War and Refugees – Page 12 – The Southern Cross

Aleppo Friar: Learn about Syria, Keep an Open Mind

By Caleb SC / February 1, 2017

Syrians don’t want to leave their homeland, they want a safe place to live in peace, said a Franciscan friar […]

What are You Doing about the Crises? Pope’s Prayer intention: That all those who are afflicted, especially the poor, refugees,

By Editor / January 8, 2017

Just what is true and what is opinion or agenda-driven lies or vague hearsay? In the age of fake news

By Kilian SC / December 15, 2016

Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to do everything possible to end the war in his country, to protect

By Kilian SC / December 7, 2016

Fifty percent of Syria’s hospitals and medical centres have been destroyed or looted and their staff kidnapped, tortured or slaughtered,

By Jael SC / November 18, 2016

Where there is no tenderness, there is cruelty and what is unfolding in Syria is a veritable “workshop of cruelty,”

By asiel / October 31, 2016

A French bishop defended the demolition of a migrant camp in northern France while urging greater help for displaced refugees

By Kilian SC / October 25, 2016

As a military operation in northern Iraq fights to wrest control of areas held by retaliating Islamic State forces, Pope

By Kilian SC / October 20, 2016

Children are the most vulnerable and hardest hit among the world’s migrants and require special protection, Pope Francis said. “Children