The Voice of the suffering and persecuted
‘Lebanon is Christian on account of its roots in Jesus Christ’
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"Lebanon is Holy Land because Jesus walked in Lebanon. The word Lebanon is found 72 times in the Bible."
ACN announces $120,000 emergency aid for jihadist-plagued Mozambique
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"They have burned down churches and destroyed convents, and also abducted two sisters. But almost nobody has paid any attention to this new focus of terror and jihadist violence in Africa."
Lebanon: ‘our mission is to bring light into the darkness’
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“Pope Francis has told us that a Middle East without Christians is unthinkable. If Christians are to remain in this country, we need each and every one of them."
Hundreds of churches, monuments will be lit red in global call for religious freedom
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About 250 million Christians all over the world are living in environments in which they are violently persecuted, discriminated against or prevented from freely practicing their faith.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: violence continues to escalate
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"Fighting within the communities on a national level is possibly being used as a pretext to hide a conspiracy between internal and external players to obscure the ruthless exploitation of natural resources."
Pakistan: Abducted Christian girl is safe
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“There can be no compromise on cases involving underage marriage.”
India: Church leaders urge government to protect Christians against attacks triggered by anti-conversion campaign
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“The number of atrocities targeting Christians in this state is rising alarmingly."
Bethlehem shopkeeper: ‘coronavirus has destroyed our life’
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“Tell the pilgrims, we are waiting for you to come back again. The Church is all of us. We are united. The spirit of the pilgrims is the Church. Without the pilgrims, something is missing in the Holy Land.”
Syria: “We are living through the worst period in our history”
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"For many people life is almost unbearable. Most Syrian families feel afflicted by the psychological and material pressure,”
Pakistani Catholic still lives in hiding after blasphemy acquittal two decades ago
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“The blasphemy law is misused to target the innocent. If you stay silent, they start suspecting. If you try to answer their allegations, they twist your statements. It must end."