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“Here in Damascus, everything has become so expensive!” So says Sister Joseph-Marie Chanaa. “The worsening plight of the people has forced me to get involved in the social sphere in order to help the poor and the suffering”, she adds – for originally she worked as a catechist. A member [...]

Maronite Cathedral of St. Elijah will be new consecrated after war destruction After long repair work, the Maronite Cathedral of St. Elijah in the Syrian city of Aleppo will officially re-open on 20 July. During the Syrian Civil War, between 2012 and 2016, the cathedral suffered at least three [...]

Interview with Mgrs. Nidal Thomas: “We are not afraid, but we don’t know what the future holds for us.” More than 20,000 Christian families lived before the war in the Al-Jazeera region, on the border with Turkey in east-northern Syria. Many of them are the descendants of those who came [...]

The Syrians in general, but especially those living in Aleppo, tend to be more careless in regard to their personal safety and security than most people in the European countries. “Many of them say they have suffered for nine years and survived both warfare and hunger. Some people are [...]

Religious sister living in Syria talks about the country’s tragic conditions. March 15 will mark the ninth anniversary of the start of the conflict in Syria. "The situation is terrible," said Sister Maria Lúcia Ferreira, a sister from the Mar Yakub Monastery in Qara, in the Christian region of [...]

Middle East Christians are at direct risk of a second genocide which threatens them with wipe-out from the lands of the Bible. Christians could face total eradication from countries such as Iraq and Syria, where they have existed since the time of Christ’s first apostles. Father Andrzej Halemba, head of [...]

We are preparing for the arrival of the Lord; Christmas will soon be here. God has been made incarnate and wants to live among us. There is joy in heaven; the angels are singing and rejoicing in the glory of their Lord. The same cannot be said here on Earth. [...]

By: Irmina Nockiewicz Syrian Christians expect a new life in this Advent time, the same, as we do or even more. They look very much forward getting back home. Pontifical Foundation “Aid to the Church in Need” haste to help them with the reconstruction programs, at the same time [...]