Turkey-Syria quake: EU civil protection, ten search and rescue teams mobilised
EARTHQUAKE —
Earthquake hits Turkey and Syria. Fr Bahjat ( parish priest in Aleppo): “A devastating tragedy, do not abandon us”
di Daniele RocchiA 7.8-magnitude tremor hit southern Turkey and central and northwestern Syria this morning at 4.17 a.m. local time (2.17 a.m.…
TESTIMONY —
Syria: Fr. Alsabagh (Nazareth), “like a ball that is being kicked around”
di Daniele RocchiThe 15th Day of volunteers and associations in the Holy Land was held November 5 in Rome. Speakers included Father…
TESTIMONY —
War in Syria: Amjad (political refugee): “The Syria I knew was a beautiful mosaic”
di Daniele RocchiThe story of Amjad, political refugee from Syria, his new life in Italy and his dream of seeing his country…
MIGRANT EMERGENCY —
“Boomerang effect and aberration”: the Poland-Belarus wall in the eyes of host communities
di Ilaria De Bonis (*)“Africa is exemplary in its reception of refugees despite extreme poverty. It’s the continent that builds refugee camps instead of…
CRISIS AND CONFLICTS —
The limbo of Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan. Increasing numbers of Lebanese citizens are leaving the country
di Patrizia CaiffaOnce a country of welcome, Lebanon now braces for new emigration due to a severe economic crisis. The situation of…
PERSECUTED CHRISTIANS —
From Maiduguri to Idlib, the silent Easter of Nigerian and Syrian Christians
di Daniele RocchiEaster in Nigerian and Syrian Christian communities in the deadly grip of Boko Haram terrorists and Tahrir al-Sham jihadist groups.…
MIDDLE EAST —
Syria: 10 years of civil war. Card. Zenari (nuncio): “Relentless confrontation, as the population plunges deeper into despair”
di Daniele RocchiSyria marks ten years of a war which continues to claim lives, even though it no longer makes the headlines.…
TESTIMONY —
Syria: 10 years of civil war. Fr Jallouf (Idlib): “The situation in Syria is only bound to get worse.” The threefold impact of conflict, sanctions and COVID-19 on the local population
di Daniele RocchiThe Syrian conflict enters its tenth year ( March 15, 2011), with almost half a million deaths. Some 12 million…
Syria: EU-sponsored conference in Brussels on 29 and 30 March. “Supporting the future of the country and the region”
CHRISTMAS IN A WAR ZONE —
Christmas in Syria. Card. Zenari (Nuncio): “The poverty into which Jesus was born is the same poverty afflicting Syrian children today.” Testimonials from Idlib and Qamishli
di Daniele RocchiThe Christian communities in war-torn Syria look forward to Christmas. First-hand accounts from the Apostolic Nuncio, Card. Mario Zenari, and…
