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March 11, 2020

Pope Francis prays for Syrian refugees at general audience

Pope Francis leads the general audience from his library in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican March 11, 2020. With precautions continuing to combat the coronavirus, the audience went forward without the usual crowds but was broadcast live on television and streamed on the internet.

VATICAN CITY -- Amid a nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus epidemic, Pope Francis soldiered on with his weekly general audience and called on people to not forget those who suffer from war and violence.

Published in Reflections
March 4, 2020

Some concerned Turkish president is weaponizing Syrian refugees

Syrian refugees try to reach the Turkish-Greek border in Turkey Feb. 28, 2020. Turkey and Greece are trading blame following the deaths of Syrian refugees trying to flee to Europe.

AMMAN, Jordan -- Turkey and Greece are trading blame following the deaths of Syrian refugees trying to flee to Europe, but some observers believe Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is weaponizing the Syrian refugee humanitarian crisis.

Published in International
April 18, 2019

CNEWA focusing on Middle East crisis

Melkite Archbishop Issam Darwich of Zahle, Lebanon, distributes Communion to Syrian refugee families at the Melkite Catholic archeparchy in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley in this 2017 file photo.

The Christian crisis in the Middle East will continue to absorb much of the time and money raised by the Catholic Near East Welfare Association in Canada, CNEWA-Canada executive director Carl Hetu told The Catholic Register.

Published in Canada