Although it does allude to many different episodes of the abuse meted out to Christians by their Muslim neighbors, especially in Pakistan, The Persecuted: True Stories of Courageous Christians Living Their Faith in Muslim Lands […]
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… […]
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… […]
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… […]
Mass is celebrated in Baalbek, Lebanon. / Aid to the Church in Need.
Rome Newsroom, Nov 17, 2021 / 06:10 am (CNA).
As cathedrals and monuments around the world are illuminated in red this week to highlight the plight of persecuted Christians, t… […]
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… […]
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… […]
Rome Newsroom, Mar 25, 2021 / 05:20 am (CNA).- An Italian cardinal who remained in Syria for the entire duration of the 10-year civil war has said that he fears “time is running out” to rebuild the country as it descends into deeper poverty… […]
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… […]
CNA Staff, Mar 14, 2021 / 03:04 pm (CNA).- Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the start of the Syrian war, the Catholic charity Caritas has launched a campaign to help children in Syria with much needed medical, humanitarian, and educational resources.Ma… […]
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