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Country of the month - Lebanon

Lebanon is experiencing a period of serious tension as it makes the long road to recovery following the 2006 'July War' between Hezbollah, a Shi'a hard-line movement, and neighbouring Israel. The conflict left more than 1,000 people dead, mostly Lebanese civilians, and displaced up to one million people. The country's infrastructure was also severely crippled. - Read more

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How you can help

Aid to the Church in Need supports several projects in Lebanon. You can support these projects by donating via our national offices.

Below you can find one or more finished projects we've supported in the past.

• Training of six seminarians in the diocese of Baalbek
  

  Lebanon is seen in the Church as a bastion of Christianity in the Middle East. Unlike other countries in the Arab world, the country has a wealth of Catholic universities, and many priests from other countries are trained here. However, given the clashes between Shi'ite Muslims and Israel in recent years and combined with the current institutional crisis, there is a need in Lebanon for people who can rebuild the country again. Read more >>

• Help for the Monastery of Notre Dame des Douleurs in Bzoummar
  

  Over the past 30 years Islamic fundamentalism has steadily increased in Lebanon. This fact has led Christians to reflect increasingly on their own faith. The number of vocations among Catholic and Orthodox Christians is growing and, given the immense importance of Church life for the Christian population in the country, it seems increasingly necessary that we should support them. Read more >>

Lebanon's Christian example - Short film


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Lebanon - Spring in the Desert