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6th August 2014: The hundred thousand faces of suffering Iraqi Christians
6th August 2014: The hundred thousand faces of suffering Iraqi Christians

Ten years after Iraqi Christians fled Islamic State forces assaulting their homes, 70,000 Christians have now returned to their ancestral homes in the Nineveh Plains, thanks to the support of Aid To The Church In Need. Take a peek into our archives from 2014 to see the suffering of our Iraqi brothers and sisters, and understand how monumental and joyful this return is.

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Clodagh Gallagheriraq, Iraqi Christians, iraqi priests, bishops, refugees, displaced, qaraqosh, erbil, arbil, persecuted christians, bombs, victory
€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