Tag: Syria
Emotional candlelight vigil held for massacred Syrians
St Michael the Archangel Melkite Catholic Cathedral held an interfaith candlelight vigil on 19 March for the Syrians massacred in recent weeks, mostly members of the minority Alawite community who live on the nation’s coastline.
“No one knows the end” of deadly violence in Syria, says...
"No one knows the end" of recent deadly violence in Syria, said Maronite Archbishop Antoine Chbair of Latakia and Tartus.
Church leaders condemn killings, urge prayers amid horrific Syria violence
Syria's top Christian leaders have condemned the killing and wounding of hundreds of Alawites, many of them civilians, by security forces and gunmen linked to the country's new Islamist rulers.
World must aid Syria at this “new chapter in its rich...
The head of the US Catholic bishops' international justice committee is calling on nations to help Syria after the 8 December fall of the Assad dictatorship in a lightning rebel offensive after 13 years of civil war.
With Assad’s fall, Syria’s papal nuncio prays for nation’s reconciliation, new...
The apostolic nuncio to Syria says he hopes the war-torn nation will "move toward reconciliation" and at least "some prosperity" under democratic rule, following former Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster in a lightning offensive by rebel groups.
Rebel takeover of the Syrian city of Aleppo leaves uncertainty for...
The seizure of the city of Aleppo by jihadist rebels leaves an uncertain future for some 25,000 Catholics in Syria.
Displaced christians in Syria and Turkey appeal for help
Devastated Christian communities across Turkey and Syria are pleading for help this Easter, with the death toll from February’s earthquake, now over 50,000, continuing to rise as rubble is cleared.
Catholic leaders call for halt to Syria sanctions in earthquake aftermath
Australian representatives of the two largest Catholic communities in Syria will call on the Government to halt sanctions for earthquake recovery
Pope backs global ceasefire resolution
Implementation of UN resolution would be "courageous"
By Courtney Mares
Pope Francis applauded the United Nations Security Council on Sunday for its recent resolution calling for...
Report spotlights Christians in need
Aid to the Church in Need faces increased challenge of supporting poor and persecuted Christians.
Improving life for refugees, one swim stroke at a time
Twenty-seven year-old Sophie is grateful she has been able to indulge her love of swimming since she arrived in Australia as a refugee from...
