Syrian bishop: Aleppo facing ‘bombardment’ of poverty

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Doreen Abi Raad, Catholic News Service

BEIRUT (CNS) — Aleppo, besieged and destroyed in Syria’s war, is calm now, but 11 years of war and the accompanying economic sanctions have left the city impoverished. “We don’t have any direct violence, armed groups or bombardments on or around the city since the end of 2017,” Chaldean Catholic Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo […]

We are always first when we put our trust in God | Word Alive

Friday, September 18, 2020

Carl Hétu

Carl Hétu of CNEWA reflects on how one Syrian refugee's experience of discrimination has brought him closer to Christ.

Pope Francis’ Video Message for Peace in Syria

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Salt + Light Media

The following is the transcript of the video message that Pope Francis has sent on the occasion of the campaign for peace in Syria promoted by Caritas Internationalis on the theme: “Syria, peace is possible”: Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today I want to speak to you about something that saddens my heart a lot: the […]

Behind Vatican Walls: Syrian Refugees

Friday, April 22, 2016

Alicia Ambrosio

While Pope Francis has been personally helping Syrian refugees relocate to Europe, a joint Catholic – Russian Orthodox delegation visited Lebanon and Syria. The delegation identified ways the two churches can work together to help Syrians. Officials from the Catholic aid agency Aid to the Church in Need and officials from the Moscow patriarchate of […]

CCCB Easter Message – Why Do You Look for the Living Among the Dead?

Saturday, March 26, 2016

Salt + Light Media

Why Do You Look for the Living Among the Dead? Easter message by Bishop Douglas Crosby, O.M.I. Bishop of Hamilton and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops As Syrian refugees begin to settle into their new reality of life in Canada, stories of their journeys to this new land all have similar themes. […]

What is bigger: fear or mercy?

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Carlos Ferreira

It is very difficult to process what happened in Paris over the last few days. It is very easy to take the route of placing blaming to this group or the other. When I see people on social media saying that we should not welcome Syrian and Iraqi refugees because they are somehow responsible for what happened […]

Coast to Coast: October 25 to October 31

Saturday, October 31, 2015

Salt + Light Media

Here are a few things that we’ve been reading about across the country this week: In Antigonish, NS a significant donation to St. Francis Xavier University means more people who would not normally have access to post-secondary education will not get that access. In Toronto, the Archdiocese is on track to bring 100 refugee families […]

My Constant Dose of Reality in the Syrian Conflict

Monday, July 27, 2015

Stefan Slovak

In his General Audience yesterday, Pope Francis prayed for the dire and violent situation facing Syria. He specifically brought to the attention of the world, the yet unknown whereabouts of three clergy who were kidnapped in the country in 2013: Italian Jesuit Father Paolo Dall’Oglio, Syriac-Orthodox Archbishop Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim of Aleppo and Greek-Orthodox […]

Director of JRS Syria: “We don’t have the right to do nothing”

Friday, December 26, 2014

Sebastian Gomes

The Director of Jesuit Refugee Services in Syria, Fr. Nawras Sammour, SJ visited Toronto last week to speak about the ongoing civil war and refugee crisis plaguing his home country. The event, which was co-hosted by Canadian Jesuits International and Development and Peace, was held at the Jesuit parish of Our Lady of Lourdes in […]

Thanksgiving: Ours and Theirs

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Salt + Light Media

Home for the holiday. Doors flung open as family gathers from near and far. A moment to thank God for the blessings of the past year. Imagine the place you call home is Aleppo, Syria. Every family, including yours, has a member who has been raped, or martyred or broken by the psychological, material, and […]