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Church stretched thin, but continues to support community in Lebanon
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ACN representative in Lebanon expresses mixture of exasperation and hope in midst of humanitarian crisis The day before Israel began a new military campaign in ...
“We will stay despite the war,” says priest in southern Lebanon
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Since the escalation of the conflict in the Middle East at the end of February 2026, the southern border of Lebanon has again become a ...
ACN asks for prayers for priest killed in Lebanese attack
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The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) calls for prayers for Fr. Pierre El Rai, a Maronite priest from the Maronite Diocese ...
Drone strike in Erbil raises fears among Iraq’s Christians
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The return of war to the Middle East has reopened old wounds, and many Christians are again contemplating leaving the region. A drone strike last ...
Catholic facility in northern Iraq damaged by apparent Iranian drone strike
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In times of war, it is always the marginalized who suffer the most, said a Catholic bishop in northern Iraq. Chaldean Archbishop Bashar Matti Warda ...
“Missiles are flying over our heads”: Over 30,000 displaced as violence escalates in Lebanon
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Since the beginning of airstrikes against Iran, ACN has remained in contact with project partners in the region, assessing the need for emergency assistance. Nearly ...
Help for the Chaplaincy Outreach at a University in Lebanon
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Ever since 2019, Lebanon has been going through one of the gravest economic crises in recent history. Such is the collapse that somewhere between half ...
Iran: further violence could devastate already fragile Christian communities, ACN warns
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As tensions rise once again across the Middle East, the international Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) warns that a further escalation ...
“It is absolutely essential that the war stops,” says Gaza’s parish priest
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Although the media attention has died down since the ceasefire, the Gaza Strip continues to sink into an unprecedented humanitarian and health crisis. Speaking to ...
As life returns to normal in Aleppo, trauma lingers and fear remains
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ACN is committed to helping rebuild the homes and lives of the Christian community in Syria. Violence in Aleppo, Syria’s second largest city, has subsided ...