Friday 19 April |

Saint of the Day: Bl. James Duckett

Syria

POPE AUDIENCE

I.Media

Pope Francis sends message of closeness to Syrian Catholics after killing of 2 priests

SYRIAN PRIEST KILLED;AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED

Fionn Shiner-ACN

ISIS claims responsibility for murder of Catholic priest in Syria

KURDS

Marta Petrosillo - ACN

Turkish clash with Kurds could result in exodus of Christians, says Catholic bishop

Archbishop Bashar Warda, Archbishop of Erbil in Iraq – © Marcin Mazur-CC – fr

Aleteia

Chaldean Catholic Archbishop in Iraq warns of influx of refugees into Iraq from Syria

SYRIA

Tobias Lehner - ACN News

Pope Francis blesses 6,000 rosaries for Syrian families

Murcadha O’Flaherty-ACN News

In Homs, Syria, there is Easter hope, but Christians are longing for better days

AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED; ANTOINE HADDAD; SYRIA

Zelda Caldwell

Christians in Aleppo, Syria: “The pain, poverty, and hunger we’ve endured are enough.”

SYRIA

J-P Mauro

Islamic State families flee as they lose the last of IS held territory

Syrian children

J-P Mauro

Candles for Peace in Syria aids 50,000 children

POPE FRANCIS,CANDLE,SYRIA

Aleteia

Pope lights candle for children of Syria

ALEPPO ARMENIAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL

Maria Lozano - ACN

This charity is rebuilding the Catholic cathedrals of Aleppo, Syria

SYRIAN,REFUGEES

Zelda Caldwell

ISIS has seized 700 hostages in Syria, says Putin

GHOUTA,SYRIA

I.Media

Return of Christians to their homes in Syria, Iraq is a “duty of civilization,” says Pope Francis

WEB3 SAINT CATHERINE MONASTERY LIBRARY GOES DIGITAL Courtesy of UCLA Library

V. M. Traverso

The oldest library in the world goes digital

ANCIENT PALMYRA RUINS

V. M. Traverso

Rare photographs of Palmyra before ISIS destroyed it

ISIS KIDNAPPED WOMEN

Zelda Caldwell

ISIS kidnaps women and children in Syria in bloody attack that left hundreds dead

RAQA CROSS

Gelsomino Del Guercio

Why is the Syrian Church not condemning Assad, but criticizing the rebels and the UN?

SYRIA,CAMP

John Burger

Middle Eastern Church leaders put Syrian crisis in context

Odyssey Dawn

John Burger

US and allies launch military strikes against Syrian regime over chemical weapons

GHOUTA,SYRIA

J-P Mauro

15 Syrian children killed in suspected Russian air strike

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