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Pope lights candle for peace in Syria—launch of ACN’s Advent campaign
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“May this prayer make them feel the closeness of God, who is faithful, and touch every conscience to bring about a sincere commitment to peace. ...
We are embarking on reconstruction program in Syria
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AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED (ACN) is embarking on a program of reconstruction and restoration in Syria, including in Aleppo, one of the cities ...
Syrian prelate denounces plan ‘to oust Christians from the region’
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“They do not want us to instruct pupils in the liturgical language, Syriac, and they do not want us to teach history because they prefer ...
For Syria’s youth, education holds key to a brighter future
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"During the war, we lived in difficult circumstances, especially as students. We studied by candlelight sometimes, not to mention the sounds of the explosions that ...
In Syria, a Christian family stays put in the face of hardship
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He attributes his family’s survival to the aid of the Melkite Church, the work of the bishops and priests: “They have done great work in ...
Church fills gap in medical care for Syria’s ‘Valley of the Christians’
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“People come to us asking for help and tell us that in other hospitals they couldn’t get treatment because they did not have enough money. ...
Wartime in Aleppo: ‘many days were like living in a movie’
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“I have two older brothers, both of whom have gone abroad, the first as an immigrant to Canada, and the second is waiting in Lebanon ...
Laying the foundation to rebuild Christian community in Homs, Syria
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A young expectant mother, Genan Abdalaha, expressed her joy and hope that she might give birth to her new child in her own home. She ...
Near historical landmark, Christian community in SYria slowly returns
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"Thanks be to God, my imprisonment did not last long; they exchanged me for a jihadist fighter who had been captured by the government.”
In Syria, there is Easter hope, but Christians are longing for better days
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“Christians would love to stay and be bound to their country because this is their land… What is preventing them from staying is the instability ...