Tag: Syria

  • February 9, 2023

Pope Francis calls for solidarity with Turkey, Syria after earthquakes

Pope Francis urged all people to be in solidarity with the regions of Turkey and Syria struck by...
  • February 7, 2023

Pope saddened by ‘huge loss of life’ after earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Pope Francis expressed his "spiritual closeness" and "solidarity" with those affected by a pair of powerful earthquakes that...
  • August 16, 2022

Syrian bishop: Aleppo facing ‘bombardment’ of poverty

Aleppo, besieged and destroyed in Syria's war, is calm now, but 11 years of war and the accompanying...
  • October 27, 2021

Vatican official: Bombs have not destroyed faith of Syria’s Christians

While much of the world has forgotten about the war in Syria and the extreme poverty plaguing most...
  • March 18, 2021

Poverty hitting Syrians hard even as fighting wanes, leaders say

Food, cooking fuel, jobs and, especially, hope are hard to come by in Syria, said two Catholic leaders...