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Paschal hope among the ruins in Gaza
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Holy Week has begun against a backdrop of persistent war and shortages in the Catholic compound in Gaza. Despite everything, the community intends to celebrate ...
Lebanese bishop on ACN podcast discusses background to country’s current troubles
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A Lebanese bishop has appealed to Christians in the West to put pressure on government leaders to work for peace and find solutions to the ...
Jerusalem: Christian schools under threat
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On March 10, the Israeli Ministry of Education announced that no work permits will be issued for the 2026-2027 academic year to Palestinian teachers residing ...
Lebanon: “This is not a just war; it is a defeat for us all”
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Bishop Jules Boutros from Lebanon tells ACN that even though the Israeli attacks are supposedly against Hezbollah, they are affecting all Lebanese people. As Israel ...
War in the Middle East: ACN increases emergency aid to Lebanon
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Faced with the recent escalation of the conflict in Lebanon, pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has significantly increased its aid to ...
Christians in the Holy Land “have never faced anything like this”
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With yet another blow to regional stability, many Christians in the Holy Land believe it is time to leave. Yet the mission of the Church ...
Taybeh: Do not let Palestinian Christians become a “memory of the past”
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The last entirely Christian village in the West Bank, Taybeh, east of Ramallah, has been enduring a wave of attacks and intimidation by Israeli settlers. ...
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 ...