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In Homs, Syria, a Christian family finally goes home for Christmas
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"I can’t even begin to describe the joy I am feeling. After so much suffering and uncertainty, I feel safe again. I am filled with ...
Aid specialist warns that Christians in Iraq and Syria face new risk of genocide
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“Christians are the soul of the country and they play a very important role in Middle Eastern societies. They are the peacemakers. Christians work for ...
Lebanese prelates are concerned about Christian emigration
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"Christians are facing the question of emigration, of looking for a better way of life. There’s a risk of losing the young generation: they don’t ...
Iraqi prelate pleads before UN Security Council for international aid
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Iraq stands at a historic crossroads. The Christian and other minority communities of Iraq stand with - and often beside - Muslim protestors as together ...
After decades of persecution ‘things are getting better’ for Egypt’s Christians
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“There is a mentality that since 1952 has treated Christians as second-class citizens. Now, some change has happened and things are getting better. Building Churches ...
For one young Maronite protester, hope for a better future for Lebanon
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“Seeing people from different ages, different backgrounds, different religions and from all over Lebanon, all united together against this corrupt system—that’s all I needed to ...
Priest is murdered in Syria—‘We continue to feel the presence of ISIS’
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"So far we don’t know who killed him, although it appears that ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack. What we do know is that ...
Aid to the Church in Need begins repair of churches, church buildings in Iraq’s Christian homeland
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ACN hopes that this new initiative will restore hope for Iraq’s remaining Christians—a battered and fragile mere 10 percent of the 1.5 million Christians living ...
Deadly protests leave Christians in Iraq between hope and fear
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“We appeal to the conscience of Iraqi officials to listen seriously to their people, who are complaining of the current miserable situation, the deterioration of ...
Christians in Syria reject war, are ‘weakest link’
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"The only thing we know for certain is that the bombings and above all the massacres committed by Turks against our community are forcing more ...