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Pope is travelling to Lebanon to “heal wounds” and “work for peace”
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Lebanon is still recovering from years of conflict and economic turmoil. The Pope’s visit is a sign that the local Church is not forgotten and ...
ACN helps keep the doors of Christian education in the Holy Land open
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With unemployment disproportionately affecting the Christian community, and as a gesture during the Jubilee of Hope, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (LPJ) decided to cancel ...
“The Church in Syria is dying,” says bishop who spent months in ISIS captivity
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The end of Christianity in Syria would be a great loss, because “the Church stands as a reminder to every one of the ethics of ...
First Sunday of Peace in Gaza: Christians Pray for Forgiveness and Rebuilding
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For the first time since the war began, the faithful of Holy Family Parish in Gaza gathered on Sunday in silence — no bombs, no ...
Gaza: First step toward peace after 733 days of war
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While indirect talks are taking place in Egypt between Israeli envoys and Hamas, the hope for a beginning of peace is cautiously laying roots in ...
In Syria, a night of explosions and fear: “We don’t know what is going to happen,” priest tells ACN
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In the midst of a new wave of fighting, the Argentine priest describes hours of anguish in Aleppo, Syria. His parish has once again become ...
Iraqi Archbishop: At Catholic University in Erbil, people “breathe Christ through equality, respect, dignity, and service.”
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Bashar Matti Warda reflects on founding, growth, and future of institution born amid ISIS invasion. On December 8, 2015, in a city in northern Iraq, ...
Giving Hope to Youth: Catholic University in Iraq Celebrates 10 Years
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In the summer of 2014, Yohana Yaqoob Abdeesh Al-Zeebaree was a 12-year-old boy when his world turned upside down. From his home in Duhok, a ...
Church clings to life amid chaos in Gaza
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Aid to the Church in Need echoes Pope Leo’s call for peace. The Gaza Strip is currently going through one of the darkest periods of ...
Iraq: Ecumenical festival points to future for persecuted Church
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“What once was meant to be silenced has become a proclamation: Faith has survived, and hope is stronger than death.” Christians who survived jihadist attacks ...