
Catholic Archbishop Describes ‘Tense Calm’ in Aleppo After Regime Change
The new authorities have made a conscious effort to calm the population — yet safety is not the same as stability.
The new authorities have made a conscious effort to calm the population — yet safety is not the same as stability.
The friars ask the international community to intervene and protect the city’s infrastructure from further destruction.
Terra Santa College in Aleppo run by the Franciscans was hit by a strike. No casualties were reported.
Father Najjar revealed that Archbishop Masri strongly supported the school’s renovation.
Bishop-elect Jallouf joined the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land, holding various positions before returning to Knayeh in 2001 as a parish priest.
Melkite Greek Catholic Archbishop Jean-Clément Jeanbart described a Church alive, but told the Register it needs partners for its ‘Build to Stay’ movement.
Reports of civilians, mostly women and children, killed during the final battle for Aleppo prompt prayers.
Government forces and rebel groups are now engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Syria’s largest city, as civilians pay a heavy price.
Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Carl Anderson also warned that a ‘final solution’ is being inflicted on Christians and other vulnerable communities in the Middle East.
'We will do everything in our power so that Christmas this year may be a real feast for our faithful in Aleppo, a Christmas generous in celebrations and festivities,' Archbishop Jean-Clement Jeanbart wrote.
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