Pope Francis ‘pained’ by decision to turn Hagia Sophia into mosque
- Jul 12, 2020
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To understand this papacy, forget Rome – head to Lampedusa
- Jul 9, 2020
Pope Francis’s 2013 trip to Lampedusa was just four and a half hours long, but rarely has a mere half-day in the life of a papacy been so replete with both symbolism and substance.
Pope asks prayers for Syria, Yemen, Ukraine
- Jun 29, 2020
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing, Pope Francis asked people to also remember the ongoing crises in Syria and Yemen, and he offered prayers to the thousands of people in western Ukraine suffering the effects of violent flooding.
Religious freedom commission: U.S. cannot ignore northeast Syria
- Jun 11, 2020
The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has urged Washington to take concrete actions to safeguard religious freedoms established in northeast Syria, an area imperiled by Turkish troops and allied militants.
Syrian archbishop says he can still find happiness, despite destruction
- Jun 4, 2020
Despite being surrounded by war, persecution and destruction, the archbishop of war-torn Aleppo in Syria says that he’s still able to find happiness.
Vatican envoy warns against ‘cloud of silence’ on Syrian war
- May 22, 2020
The Vatican’s ambassador to Syria has urged the international community not to forget the country, which has been crippled by a decade of civil war, and appealed for governments to assist Syrian migrants and refugees living abroad.
Syria sanctions aren’t working and need to end, Catholic activist says
- May 2, 2020
Robert Chelhod is Syrian living in Aleppo who works for AMU (Azione per un Mondo Unito – Actions for a United World), an NGO associated with the Focolare Catholic lay movement.
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