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Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi receives Joseph Aoun back in January 2024.

6 months into new presidency, Lebanese Christians take stock

Jul 14, 2025

By Romy Haber

Lebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, faces Hezbollah, a broken state, and Christian expectations. How are Christians there evaluating his first six... Read more

Iman Hijaze and her mother, Hadidza, at St. Joseph’s House.

How a stolen rosary led one young woman to the Catholic Church

Apr 20, 2025

By Alexey Gotovskiy

Iman Hijaze was raised in a culturally Shiite Muslim household and considered herself an atheist until she picked up a... Read more

The Association of Pilgrimages in Lebanon (APL) unveils its plans for Caminos Lebanon, an innovative project designed to revitalize Christian religious tourism through a unique pilgrimage experience inspired by the renowned Camino de Santiago in Spain, on March 28, 2025.

Lebanon will soon have its own ‘camino,’ once traveled by Christ and the Romans

Mar 30, 2025

By Marguerita Kallassy

The Caminos Lebanon project seeks to highlight Lebanon’s rich religious heritage by creating a comprehensive network of pilgrimage trails. Read more

Rody Sher, editor-in-chief of ACI MENA, speaks on the second anniversary of ACI MENA in 2024 at the Catholic University in Erbil, Iraq, where the agency is based. This year marks three years since ACI MENA began its mssion to report on the Church and the lives of Christians in the Middle East.

ACI MENA celebrates 3 years of amplifying voices of Christians in the Middle East

Mar 25, 2025

By Georgena Habbaba

A service of EWTN News, ACI MENA was established in 2022 and currently operates from the Catholic University in Erbil,... Read more

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (right) welcomies Sovereign Order of Malta Grand Chancellor Riccardo Paternò di Montecupo and the delegation at Baabda's presidential palace on March 14, 2025.

Order of Malta reaffirms commitment to Lebanon’s stability and reconstruction

Mar 14, 2025

By ACI MENA

A delegation from the Sovereign Order of Malta is meeting government officials in Lebanon to discuss ways to support the... Read more

Lebanon’s Parliament has elected Gen. Joseph Aoun to be president of the Republic of Lebanon.

Lebanon elects Gen. Joseph Aoun as president amid divided Christian bloc

Jan 9, 2025

By ACI MENA

Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected Gen. Joseph Aoun as the 14th president of the country after a two-year vacancy of... Read more

Lebanese Christians celebrate the fall of the Assad regime in Syria on Dec. 8, 2024.

Lebanese Christians celebrate Assad’s fall, see it as justice for years of oppression

Dec 10, 2024

By Romy Haber

In the wake of the Assad regime’s fall in Syria, the streets of Lebanon were alive with celebration as church... Read more

Christmas tree and Nativity scene in Faraya's Public Square, a town in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon, in November 2024.

Vandals target Nativity scene in Lebanon

Dec 2, 2024

By ACI MENA

A gun was placed near a Nativity scene in the town of Faraya, in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon,... Read more

Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon, where a towering statue of the Virgin Mary overlooks the Mediterranean.

10 things to know about the Catholic Church in Lebanon

Oct 26, 2024

By Romy Haber

In 1989, Pope John Paul II issued an apostolic letter warning that “the disappearance of Lebanon would be one of... Read more

Al-Rusul School in Jounieh, Lebanon.

Catholic schools in Lebanon stand resilient amid war

Oct 14, 2024

By Romy Haber

In Lebanon, Catholic schools stand as beacons of hope as the education system veers on collapse as war escalates. Read more

St. Elie and St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Beirut.

Who are the Christians in Lebanon?

Oct 8, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

For a Middle Eastern nation, Lebanon has a large and influential Christian population. Read more

Fire and smoke rise at an area targeted by an Israeli airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Oct. 6, 2024.

Beirut under fire: Church officials call for peace

Oct 7, 2024

By ACI MENA

After what some have called the most violent night of fighting in Lebanon, Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi reaffirmed... Read more

The Maronite Catholic eparch of Batroun, Bishop Mounir Khairallah, attends a Synod on Synodality press conference on Oct. 5, 2024, at the Vatican.

Lebanese bishop makes impassioned plea for peace at synod briefing

Oct 5, 2024

By CNA Staff

Bishop Mounir Khairallah of Batroun shared his personal experience of violence and forgiveness, recounting how his parents were murdered when... Read more

A child clings to a Caritas Lebanon aid worker. An ongoing military escalation between Hezbollah and Israel has resulted in a massive displacement crisis. The situation is dire, affecting many regions in Lebanon.

Caritas Lebanon rushes aid as millions flee escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Oct 1, 2024

By ACI MENA

Caritas Lebanon has joined with other organizations to aid millions of internally displaced persons as the war between Israel and... Read more

A cloud of smoke erupts during an Israeli air strike on the village of Sujud in southern Lebanon on Sept. 25, 2024. Israel announced dozens of new air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon on Sept. 24, a day after 492 people, including 35 children, were killed in the deadliest bombardment since a devastating war in 2006.

As Lebanon faces increasing conflict, Christians stand firm against war

Sep 29, 2024

By ACI MENA

“No to war!” has become a rallying cry among Lebanon’s Christians, who have maintained this stance since clashes began to... Read more

An Israeli air strike hits the town of Khiam in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024.

Lebanon crisis threatens Eastern Catholic participation at Vatican Synod on Synodality

Sep 27, 2024

By Elias Turk

The Lebanon-Israel situation could diminish the presence of Eastern Catholic patriarchs from Lebanon at the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality, which... Read more

Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, at a meeting with other Arab bishops on Aug. 28, 2024, at the Vatican.

Jerusalem patriarch announces ‘day of prayer and fasting’ on Oct. 7 anniversary

Sep 26, 2024

By Madalaine Elhabbal

“May each of us with the rosary or in whatever form he or she sees fit ... find a moment... Read more

Father Marwan Ghanem recounts his survival of the Sept. 17, 2024, pager attack in Beirut in an interview with ACI Mena, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner.

Maronite priest recounts his experience witnessing Beirut’s pager explosions

Sep 26, 2024

By Elias Turk

Father Marwan Ghanem shared his story of witnessing some of the pager explosions that rocked the country on Sept. 17. Read more

Pope Francis meets on Aug. 26, 2024, at the Vatican with relatives of the victims of the deadly 2020 Beirut explosion.

Pope Francis meets with families of 2020 Beirut blast victims

Aug 26, 2024

By Kristina Millare

Four years since the deadly blast that killed more than 220 people and injured some 6,500, investigations into the cause... Read more

Two vehicles for the Spanish troop within the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on the tense southern border of the country in August 2024.

Lebanon is on the brink of war: Where do the country’s Christians stand?

Aug 9, 2024

By ACI MENA

Christians are collectively refusing to support a war that could further devastate an already struggling country. Read more