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December 12, 2016

Updated: Pope writes to Syrian president, pleading for peace and aid corridors

A letter from Pope Francis was delivered to Syrian president Bashar Assad, pictured, by Cardinal Mario Zenari, the papal nuncio to Syria Dec. 12.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to do everything possible to end the war in his country, to protect civilians and to ensure humanitarian agencies can deliver emergency aid to the people.

Published in International
March 18, 2015

Patriarch rejects calls for outside military intervention in Syria

A man carries the body of a child after what activists said were airstrikes by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad in Damascus Feb. 5.

VATICAN CITY - The head of the Melkite Catholic Church rejected outright all calls for an international military intervention in Syria and urged Pope Francis and all Christian churches to "promote a concrete and realistic road map" to peace in the beleaguered nation.

Published in International