Syria

In a letter dated Feb. 23, Bishop Patrick Neary asked parishes to take up a special collection for earthquake relief on the weekend of Feb. 25-26 or the weekend of March 4-5.

“Let us not stop praying, fasting, helping and working so that the paths of peace find space in the jungle of conflicts,” the pope said June 23.

As much of the world’s attention is turned toward the pandemic and the current crisis in Ukraine, the conflict that has engulfed Syria for over a decade has been largely forgotten, said the apostolic nuncio to Syria.

Before giving his Christmas blessing to the city of Rome and to the world, Pope Francis drew attention to the many places around the globe and within human hearts in need of Jesus, the prince of peace.

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Pope Francis sent a video message Dec. 10 to an online meeting about the Syrian and Iraqi humanitarian crises.