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Bombs, rising tension, and exhaustion take their toll on the Lebanese people
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Besides the human casualties and material damage, Israel’s war with Hezbollah is causing mass movements of people in a country where demography is always a ...
Bangladesh: Radicalization driving discrimination and attacks against Christians
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With Islamist groups gaining political influence in Bangladesh, Church sources are increasingly concerned about the treatment of Christians and ongoing attacks on Catholic schools. In ...
Investing in the children of Iraqi Kurdistan
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ACN supported the construction of a new floor for a kindergarten in Enishke, allowing it to expand its services, receive more children from families in ...
Crisis in Lebanon: Christians open their doors to thousands fleeing bombardments
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The Archdiocese of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar in the Beqaa Valley, in eastern Lebanon, is suffering a major humanitarian and security crisis as a result of the ...
At least eight killed in airstrike on church in Lebanon
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A church sheltering displaced people was hit in a missile attack, killing at least eight in Derdghaya, southern Lebanon, on Wednesday, October 9th, according to ...
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 ...
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 ...
Church struggles to help migrants in “legal limbo” in the Holy Land
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On September 29th, the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Aid to the Church in Need takes a closer look at Christian migrants and refugees ...
Attacks on Lebanon “are affecting everybody”
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ACN projects in southern Lebanon are mostly emergency in nature and are needed now more than ever before. The foundation is already thinking of additional ...
Iraq: Rekindling faith in the “Land of Eden”
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Through its support for a construction project in Iraqi Kurdistan, Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has helped a religious order to strengthen its ...