Syria. Jallouf (Aleppo): “Al-Jolani assured me that he would respect Christians. May the new Syria be reborn under the mantle of Mary”

It all happened in ten days. First it was Aleppo, then Hama, Daraa, Homs and finally, on Sunday, also Damascus…

Aleppo: Franciscan Holy Land College attacked. Chiarot (Caritas Italy): “We are helpless as to what could happen in Syria”

The rebels led by the Turkish-aligned jihadist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) are advancing in Syria. After capturing Aleppo and…

War in Lebanon: some 100,000 displaced people – Syrian and Lebanese – flee to Syria

During the war in Syria that broke out in 2011, more than 1.5 million Syrians fled to the Land of…

Syria: Msgr. Jallouf (Latin Vicar), “The local population continue to suffer and to die, but no one talks about it anymore”

Friday, 15 March, marks the 13th anniversary of the Syrian Civil War, which continues to be waged. SIR publishes the…

Earthquake in Turkey. Father Pagniello (Caritas): “The local population needs our support”

“I think it’s important that we, as the Catholic Church in Italy, continue to focus our attention on what happened…

Syria. Father Jallouf (new vicar of Aleppo): “Pacify the hearts of Syrians”

On July 1st, Pope Francis appointed Fr. Hanna Jallouf Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo, which extends its…

Syria earthquake. The visit of Bishop Baturi – CEI – to Syrian Christians: “You are not alone. The Italian Church is by your side”

March 5 was the last day of the solidarity visit of the Secretary General of the Italian Bishops’ Conference, Msgr.…

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria: German Catholic Church, special collection to support relief efforts for victims on second Sunday of Lent

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Fr Bahjat (parish priest Aleppo), more tremors last night. “It’s a tragedy, we have to restart from scratch”

Two weeks after the earthquake of February 6, the nightmare continues. Two more tremors of magnitude 6.4 and 5.8 last…

Turkey – Syria earthquake. Msgr. Marayati (Armenians): “It is not the earthquake that kills, but human misbehaviour”

“Do not forget us”. Msgr. Boutros Marayati, Archbishop of Aleppo of the Catholic Armenians in Syria entrusted his plea to…

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Aleppo,  first-hand account of Archbishop Jeanbart “it’s a miracle that I’m alive”

Speaking to SIR from Aleppo, Msgr. Jeanbart, Archbishop Emeritus of the Melkite Greek Catholics, recounts the traumatic moments of last…