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Director of ACN projects will travel to Iraq on papal plane
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“The Holy Father’s trip to Iraq is such a sign of encouragement, a message of hope to the Iraqi Christians who have been tested in ...
What is the symbolism of the stole that Pope Francis will receive in Qaraqosh, Iraq?
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“On one side of the stole is the Lord’s prayer in our language, Syriac, which comes from Aramaic, the original language of Jesus. On the ...
To mark papal visit to Iraq, ACN launches project for youth employment
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"We need to bring good news to the people here during the papal visit; to be able to announce the vision to have 1000 students ...
A Lamborghini for Iraq: Papal donation helped persecuted Christians
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More than 44 percent of the families who originally lived on the Nineveh Plains and were expelled by Islamist violence have now returned to their ...
Pope’s visit to Iraq: ‘Respect for Christians will grow’
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"The Pope knows where he is going. He is deliberately coming to an area marked by war and violence to bring a message of peace.”
Syria: Sanctions only make people ‘suffer and become poor and miserable’
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“The situation is growing ever more dire; the people are on the verge of starving to death. Some have already died."
Pope to visit Al-Tahira Church on Iraq’s Nineveh Plains: ‘It is part of our history’
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"In 2014 ISIS conquered the city and we fled to Kurdistan. After three years the city was liberated, and we returned. I remember very well ...
Syria: ‘please don’t forget us’
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The world has begun to forget about Syria and that’s painful.”
In Egypt, Christmas season saw violent attacks on Christians
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“I fear for him getting sick or catching the coronavirus, as he suffers from dyspnea and does not have suitable clothes for winter, wearing only ...
Lebanon: Church will not abandon refugees and the needy
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Since 2019, the aid supplied by ACN for various projects in support of the refugees in Zahle has come to a total of $4.4M. A ...
