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November 20, 2016

Promoting reconciliation and forgiveness, Salesians remain in Syria

Fr. Alejandro León, who has lived in the Middle East for more than 13 years, including the last five in Syria, said that being in the war-torn country during the war is “ a sign of mercy and the love of God.”

DAMASCUS – Fr. Alejandro León is a Salesian missionary who has lived more than 13 years in the Middle East, and in Syria since 2011 – precisely when its civil war began. He has said that being there during the war is “ a sign of mercy and the love of God,” even though it involves risking his own life and often being close to death.

Published in International