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Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq

August 11, 2022

From 5 to 8 March, Pope Francis became the first Pope ever to visit Iraq. The Holy met state delegates and representatives of other religions, but the aim of his...

Syria

August 11, 2022

Christians have suffered greatly from the effects of the civil war in Syria. It is estimated that only one-third of the 1.5 million Christians who lived in Syria before the...

Lebanon

August 9, 2022

Lebanon has been going through economic decline and political crises for the past three years. And the situation worsened because of the pandemic and the huge explosion in the port...

Lebanon in 2020

June 16, 2021

Lebanon has often been praised as the Switzerland of the Middle East. Not least because of its comparatively high level of prosperity and the peaceful coexistence of religions. But the...

Iraq

June 18, 2020

Iraq has been left with nothing. The country is struggling to rise from the rubble left behind by the Islamic State during the years of siege. But corruption in government...

Syria in 2020

June 18, 2020

In the first years of the Syrian war, when it was a matter of sheer survival, ACN was able to save tens of thousands of Christians with emergency aid projects....

Middle East

June 18, 2020

Aid for the Middle East remains a priority for ACN. Our goal is to give Christians hope and to support them in their eforts to remain in their homeland. Afer...