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Crisis in Lebanon: Christians open their doors to thousands fleeing bombardments

The Archdiocese of Baalbek-Deir El-Ahmar in the Beqaa Valley, eastern Lebanon, is suffering a major humanitarian and security crisis as a result of the daily Israeli bombardment. In an interview with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Msgr. Hanna Rahmé describes the Church’s solidarity with internally displaced people and the disastrous situation which is …

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Syria-Ten years after his abduction, Bishop Hanna Jallouf remains a shepherd close to his flock

As the bishop of Latin rite Catholics in Syria, the Franciscan Hanna Jallouf is very familiar with the situation in Idlib Governorate, the last rebel stronghold, where he served as a pastor for 22 years until his appointment as bishop in September 2023. In a conversation with an Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) …

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Despite the bombardments, religious sister remains in Southern Lebanon

Despite ongoing airstrikes, a religious sister has decided to stay with the Christian community in Ain Ebel, Southern Lebanon, just five kilometres from the Israeli border. “There are still some 9,000 Christians here in three different villages. We are in constant danger,” reports Sr. Maya El Beaino from the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of …

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