Syrian War
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Pope Francis in Iraq meets with father whose children died as refugees in shipwreck
Pope Francis met Sunday with a father who lost his wife and two children in a shipwreck as Syrian war... Read more
Catholic archbishop of Damascus appeals for Syrians to return home
As the 10th anniversary of the start of the Syrian war approaches, the Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Damascus is appealing... Read more
Cardinal says Syria has been hit with a ‘poverty bomb’
After nearly 10 years of war, the Syrian people have now been hit with a “poverty bomb” amid the coronavirus... Read more
‘I will die with them and for them’: Franciscan friar who survived Syrian War dies of COVID-19
When asked by his superior if he wanted to leave Aleppo during the Syrian Civil War, Fr. Edward Tamer replied... Read more
Catholic cathedral in Syria that survived missile attacks reopens after restoration
A Catholic cathedral that was repeatedly struck by missiles amid the Syrian civil war was due to reopen Monday following... Read more
Pope Francis petitions Assad to protect weak and defenseless in Syria
Pope Francis, with concern for the humanitarian crisis in bombarded Idlib, has called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to safeguard... 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
Don't believe in hell? You haven't seen Syria lately, cardinal says
Six years after the start of the Civil War, Syria's apostolic nuncio said that the country is in a “bloodbath”... Read more
