Syrian Archdiocese of Homs

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Archbishop Jacques Mourad denounced the practice of people driving around in official cars with loudspeakers proclaiming verses from the Quran and calling on Christians to convert.

Amid great danger, ‘Jesus wants his Church to remain in Syria,’ archbishop says

Jul 15, 2025

By Diego López Marina

The Syrian Catholic archbishop of Homs in Syria, Jacques Mourad, has issued an urgent appeal for the future of the... Read more

Fr. Jacques Mourad (R), in Deir Mar Mousa with Fr. Paolo Dall'Oglio (L) in an undated photo. Fr. Mourad was abducted this week, and Fr. Dall'Oglio in July 2013.

Syrian Catholic archdiocese asks prayers for kidnapped priest

May 22, 2015

The Syrian Catholic Archdiocese of Homs confirmed on Friday that a priest in the diocese has been kidnapped, and has... Read more