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Crushing poverty is now biggest threat to Christians in Syria
Author: Maria Lozano
Publication Date: 2/1/2022
Source: Aleteia
Caring for Christian internally displaced people (IDPs) from Northern Syria, Father Hugo Alaniz is a missionary priest of the Institute of the Word Incarnate. An Argentinian, he came to Syria at the end of 2017. During an interview with Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Father Hugo recalled traveling at the height of the civil war from Damascus to Aleppo, a city that was still under the control of rebel groups. “It was a very long and dangerous journey. We traveled through the desert because the main road was not fit to travel on. I witnessed a desolate scene, with many abandoned towns and villages, and in the outskirts of Aleppo nothing but ruins.
Christian leaders fear being driven out of Jerusalem
Publication Date: 10/01/2022
Source: i24NEWS
A group of Christian church leaders in Jerusalem recently voiced that, despite Israel’s dedication to religious freedoms, they are concerned about their community’s future in the Holy Land.
Youth exodus takes joy out of festivities in Syria
Publication Date: 25/12/2021
Source: Arab News
Inside a Syrian monastery desecrated by Daesh, Matanios Dalloul stood alone by the shattered altar where a once-thriving community celebrated Christmas before the threat of death drove them out.
Jerusalem church leader says Israeli extremists threaten Christian presence in city
Author: Stephen Farrell
Publication Date: 09/01/2022
Source: Reuters
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has accused radical Israeli groups of threatening the presence of Christians in the holy city, in remarks that Israeli officials rejected as baseless.
Christian denominations in Syria celebrate Christmas
Publication Date: 25/12/2021
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency
Christian denominations in Syria celebrated Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ, the messenger of love and peace, by holding masses and prayers in the churches and worship places in all Syrian provinces.
Even in a Single Family, a Beirut Christmas Can Be Complicated
Author: Faysal Itani
Publication Date: 07/01/2022
Source: New Lines Magazine
A Sunni-Orthodox, Muslim-Christian reflects on his holidays in Lebanon
Middle Eastern Christians: A minority in numbers only
Author: Harry Hagopian
Publication Date: 31/12/2022
Source: The New Arab
Being in my groaning fifties, I am long enough in the tooth to know that faith is not usually static. It is often a struggle, at times frustrating and at others rewarding, that seeks constant renewal. Being myself an Armenian member of a numerically-challenged 'minority' community, I suppose I am constantly tempted by an ethnocentrism that could easily seek reassurance in an insular or even sectarian approach to faith that claims Caesar for everyone but God for oneself!
Arab Christians celebrate diverse Christmas traditions across the West despite erasure
Author: Nick McAlpin
Publication Date: 24/12/2021
Source: The New Arab
Arab Christians in the West are celebrating Christmas, one of their holiest, most joyful holidays and a time to share in the warmth of family.
While many imagine all Arabs are Muslim, 63 percent of Arab Americans, who now number almost 3.7 million, were Christian as of a 2002 survey. Arab Christians are diverse, though often have origins in countries like Egypt and Lebanon where there are large Christian populations.
Last Christian in Idlib recalls his community
Author: Mouneb Taim
Publication Date: 17/01/2022
Source: Al Monitor
Michel Boutros is a 90-year-old Christian in Syria’s Idlib who has turned into an icon of steadfastness despite the bloodshed of the war that has been plaguing his country for 10 years now.
International aid essential for Christians to survive in Syria
Publication Date: 03/01/2022
Source: Vatican News
ACN International, the Pontifical Foundation headquartered in Germany aiding Churches in need across the world, operates in 23 countries. Recently, it allocated 5 million Euro for relief programmes in Lebanon and Syria. The funds will be used to support new big and small projects in both countries.
