of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. “There is no hospital in the area, no Red Cross, and we have only three ...
Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem calls for a day of prayer for the Holy Land
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Regina Lynch, executive president of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) International, released the following statement: As the executive president of ACN, a pontifical foundation that supports the persecuted and suffering Church throughout the world, I am deeply saddened by the unspeakable violence that has shaken the Holy Land for the last year. I would like to call upon ACN’s friends and benefactors around the globe to participate in a day of prayer, fasting, and penance on Monday, October ...
