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Pope Francis urges support for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

February 12, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address on Feb. 12, 2023. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Feb 12, 2023 / 06:10 am (CNA).
Pope Francis prayed Sunday for the people of Turkey and Syria who are suffering after devastating earthquakes killed more t… […]

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Priest after earthquake in Syria: We have seen death before us

February 10, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Greek Catholic priest Father Fadi Najjar, who serves in Aleppo, Syria, appealed for prayers as his community faced the death and devastation after an earthquake struck Syria and Turkey on Feb. 6, 2023. / Credit: AVAN

ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 10, 2… […]

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Christian leaders in Syria call for an end to ‘unjust’ sanctions that they say hamper aid to the needy

February 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Syrians build a temporary camp to house families made homeless by a deadly earthquake in the town of Harim in Syria’s rebel-held northwestern Idlib province on the border with Turkey, on Feb. 8, 2023, two days after a deadly earthquake that hit … […]

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Pope Francis leads Hail Mary for victims of earthquake in Turkey and Syria

February 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Pope Francis prayed for victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria during his general audience on Feb. 8, 2023. / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Vatican City, Feb 8, 2023 / 02:56 am (CNA).
Pope Francis concluded his public audience on Wednesday with a pr… […]

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Statue of Mary untouched in earthquake that demolished cathedral in Turkey

February 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Image of the Virgin Mary in the rubble of the Cathedral of Alexandria in Turkey, Feb. 6, 2023. / Credit: Facebook Antuan Ilgit SJ

CNA Newsroom, Feb 7, 2023 / 14:20 pm (CNA).
A statue of the Virgin Mary was untouched after the collapse of a Cath… […]

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Catholic aid agencies respond after devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria

February 7, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

A Syrian woman and her children warm by a stove at an emergency shelter in the center of the city of Maarat Misrin, in the rebel-held northern part of the northwestern Idlib province Feb. 7, 2023, one day after a deadly earthquake hit Syria and … […]

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Pope Francis, Syriac Patriarch call for prayers after devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

February 6, 2023 Catholic News Agency 4

A woman reacts as rescuers search for survivors through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey, on Feb. 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country’s southeast. The combined death toll for Turkey and Syria after the … […]

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New Syrian Catholic archbishop tells how he survived captivity by Islamic State

January 23, 2023 Catholic News Agency 2

Syrian archbishop-elect Father Jacques Mourad. / Credit: ACN

ACI Prensa Staff, Jan 23, 2023 / 16:15 pm (CNA).
A Syrian priest, whose appointment as archbishop was confirmed by Pope Francis on Jan. 7, shared the difficult times he spent being he… […]

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Casualties reported after attack on church inauguration in Syria

July 24, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Aftermath of the attack on the inauguration of Hagia Sophia Greek Orthodox Church in Al-Suqaylabiyah, Syria, July 24, 2022. / Courtesy photo from inauguration participant

Denver Newsroom, Jul 24, 2022 / 09:48 am (CNA).
At least one person was k… […]

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Pope Francis discusses ‘survival of Christians in the Middle East’ with Melkite bishops

June 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Pope Francis met with the synod of bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church on June 20, 2022. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Jun 20, 2022 / 09:45 am (CNA).
Pope Francis discussed the “survival of Christians in the Middle East” with Catholic … […]

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