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A new dawn for Syria? Bishop Jallouf highlights Christians as pillars of reconstruction
Bishop Hanna Jallouf, the apostolic vicar of Aleppo and head of the Latin Church in Syria, told ACI MENA “we…
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Different paths to same vocation: Twin brothers ordained priests in Aleppo, Syria
The entrance into the Franciscan church in Aleppo, Syria, of the twins George and Johnny Jallouf, friars of the Custody…
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Joy in Syria: Pope Francis gives ‘green light’ for canonization of ‘Martyrs of Damascus’
A moment of prayer during the procession through the narrow streets of the Christian quarter of Bab-Touma (St. Paul) in…
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Franciscan friar in Syria becomes bishop of Latin-rite Catholics in Aleppo
The new Bishop Hanna Jallouf, OFM, walks down the center aisle of St. Francis Church in Aleppo, Syrian, after his…
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How the Salesians are helping youth in Syria, a country in its 12th year of civil war
Young Salesians in Syria. / Credit: Salesian ANS ACI Prensa Staff, Mar 16, 2023 / 17:30 pm (CNA). March 15…
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Priest laments that economic sanctions are preventing post-war recovery and reconstruction in Syria
Damage to the neighborhood near the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Aleppo, Syria / Madonna Ewaz/ACI MENA ACI Prensa Staff,…
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Pope Francis, Syriac Patriarch call for prayers after devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
A woman reacts as rescuers search for survivors through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Adana, Turkey, on Feb. 6,…
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Archbishop asks for prayers following new 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria
A pedestrian uses a smartphone as she walks past a collapsed building in Antakya, southern Turkey on Feb. 21, 2023.…
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Vatican archbishop to visit Catholics in Syria and Turkey as they confront earthquake fallout
Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti with Pope Francis / Vatican Media Vatican City, Feb 16, 2023 / 11:55 am (CNA). A Vatican…
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Priest after earthquake in Syria: We have seen death before us
Greek Catholic priest Father Fadi Najjar, who serves in Aleppo, Syria, appealed for prayers as his community faced the death…
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