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US weighs military action in Syria as bishops call for dialogue
Top U.S. officials say they are still considering a “narrow” military response to the reported use of chemical weapons in... Read more
Pope and Jordanian king urge dialogue to end Syrian violence
Pope Francis met with King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan on Thursday morning, giving special attention to the... Read more
Military involvement in Syria could spark world war, bishop warns
The bishop of Aleppo, Syria, has cautioned that foreign military action in the country could spark a global war, making... Read more
Twenty-thousand Syrian Kurds forced to take refuge in Iraq
Following recent clashes in Syria between al-Qaeda linked opposition groups and Kurdish forces, 20,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Iraqi... Read more
Pope urges union of faith and charity in Middle East
Considering the plight of Christians in Syria and across the Middle East, Pope Francis advised aid agencies for Christians in... Read more
Vatican representative at UN pleads for end to Syria 'bloodbath'
The apostolic nuncio to the United Nations urged those with influence over the warring parties in Syria to encourage them... Read more
Kidnapped Syrian bishop in need of medicine
No news has emerged of the two kidnapped Orthodox bishops in Syria, more than a week since their disappearance, and... Read more
Cardinal Dolan urges freedom for kidnapped bishops
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a plea for the... Read more
Kidnapped bishops spur call for religious freedom promotion
The recent kidnapping of two Orthodox bishops in Syria has a former diplomat urging the U.S. government to make religious... Read more
Syrian Christians begin traditional fast amid continuing violence
The head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church encouraged Syria's Eastern Catholics to offer prayers for peace during their church's... Read more
Pope Benedict urges end to bloodshed in Syria
Pope Benedict XVI called for an immediate halt to “all violence and shedding of blood” in Syria during his weekly... Read more
Syrian archbishop laments continued violence
Maronite Archbishop Samir Nassar of Damascus spoke out against the violent conflict between government and rebel forces in Syria, drawing... Read more
Patriarch hopes Lebanon papal visit will bring peace to Syria
Patriarch Gregorios III, head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, said he hopes Pope Benedict's visit to Lebanon in September will... Read more
Syrian bishop says civil war not the only option
One of Syria's most senior Catholic bishops believes his country can still regain the path to peace and reform despite... Read more
