Displaced people —
War in Lebanon: some 100,000 displaced people – Syrian and Lebanese – flee to Syria
di Daniele RocchiDuring the war in Syria that broke out in 2011, more than 1.5 million Syrians fled to the Land of…
Displaced people —
13TH YEAR OF WAR —
Syria: Msgr. Jallouf (Latin Vicar), “The local population continue to suffer and to die, but no one talks about it anymore”
di Daniele RocchiFriday, 15 March, marks the 13th anniversary of the Syrian Civil War, which continues to be waged. SIR publishes the…
SOLIDARITY —
Earthquake in Turkey. Father Pagniello (Caritas): “The local population needs our support”
di Amerigo Vecchiarelli“I think it’s important that we, as the Catholic Church in Italy, continue to focus our attention on what happened…
INTERVIEW —
Syria. Father Jallouf (new vicar of Aleppo): “Pacify the hearts of Syrians”
di Daniele RocchiOn July 1st, Pope Francis appointed Fr. Hanna Jallouf Apostolic Administrator of the Apostolic Vicariate of Aleppo, which extends its…
SOLIDARITY —
Syria earthquake. The visit of Bishop Baturi – CEI – to Syrian Christians: “You are not alone. The Italian Church is by your side”
di Daniele RocchiMarch 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
TESTIMONIES —
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Fr Bahjat (parish priest Aleppo), more tremors last night. “It’s a tragedy, we have to restart from scratch”
di Daniele RocchiTwo weeks after the earthquake of February 6, the nightmare continues. Two more tremors of magnitude 6.4 and 5.8 last…
INTERVIEW —
Turkey – Syria earthquake. Msgr. Marayati (Armenians): “It is not the earthquake that kills, but human misbehaviour”
di Daniele Rocchi“Do not forget us”. Msgr. Boutros Marayati, Archbishop of Aleppo of the Catholic Armenians in Syria entrusted his plea to…
INTERVIEW —
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Aleppo, first-hand account of Archbishop Jeanbart “it’s a miracle that I’m alive”
di Daniele RocchiSpeaking to SIR from Aleppo, Msgr. Jeanbart, Archbishop Emeritus of the Melkite Greek Catholics, recounts the traumatic moments of last…
TESTIMONIES —
Syria earthquake: Aleppo’s quake survivors
di Daniele RocchiA feeling of despair prevails among Aleppo’s earthquake survivors. They walk among the rubble of their homes, trying to salvage…
HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY —
Turkey and Syria earthquake: after the quake, fighting over aid blocked by regime and rebels. Alarm over orphans.
di Daniele RocchiAfter the earthquake, there is fighting over aid involving the Assad Regime and the rebels who govern the Idlib area.…
