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How the Salesians are helping youth in Syria, a country in its 12th year of civil war

March 16, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Young Salesians in Syria. / Credit: Salesian ANS

ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 16, 2023 / 17:30 pm (CNA).
March 15 marked the 12th year of civil war in Syria, where bombs, poverty, and earthquakes have destroyed the country. Nevertheless, the Salesians… […]

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‘You are not forgotten,’ Pope Francis tells Syrians entering 12th year of war

March 17, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

A Syrian refugee. / thomas koch via Shutterstock.

Rome Newsroom, Mar 17, 2022 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis has said that the Catholic Church’s message to Syrians as their country enters its 12th year of war is “you are not forgotten.”The pope… […]

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Syria lost in ‘oblivion’ on 11th anniversary of war, says cardinal

March 15, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

The Syrian flag. / By ART production via Shutterstock.

Rome Newsroom, Mar 15, 2022 / 07:51 am (CNA).
On the 11th anniversary of the start of the civil war in Syria, the papal nuncio lamented the country’s loss of hope for the future.“The Syrian… […]

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Here’s what a young Syrian refugee is hoping for this Christmas

December 14, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Majed, a Syrian refugee living in Zahlé, Lebanon. / Aid to the Church in Need.

Zahle, Lebanon, Dec 14, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
As Christmas approaches, Majed knows that he has something important in common with the newborn Jesus. In an interview… […]

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Pope Francis donates $170,000 to Catholic Church in Syria

October 28, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri (front row, sixth from left) with Syrian Catholic Church leaders. / orientchurch.va.

Damascus, Syria, Oct 28, 2021 / 04:05 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has donated $170,000 to the Catholic Church in Syria for its charitable wo… […]

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Vatican cardinal visits Syria in 10th year of civil war

October 25, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Mario Zenari takes possession of the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci in Rome, Italy on March 25, 2017. / Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican City, Oct 25, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
A Vatican cardinal is visiting Syria during the 10t… […]

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On 10th anniversary of Syria’s war, Catholic charity urges US and EU to help aid reach poor

March 15, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

CNA Staff, Mar 15, 2021 / 05:00 am (CNA).- On the 10th anniversary of Syria’s war, a Catholic charity urged the United States and the European Union to remove obstacles to aid reaching the country’s neediest people.

Aid to the Church in Ne… […]

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Pope Francis prays for ‘martyred Syria’ on eve of 10th anniversary of war

March 14, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Vatican City, Mar 14, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).- Pope Francis urged the world not to forget the ongoing suffering of the “martyred” people of Syria on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the start of the Syrian war.“Ten years ago, the bloody conflict in Sy… […]

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