Catholic Culture: Several Catholic Church leaders in Syria beg the US and other Western governments to stop supporting rebel groups, in a Catholic World Report article by Alessandra Nucci. “Please help us to pull our country back from the abyss of … Continue reading
AsiaNews: The people of Aleppo “are in shock, the schools are closed, children stay at home, shops have lowered their shutters…the streets “have been emptied of cars and people”. Everyone, “avoids having to go out, although this does not mean that … Continue reading
Imagine living in this war-torn nation not knowing if you will be the victim of terror at any moment. Yet the brave faithful gather for Holy Mass. Catholic News Agency: When a missile hit the roof of the church of Saint … Continue reading
CNA: Although they are afraid [Christians in Hassake, Syria], they aren’t paralyzed, the archbishop said, adding that there is still work they can do. “If we need to praise we must praise Christ,” he said, and, quoting a Syriac saint, added: … Continue reading
Catholic Herald; At least 60 Christians have been abducted by ISIS gunmen in a central town in Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. They are among more than 200 civilians reportedly abducted by militants after the capture … Continue reading
CNA: The Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Homs confirmed on Friday that a priest in the diocese has been kidnapped, and has asked for prayers for the priest’s safe release. According to Fides, the Homs archdiocese “asked all the faithful to invoke … Continue reading
CNA: “It is our job to be with our people. I don’t believe it will happen, but should the day come on which the last Christian leaves Iraq, we priests and nuns will be the last to leave.” Read full report here.
Catholic Culture: Syrian rebels are besieging Aleppo, the nation’s largest city– leading to a “a new wave of the exodus of Christians,” according to a local prelate. “The families waited for high school to end, then they took their luggage, … Continue reading
CNA: “I trust in God and the Virgin Mary,” Sr. Maria said. “As members of a religious order we enjoy her special protection. In addition I am being accompanied by the prayers of so many people in my order. Our … Continue reading
Zenit: Inhabitants of Sadad, near Homs, who fled the largely Syrian Orthodox town when rebels attacked last month, are now returning home to discover the scale of atrocities in what is being seen as the worst act of anti-Christian persecution since … Continue reading
National Catholic Register: Church leaders warned that more blood, martyrs and the end of the Church in Syria is the price Syria will pay if the U.S. decides to go ahead with plans to arm the rebel forces. Syria’s two-year civil war … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Following the kidnapping and (reported) release of two Orthodox prelates, a parish priest in Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, discussed his ministry there. “Car bombs have been found near churches,” said the anonymous priest. “Divine Providence has permitted our … Continue reading
Aleteia: Kidnapped, lost and forgotten: On the 9th of February 2013, 27-year-old Father Michael Kayal from Aleppo, Syria, was abducted by Islamic extremist rebels. Two months later he is still missing, yet the world remains silent. Full report here.
Catholic Culture: More than 12,000 Syrian Catholics are trapped in the town of Rableh, near Homs, where there lives are endangered by hunger and disease, the Fides news service reports. More news here.
Here is a clip from CNA interview with Archbishop Nassar: “On the streets of Damascus you see people fleeing, there are refugees who, desperate, cross the city in search of a refuge,” he said. “The lack of charity structures, the … Continue reading
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