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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 ...
Transportation for the Prison Chaplaincy in Egypt
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Again and again, we hear from prison chaplains just how important it is to accompany not only prisoners but their families also. Not infrequently, offenders ...
A Holy Year Pilgrimage of Hope for 51 Young People from the Holy Land
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For the Holy Year 2025, you helped 51 young people from the Holy Land to join with the Universal Church as “Pilgrims of Hope,” visiting ...
Return of violence to Aleppo, Syria prompts urgent calls for prayer, international response
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Civilians are once again the main victims as the Kurdish-led SDF and forces loyal to the government in Damascus, Syria try to take control of ...
Gaza prepares for a Christmas without peace, but not without hope
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As Christmas approaches, the priest of the only Catholic parish in Gaza, Fr. Gabriel Romanelli, tells Aid to the Church in Need that his community ...
Amid a fragile respite, an urgent plea from Gaza before Christmas
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The Catholic parish in Gaza prepares for Christmas during an unstable ceasefire. From the heart of the devastated city, the pastor describes a disastrous sanitary ...
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 ...