Souhail Lawand

Souhail Lawand

Souhail Lawand is a writer at ACI MENA, a researcher in Roman and Christian history, an educator, and a scout leader.

Articles by Souhail Lawand

Franciscan monastery in Aleppo attacked; friars call for peace

Dec 3, 2024 / 15:05 pm

A statement released by the Franciscan order said a missile strike from a warplane hit the monastery, destroying one of its wings and setting its storage facility ablaze.

Body of Armenian patriarch on path to possible sainthood returns to Lebanon

Sep 15, 2024 / 07:00 am

The Armenian Catholic Patriarchate on Sept. 12 held a ceremony in Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square to welcome the remains of Patriarch Gregory Peter XV Agagianian.

Between earth and sky: ‘Lady of the East’ statue rises in Syria

Aug 1, 2024 / 15:46 pm

A new landmark honoring the Virgin Mary will be inaugurated in a grand celebration Aug. 1–4 in the town of Al-Hwash, near Homs, Syria.