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Pope Francis lights candle for children in Syria
Pope Francis Sunday lit a candle, a symbol of hope, to pray for the children affected by violence and war... Read more
Cardinal recounts heroic hope of families facing atrocities in Syria
In a keynote address at the World Meeting of Families on Friday, Cardinal Mario Zenari outlined the atrocities lived by... Read more
Syrian priest: International community is key to lasting peace
The key to ending Syria’s ongoing conflict lies not with the local people, but with the leaders of the international... Read more
Papal agency raises funds to help Christians remain in the Middle East
The Catholic Near East Welfare Association in Canada is launching a fundraising campaign to help Christians in the Middle East... Read more
Pope Francis makes rosary pilgrimage for peace in Syria
Pope Francis made a rosary pilgrimage May 1 to invoke intercession from the Blessed Virgin Mary for peace in Syria. Read more
Syrian patriarchs condemn 'unjust aggression' of Friday allied airstrikes, ask for prayers
The airstrikes carried out by the United States, the United Kingdom and France against Syria on Friday constituted “unjust” and... Read more
How hospitals are targeted in the Syrian civil war
Hospitals have become military targets in Syria, making it difficult to provide aid to victims of the country’s civil war,... Read more
As US mulls Syria airstrikes, Francis calls for peace
As President Trump considers airstrikes in Syria in response to a chemical attack that killed dozens of people, including women... Read more
The Syria visited by Pope John Paul II, and Syria today
When Pope Saint John Paul II visited Syria in 2001, he called on Christians to remember Syria’s “magnificent contribution” to... Read more
For Christians in Syria, Holy Week is a time for renewing faith
Christians in Syria have suffered greatly in recent years. Between the Syrian civil war and ISIS occupation, many have lost... Read more
Knights of Columbus announce Easter pledge to aid persecuted Christians
In light of Holy Week, the Knights of Columbus announced that it will be donating more than $1 million to... Read more
Syria is a new 'massacre of the innocents,' nuncio says
As the number of civilian victims in Syria's bloody civil war continues to climb, Cardinal Mario Zenari, apostolic nuncio in... Read more
Pope Francis: Fresh violence in Syria's Eastern Ghouta is 'inhumane'
After a week of heavy bombardment near Damascus left hundreds of civilians dead, Pope Francis has made an appeal for... Read more
The return home: Syriac Christians celebrate Eucharistic liturgy in ravaged church
For the first time in nearly six years, Christians from the eastern city of Deir Ezzor in Syria were able... Read more
Pope Francis, Lebanese prime minister discuss Middle East
Pope Francis and the prime minister of Lebanon, Saad Rafic Hariri, discussed Friday the current situation in the Middle East... Read more
Christians in Middle East feel 'abandoned, betrayed' by the West
As interreligious tensions and a migration crisis continue in the Middle East, key Church leaders in the region have said... Read more
How the US needs to stick up for the Middle East's Christians
Christians in the Middle East are heroic witnesses to the faith, and the U.S. must help ensure they can stay... Read more
What the Holy See told the UN about Middle East Christians
The Middle East needs peace, human rights, and the continued presence of Christians, a Holy See diplomat told the U.N.... Read more
'I had to flee for my life' – The reality of being a Syrian refugee
Omar al-Muqdad wanted to help the Iraqi refugees who were displaced from their homes in 2004. He volunteered to help... Read more
'Roughly half' of Iraqi, Syrian Christians have fled since 2011
A new report estimates that between 50 and 80 percent of Christians have fled the countries of Iraq and Syria... Read more
