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SYRIA: A decade on – kidnapped archbishops still missing
Ten years after two archbishops went missing, Churches across the Middle East have chosen the date of…
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SYRIA: Green light to rebuild quake-hit houses
Churches in Syria are pressing ahead with projects to repair homes hit by last month’s devastating earthquakes…
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SYRIA: Fresh help for Christians made homeless by earthquakes
People in Syria made homeless by last month’s earthquakes are the focus of a fresh package of…
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UKRAINE: Bishops thank ACN for aid on war’s first anniversary
On the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine, bishops in the country have expressed their gratitude…
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SYRIA: Churches providing vital aid to earthquake victims
Parishes and religious orders are delivering crucial aid provided by a Catholic charity for those who are…
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SYRIA: ‘Almost no sign’ of international response
There is little – if any – evidence of international aid getting through to Syria, according to…
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SYRIA: ACN agrees €500,000+ for earthquake victims
A Catholic charity is rolling out more than half a million euros in immediate aid to help…
![People taking shelter in the Mekhitarist School in Aleppo after the earthquake.](https://acnuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/0208Syria-e1675853239968.jpeg)
SYRIA: Charity appeals for help for earthquake victims
DONATE HERE Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN)…
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SYRIA: Fearful families seeking shelter as aftershock shakes Aleppo
People in northern Syria who have lost their homes in the earthquake are being offered shelter in…
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SYRIA AND TURKEY: Prayer appeal for earthquake victims
Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is appealing for prayer amid alarming reports of two earthquakes…
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SYRIA: From prisoner of jihadists… to archbishop
The appointment of a priest who was a prisoner of Daesh (ISIS) as an archbishop in Syria…
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SYRIA: ‘May the Lord forgive them’
THE call to forgiveness – peace on earth – this Christmas lies at the heart of the…