Millions Contributed to Renovating Churches

In the framework of the Hungary Helps Program, the Hungarian government protects communities threatened by religious or other persecution, violence, catastrophes, or the effects of migration.

In a joint press conference with his Lebanese counterpart, the Hungarian Minister said that he was coming from a country where war is raging in the neighborhood, but the armed conflict in Ukraine is having negative effects not only in the region but also throughout the world. The food crisis, he said, is one of the most acute problems in countries, citing, for example, the efforts that are being made in Lebanon to feed its population.

“I would like to express our deepest respect to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt for taking in people who have had to leave their homes,” he said, pointing out that these countries are now at the limits of their capacity and that their burden must be eased.

–hungarytoday.hu

A first communion mass was held in April in the St. George’s Chaldean Church in Iraq which was destroyed by the Islamic State in 2014 and rebuilt through the Hungary Helps Program.