
SYRIA: From prisoner of jihadists… to archbishop
The appointment of a priest who was a prisoner of Daesh (ISIS) as an archbishop in Syria…

SYRIA: ‘May the Lord forgive them’
THE call to forgiveness – peace on earth – this Christmas lies at the heart of the…

SYRIA & LEBANON: Charity provides Christmas cheer for Middle East’s crisis-hit communities
WARM winter clothing and Christmas presents for poor children are among the essential items a Catholic charity…

SYRIA: ‘Hunger is the new war’
A Sister ministering to persecuted Christians in Syria has warned that “a big bomb” of hunger is…

SYRIA: 22 projects for 2022… so far
Syria’s Christians have welcomed a leading Catholic charity’s raft of 22 vital fresh projects, supporting Christians who…

BLOG: “Sisters go to the dark places where others cannot” in Syria and Lebanon
Two Sisters speak to ACN about the situation in Syria and Lebanon – and the vital work…

LEBANON AND SYRIA: Children are looking for food in bins
Children in Syria are scavenging for food as the country’s economic crisis spirals out of control –…

SYRIA: Charity offering crisis lifeline to Faithful
A Catholic charity has pledged more than £1 million for projects in Syria, as a deepening economic…

SYRIA: Mothers and children scavenge for food in bins
Food shortages are so dire in Syria, according to a respected project partner of a leading Catholic…

SYRIA: Sanctions – Syria’s new Calvary
A leading archbishop has hit out at international sanctions on Syria which are crippling the country and…

SYRIA: Churches pray on anniversary of bishops’ abduction
Eight years after two bishops were kidnapped by Islamist extremists in Syria, the country’s Christians renewed prayers…

SYRIA: Stop blocking vital aid
An urgent call to end the block on vital aid to people in sanctions-crippled Syria has come…