Thursday 25 April |

The Feast of Saint Mark

Christians in the Middle East

Everything concerning the life of Christians in the Middle East: saints, traditions, liturgy, persecution, and current affairs.

Syrian christian boy lights candle in Aleppo church

John Burger

Syrian bishop founds creative project to help Christians stay in country

Christians of Jerusalem walk the Via Crucis for peace in Gaza

J-P Mauro

Christian children of Jerusalem walk Via Crucis for peace

Saidnaya, Syria - March 7, 2011: Convent of Our Lady Monastery in Saidnaya (Saydnaya or Sednaya), Syria

Daniel Esparza

The Syrian monastery of Saydnaya: Faith and resilience

SYNOD2018

J-P Mauro

Chaldean Patriarch pushes back in letter to Iraqi president

SYNOD2018

J-P Mauro

Chaldean Patriarch forced out after Iraq repeals recognition

BELL FOR MOSUL UNVEILED

John Burger

New church bells set to ring out over Iraq city once ruled by ISIS

NIGERIANS PROTEST FOR SECURITY

John Burger

What the West won’t recognize: Christian persecution worsening

ANNA, MATKA SAMUELA

Daniel Esparza

Byzantine nunnery dedicated to the biblical Hannah is accidentally rediscovered in Israel

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J-P Mauro

Archaeologists find trove of Early Christian relics in damaged Mosul church

Maria Lozano - ACN

“Pope Francis Scholarships” in Iraq aim to keep Christians from emigrating

EGYPT;SOCCER;FOOTBALL

Filipe Avillez-ACN

Egyptians love their national soccer team, but Christians feel left out

KING OF KINGS CHURCH

Agnès Pinard Legry

A church has been inaugurated in a Pakistani prison

Our Lady of Arabia

Maria Lozano - ACN

In Bahrain, Our Lady of Arabia will be consecrated today

REFUGEES

Filipe Avillez-ACN

With Christians in danger of extinction in Syria and Lebanon, ACN funds vital projects

FRANCISCAN SCHOOLS HOLY LAND

John Burger

Study finds 4 ways Christians in Holy Land are prevented from succeeding

Israel Antiquities Authority Official Channel

J-P Mauro

Archaeologists unearth 6th-century church named for an unknown martyr

Afghanistan

John Burger

Concern growing for Christians in Afghanistan

BEIRUT LEBANON EXPLOSION;CHURCH

Xavier Bisits-ACN

A priest recalls the devastating explosion that rocked Beirut a year ago

BEIRUT LEBANON

Jacques Berset-ACN

One year after explosion in Beirut, the city still struggles to cope with its wounds

LIMBO

Zelda Caldwell

Watch ‘Limbo,’ a documentary on the survivors of ISIS

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