Souhail Lawand

Souhail Lawand is a writer at ACI MENA, a researcher in Roman and Christian history, an educator, and a scout leader.

Articles by Souhail Lawand

On Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, the Franciscan complex of the Terra Santa College in Aleppo was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported but panic has reportedly spread among the people. Credit: Custody of the Holy Land

Franciscan monastery in Aleppo attacked; friars call for peace

Dec 3, 2024 / 15:05 pm

A statement released by the Franciscan order said a missile strike from a warplane hit the monastery, destroying one of its wings and setting its storage facility ablaze.

A large crowd gathered for the ceremony welcoming Patriarch Gregory Peter XV Agagianian's remains to Beirut's Martyrs' Square on Thursday, Sept 12, 2024. Credit: Romy Haber/ACI Mena

Body of Armenian patriarch on path to possible sainthood returns to Lebanon

Sep 15, 2024 / 07:00 am

The Armenian Catholic Patriarchate on Sept. 12 held a ceremony in Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square to welcome the remains of Patriarch Gregory Peter XV Agagianian.

The preparation of the crane at the Tower of Our Lady of the East to install the statue of the Virgin Mary on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2024. Credit: Moussa Hanna Photography

Between earth and sky: ‘Lady of the East’ statue rises in Syria

Aug 1, 2024 / 15:46 pm

A new landmark honoring the Virgin Mary will be inaugurated in a grand celebration Aug. 1–4 in the town of Al-Hwash, near Homs, Syria.