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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 ...
A friend, a shepherd, a witness: ACN remembers Iraqi bishop
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It is with sadness and gratitude that Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) bids farewell to Bishop Paul Thabet Habib of Alqosh, who passed ...
Syrian priest: “People are telling us, ‘Father, we are afraid for the future of our children.’”
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“We feel that we are alone”: The priest echoes the pain of the Christian community after the attack in Damascus last Sunday. “Christians in Syria ...
Aid to the Church in Need expresses deep sorrow after deadly attack at church in Syria
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Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is profoundly saddened and alarmed by the deadly attack that took place on Sunday evening in Damascus, Syria, ...
Lebanese Cardinal: Christians bring moderation to Middle East
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The Patriarch of the Maronite Church, Cardinal Bechara Raï, is calling for measures so that Christians will not abandon the Middle East, because they are ...
“The people of Syria live without dignity or trust,” says Archbishop
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Amid very difficult conditions in Syria at the moment – and fear about the future – Archbishop Jacques Mourad believes that lifting sanctions will bring new ...