In coordination with Caritas Syria and Caritas International, Caritas Lebanon’s Emergency Response Unit delegated 15 volunteers to travel to Syria to assist in relief operations Feb. 9-16.
To Syria from Lebanon: Youth volunteers make a mission of support
Papal message for World Peace Day: War, hunger, turmoil are connected
The Catholic Church celebrates World Peace Day Jan. 1 and distributes the pope’s message to heads of state and government around the world.
Syria’s economy so bad many people don’t have one meal a day, nun says
The war in Syria is mostly over, and not a house was unaffected, said a nun based there.
Sri Lankan prime minister resigns amid protests over economic crisis
The economic and political situation has triggered countrywide protests demanding the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his ruling family.
Amid power cuts, dollar shortages, Sri Lanka bishops warn of failed state
The South Asian nation of 22 million people is facing its worst economic crisis since independence from Britain in 1948.
Syriac Catholic bishops cite challenges Christians face in Middle East
Syriac Catholic bishops, meeting in Lebanon for the first time since 2019 because of the pandemic, called on governments in the Middle East to work “to stop wars and renounce the logic of sectarianism and racism.”
More than 10 months after Beirut blast: ‘We are bleeding, help is needed’
Historically renowned for its outstanding health care as “the hospital of the Middle East,” Lebanon is on the verge of a serious health crisis.
Pope gives $350,000 to help suffering Iraqi families
During his trip to Iraq, the pope left a donation of $350,000 with the local church to help poor families.