Violence against Christians Escalating in Syrian Conflict
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Says Christians Are Exploited in Conflict
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Catholic Mass Readings for Friday, January 25th, 2013
First ReadingActs 22:3-16 Paul addressed the people in these words:“I am a Jew, born in Tarsus in Cilicia,but brought up in this city.At the feet of Gamaliel I was educated strictly in our ancestral...
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After two years of Syrian violence, religious sisters continue aid
Damascus, Syria, Mar 15, 2013 / 06:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- While the world marks the second anniversary of demonstrations that began what is now the Syrian civil war, the Sisters of Charity of Besançon...
View ArticleSyrian War Especially Hard on Christians, Priest Notes
By CARL BUNDERSON/EWTN NEWS | DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian civil war, which has now begun its third year, has “totally destroyed” a quarter of the country with local Christians particularly hard hit by...
View ArticleCatholic Mass Readings for Friday, April 19th, 2013
First ReadingActs 9:1-20 Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord,went to the high priest and asked himfor letters to the synagogues in Damascus, that,if he should find...
View ArticleWartime Chaos ‘Paralyzes’ Lives of Syrian Christians
By CNA/EWTN NEWS | DAMASCUS, Syria — Only peace can end the suffering of Syria’s Christian refugees, say local Christian leaders who emphasize the need to give refugees hope alongside material support....
View ArticleNunciature in Damascus Comes Under Attack
A single mortar was fired at the apostolic nunciature in Damascus during the morning of Nov. 5. There were no reports of casualties or injuries. According to Asia News, the rocket was fired at the...
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Vatican nunciature to Syria hit by mortar; no casualties
Damascus, Syria, Nov 5, 2013 / 04:06 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican's nunciature in Damascus was hit by a mortar round at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, damaging the building but neither killing nor injuring...
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British Government Voices Support to Holy See After Attack on Damascus...
The British government has sent a message of support to the Holy See after the apostolic nunciature in Damascus came under attack on Tuesday. Sending the message through diplomatic channels, Britain’s...
View ArticleFive Children Killed in Attack on Damascus Primary School
Five children were killed Wednesday in a mortar attack on a Christian primary school in Damascus. The attack, which also wounded 27 others, was on the St. John Damascene primary school in the district...
View Article‘God Did Not Leave Us’: Abducted Nuns Released by Syrian Rebel Group
By CNA/EWTN NEWS | DAMASCUS, Syria — A group of Greek Orthodox nuns in Syria, as well as women from their convent’s orphanage, were returned safely Sunday, following their kidnapping by the rebel...
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