SYRIA: Extremist violence returns to Aleppo
Jihadists in Syria have renewed military attacks and are trying to seize Aleppo, prompting a priest in…
SYRIA: Christian families return to homes rebuilt after the uprising
Fifteen Syrian Christian families are set to resume their lives in a Damascus suburb ravaged by the…
SYRIA/LEBANON: Church thanks charity for vital solar panels amid energy crisis
Priests and religious Sisters in Lebanon have explained how the solar panels donated by a Catholic charity…
SYRIA: Mass emigration threatening Christian future in Syria
Stark warnings have come from respected Church figures that urgent action is desperately needed to prevent…
SYRIA: Situation ‘intolerable’ a year after earthquake, bishop says
On the first anniversary of a devastating earthquake, a bishop in Aleppo called for an end to…
SYRIA/LEBANON: Sisters brighten dark times with Christmas gifts for children
A Catholic charity is helping religious Sisters distribute Christmas gifts to 35,000 children in Syria and 10,000…
SYRIA: Poverty and mass exodus threatens future of Christianity in Syria
Uncontrollable emigration – driven by misery, corruption and Western sanctions – is crippling the Christian community in…
SYRIA/LEBANON: Charity funds Christian schools to curb Islamist extremism
To tackle an educational crisis in the Middle East, a Catholic charity is providing millions in aid…
SYRIA: Sister plays Santa giving thousands of deprived children winter coats
This Christmas, a religious sister in Syria will be distributing warm clothes to tens of thousands of…
SYRIA: Charity announces fresh aid for earthquake-struck areas
Repairs to schools, churches, monasteries, a kindergarten and a youth centre are to go ahead after a…
SYRIA/LEBANON: Mass exodus threatens future of Christianity
Desperate Christians in Syria and Lebanon “no longer have confidence in their country” and “there is no…
SYRIA: Archbishops demand West lift sanctions crippling Christian community
Syriac-Catholic leaders told a member of the Italian government that the economic sanctions against Syria are crushing…