Syria. Card. Zenari (former nuncio): “I left a humiliated and devastated country. 80% of Christians have emigrated”

After 18 years in Damascus, Cardinal Mario Zenari leaves the apostolic nunciature, retracing for SIR news agency the civil war,…

Germany: Mgr Meier (Augsburg) visits Syria. “A sign for Christians in this country, they are not forgotten”

Jubilee of Young People. Syrians: “Dreamers of hope and peace”

A group of twenty Syrian youths will take part in the Jubilee of Young People. They describe themselves as “dreamers…

Syria: deadly attack at a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus. Monsignor Jallouf (Apostolic vicar): “The attack was directed not only against Christians, but against the entire Syrian population”

At least 20 people were killed and more than 60 others were wounded — many of them critically — in…

“Unjust Normality”: The war in the Middle East in the words of the missionaries

Dismay and sorrow are felt in the missions: the first-hand accounts come from Syria, Morocco, the Central African Republic and…

European Union: humanitarian response for Gaza, Syria and Lebanon boosted with €83 million

EU Parliament: green light for funding for Syria’s reconstruction. “Damascus should break free from Russia and Iran”

Syria. Father Karakach (parish priest of Aleppo): “A new civic commitment of young Christians”

Following the fall of Assad’s regime on December 8, Syria has been going through a transition process marked by insecurity…

Syria: humanitarian aids and funds from the EU. Von der Leyen, “after Assad, new hope for the people”

Syria. Card. Sako: “It caught by surprise the entire Middle East. Let’s hope the opposition leaders are sincere”

“It happened rapidly and marked a radical turning point. Let us hope that everything turns out well for Syria.” The…

Syria. Politi (NDCF): “We will have to wait and see who the liberating force really is and which dangers it might pose”

“The main cause of Assad’s fall is his regime’s political inability to respond to the 2011 uprising, coupled with the…