Pray with the Pope: February 2017
What are You Doing about the Crises? Pope’s Prayer intention: That all those who are afflicted, especially the poor, refugees,...
War and Refugees
Syria, What is the Truth?
Just what is true and what is opinion or agenda-driven lies or vague hearsay? In the age of fake news...
Pope writes to Syrian president, pleading for peace and aid corridors
Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to do everything possible to end the war in his country, to protect...
Doctors and Church leaders tell the Horrors of Life in Syria
Fifty percent of Syria’s hospitals and medical centres have been destroyed or looted and their staff kidnapped, tortured or slaughtered,...
Power struggle in Syria is a ‘Workshop of Cruelty’
Where there is no tenderness, there is cruelty and what is unfolding in Syria is a veritable “workshop of cruelty,”...
Bishop accepts French camp demolition, but urges change of heart toward refugees
A French bishop defended the demolition of a migrant camp in northern France while urging greater help for displaced refugees...
Pope expresses shock over cruelty waged against innocent Iraqis
As a military operation in northern Iraq fights to wrest control of areas held by retaliating Islamic State forces, Pope...
Children Have a Right to be Children
Children are the most vulnerable and hardest hit among the world’s migrants and require special protection, Pope Francis said. “Children...
Pope Francis Pleads for Civilians to be Rescued in Syria
In the wake of intensified attacks in Syria, Pope Francis called for an immediate cease-fire – even if temporary –...
