Homs reconstruction committee âcriticalâ to regrowth of Christian community An action plan to enable thousands of Christians to return to their homes in the Syrian city of Homs was agreed in a house-repair scheme involving Church leaders and a leading Catholic charity. At the meeting in Homs, the leaders of [...]
Christian families in Syria forced from their town by extremists celebrated their return yesterday (Thursday, 14th February) with a ceremony marking the reconstruction of their homes. by John Pontifex At the service, parishioners packed into St Maryâs Church, in Krak des Chevaliers (Al Husn) village, and received âJesus is my [...]
Thanks to the help of the international Catholic pastoral charity and pontifical foundation ACN, the great majority of Christian university students in Syria have been able to continue their studies. Since the beginning of the conflict in Syria the foundation has given over 3.6 million Euros in support of these [...]
How the feast will be celebrated by local Christians and refugee families in Marmarita and Homs by Josué Villalón Syria is a country still living today with suffering and death. Even though the war that has been the scourge of the country since 2011 has almost ceased to be headline [...]
How ACN is helping the local Church in Homs to distribute aid for fuel and heating âWe didnât want to leave our home, but the roof fell on us.We had no choice.â Remond Ziade was 72 years old in that first year of the war in Homs, one of the [...]
LAUNCH OF ACNâS CAMPAIGN: CANDLES FOR PEACE IN SYRIA âAfter almost 8 years of conflict in Syria, the consequences are indescribable, above all for the little children. Through our campaign we want to raise awareness of the critical conditions into which the country has been plunged and pray for peace [...]
âMy beloved Syria is being tormented by a war already lasted for eight yearsâ stated Pope Francis and appealed for peace, âat this time, I would like to make mine the hope of the children in Syria.â With these words, immediately following the noon Angelus prayer at St. Peterâs Square [...]
The international Catholic pastoral charity and pontifical foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is launching a Christmas campaign of prayer, aid and solidarity for the people of Syria, entitled Candles for Peace in Syria. The campaign formally began on the first Sunday of Advent, 2nd December, with [...]
How the Church is helping rebuild the first hundred homes of Christian families in the Syrian city of Homs, following their destruction during the war. by Josué Villalón The historical Old City of Homs is a quarter of narrow streets and buildings in dark stone, characteristic of the traditional architecture [...]
âThanks to the support of ACN International, we donât feel alone.â The Houdaib family is an extended family, like so many other families in Syria. Evon is the mother and grandmother of the tribe. At the age of 80 she is still the head of the family, and especially now, [...]