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This Christmas, ACN donors bring smiles to 19,000 children in Syria
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“[ACN] brings smiles to more than 19,000 children all over Syria because of your Christmas gifts.”
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 hope for a better life. Christmas reminds me of the feeling of security that comes from being in a family.”
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 peace and peaceful co-existence and collaboration for the good of the country.”
Catholic 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 Father Hovsep was dressed in his priestly attire and was consequently identifiable as a priest.”
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 and more Christians to flee.”
Turkey’s invasion of northeastern Syria strikes a blow against Christians—exodus looms
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With the Kurds now likely to engage Turkish forces in battle, Christians and other minorities are afraid they will be left without protection. This confrontation may trigger an exodus, further depleting the Christian population of Syria, which has already shrunk by 80% since the start of the country’s civil war in 2011.
Our Sunday Visitor: ACN Director of Outreach on impact on Christians of Turkey’s invasion of Syria
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President Donald Trump’s order to withdraw U.S. troops from northeastern Syria effectively greenlit Turkey’s invasion of the region. With this shift in U.S. policy, Turkey has been given an opening to reshape its borders and begin to carry out a multi-faceted strategy. As the crisis unfolds, one thing is clear: Christians and other minorities are again in the eye of the storm.
Pope blesses Marian icon in support of campaign for Christians in Syria
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At Mass and during processions, the faithful’s prayers went out to those who were killed or abducted during the war and to their families. Some 2000 Christian families in Syria have lost one or more loved ones during the conflict and 800 families had a family member abducted.
In Aleppo, Syria, a teenager drew on his faith to make it through darkest days of the civil war
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PITER ESSA, 17, just graduated from High School in Aleppo, Syria. Piter, who is Syriac-Orthodox, tells Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) about some …
Pope Francis blesses 6,000 rosaries, gifts to console Syrian families—ACN sponsors initiative
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niON THE FEAST of the Assumption, August 15, Pope Francis, during the Angelus prayer in St Peter’s Square, blessed 6,000 rosaries destined for Syria. They …
