Since 2011, violence in Syria has forced thousands of people to leave their homeland, with a huge wave of refugees pouring into Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey. Caritas is giving refugees food, medical care, and emergency items. Click on each photo below to learn more.

ILHAM'S STORY After being shot and seeing her house bombarded, Ilham fled with her children to Jordan. Read more

PHOTOS See photos of Caritas' work with refugees in Jordan and Lebanon.

Q&As Your questions about the refugee crisis answered. Read more

INTERVIEW "The crisis is getting much bigger than anyone imagined," says the priest in charge of Caritas Lebanon. Read more