Syrian Civil War

Papal representative to Syria warns Vatican diplomats ‘time is running out’
- Oct 15, 2020
In a rare move, Pope Francis’s representative in Syria met on Thursday with the ambassadors accredited to the Vatican, in an attempt to raise awareness on the impact of the eight-year-long civil war in the country.

By Inés San Martín
Hope is dying in Syria, cardinal says
- Sep 20, 2020
With no end of conflict and no path toward economic recovery in sight, the Syrian people are losing hope that any sense of peace and normalcy will return, said the apostolic nuncio to Syria.

By Junno Arocho Esteves
Christians, others warn Turkey is ‘weaponizing water’ in northeast Syria
- Aug 30, 2020
Parts of Syria’s north where Kurds, Christians and Yazidis have practiced religious freedom in recent years are reportedly again under attack by mainly Turkish military and their allied Syrian Islamist fighters.

By Dale Gavlak

Reopening of ancient cathedral a silver lining for Syria’s Christians
- Jul 22, 2020
Earlier this week Christians in Syria, particularly members of the Maronite Catholic Church, got a silver lining amid the woes of war and the coronavirus when the ancient Cathedral of Saint Elijah in Aleppo was formally reopened after years of restoration.

By Elise Ann Allen

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.

By Dale Gavlak
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.

By Inés San Martín
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.

By Elise Ann Allen
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.

By Charles C. Camosy