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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Turkey’s invasion of northeastern Syria a blow against Christians
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In Syria, a teen’s faith helps during 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 ...
Church in Syria suffers ‘bleeding wound’ of emigration
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"We have to strengthen the faith of the people, anchor them in this country, and encourage them to be witnesses of Christ, to be the ...