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Lebanon: “They are safe because they are in God’s house”
Lebanon: “They are safe because they are in God’s house”

In northern Beqaa, the convent of the Sisters of Our Lady of Good Help has been transformed into a refuge for more than 800 people fleeing the bombing. The fifteen sisters from the Melkite Greek Catholic Church are welcoming hundreds of internally displaced people there, mostly Muslims, offering them not just shelter but also comfort and support.

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Clodagh Gallagherlebanon, sisters, muslims, the cross, muslims and christians, ecumenism, house of God, virtues, love of god
€2 million for 1,600 Catholic summer camps worldwide
€2 million for 1,600 Catholic summer camps worldwide

This year more than 1,600 summer camps for young people are taking place in 18 countries ─ from Egypt and Jordan to Iraq, Georgia and Kazakhstan – thanks to funding by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) in the amount of almost 2 million euros. These camps hope to provide hope and joy, and teach a reliance on faith in the most difficult situations.

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Clodagh Gallaghersummer camp, summer camps, catholic camp, catechism, children, internally displaced, refugees, refugee children, lebanon, lebanese, syrian, syria, armenia, armenian, alep, hebrew children, Hebrew Speaking Catholics, israel, palestine, iraq, jordan, kazakhstan, acn, homeland, safe, holy spirit