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Five years after devastating port blast, Lebanon lives with trauma and hope
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Five years have passed since one of the most devastating moments in Lebanon’s recent history—the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020. The blast killed ...
Extremist settlers torch cars and spray graffiti in last all-Christian town in West Bank
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Church leaders have denounced new violent attacks on the last all-Christian town in the West Bank. Extremist settlers entered the Palestinian town of Taybeh, to ...
Holy Land youth “breathe freedom” at ACN-funded summer camps
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More than 600 young people in the Holy Land have been able to experience a week of fun and freedom, thanks to the local Church ...
Gaza pastor and Holy Land cardinal issue urgent plea following attack on church
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Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) has received a new and moving testimony from Gaza, following the July 17 attack on the Catholic Church ...
Humanitarian crisis in Suwayda: Church turned into emergency shelter
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The situation in the southern Syrian city of Suwayda, where fighting between different ethnic and religious communities has caused widespread bloodshed and suffering, remains dire. ...
Parish priest after attack on Gaza’s only Catholic church: “Everything happened in seconds”
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The Church of the Holy Family, the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, was hit last Thursday, July 17, in an attack that left ...
Attack on Catholic parish in Gaza: 3 people killed, pastor injured
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The Catholic parish of the Holy Family in Gaza was severely damaged today in what is thought to have been an Israeli military strike. According ...
New Wave of Violence Against Christian Communities in Syria: Church Attacked and Bomb Plot Foiled
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The pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need received alarming reports of a series of attacks targeting Christian communities in different regions of Syria, ...
Church leaders urge Israeli authorities to stop attacks on West Bank Christians
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Radical Jewish settlers have been attacking the Christian town of Taybeh with increasing violence, while the Israeli military and police ignore requests for help. The ...
Lebanon: The Church remains vibrant despite ongoing crisis
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The Church in Lebanon’s Beqaa Valley is thriving, despite the ongoing armed conflict and economic instability. Christian families and individuals are offering a powerful witness ...