Syria Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/international/countries/syria/ England and Wales Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:58:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Syria Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/international/countries/syria/ 32 32 174395915 Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo: We need a reunited Syria https://www.cbcew.org.uk/apostolic-vicar-of-aleppo-we-need-a-reunited-syria/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/apostolic-vicar-of-aleppo-we-need-a-reunited-syria/#respond Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:58:33 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=102568 In an interview with Vatican Media, the Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo, Bishop Hanna Jallouf, O.F.M, discusses the recent explosion of mass violence against remnants of the former Assad regime in the embattled nation, which led to the killing of more than 1,300 people, including women and children, and mass forced displacement of Alawite civilians. Syria […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/apostolic-vicar-of-aleppo-we-need-a-reunited-syria/feed/ 0 102568 Bishop Lang urges support for the thousands affected by the devastatating earthquake in Syria and Turkey https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-lang-urges-support-for-the-thousands-affected-by-the-devastatating-earthquake-in-syria-and-turkey/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-lang-urges-support-for-the-thousands-affected-by-the-devastatating-earthquake-in-syria-and-turkey/#respond Tue, 07 Feb 2023 11:33:19 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=71946 Bishop Declan Lang, who chairs the International Affairs department of the Bishops’ Conference, has offered prayers for victims and survivors of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck south-eastern Turkey and north-western Syria on 6 February. “Our prayers are with the people of Syria and Turkey; all those who have died, those who are mourning their […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/bishop-lang-urges-support-for-the-thousands-affected-by-the-devastatating-earthquake-in-syria-and-turkey/feed/ 0 71946 Pope grieving for victims of quakes in Turkey and Syria https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-grieving-for-victims-of-quakes-in-turkey-and-syria/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-grieving-for-victims-of-quakes-in-turkey-and-syria/#respond Mon, 06 Feb 2023 13:34:02 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=71895 Pope Francis says he is deeply saddened to learn of the huge loss of life caused by a powerful earthquake that has struck south-eastern Turkey and north-western Syria. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of the neighbouring countries early Monday morning toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,500 people. Hundreds are still […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-grieving-for-victims-of-quakes-in-turkey-and-syria/feed/ 0 71895 Pope Francis laments decade of Syria’s destructive civil war https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-laments-decade-of-syria-civil-war/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-laments-decade-of-syria-civil-war/#respond Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:48:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=54116 Pope Francis renews his appeal for an end to Syria’s decade-long civil war, as the people of the Middle Eastern nation struggle to survive. On 15 March 2011, unrest among the people of Syria boiled over. Protests against the Ba’athist government of President Bashar al-Assad escalated into an armed conflict following a violent suppression of […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pope-laments-decade-of-syria-civil-war/feed/ 0 54116 Fresh violations of human dignity in Idlib https://www.cbcew.org.uk/fresh-violations-of-human-dignity-in-idlib/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/fresh-violations-of-human-dignity-in-idlib/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:20:55 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=42685 The chair of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference International Affairs Department, has called on the UK government to help protect Syria’s civilians as fighting in Idlib intensifies. Bishop Declan Lang stated: “Today in Idlib we are witnessing fresh violations of human dignity being inflicted upon civilians who have already suffered almost a decade of violence.  Pope […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/fresh-violations-of-human-dignity-in-idlib/feed/ 0 42685 Statement: Repatriation of British orphans from Syria https://www.cbcew.org.uk/statement-on-the-repatriation-of-british-orphans-from-syria/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 16:08:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=41197 On Friday, 22 November a group of orphaned British children caught up in the war in Syria returned to the UK. The children, who are all from one family, are the first to be repatriated from the area of Syria once controlled by the Islamic State (IS) group. The Foreign Office was asked by the […]

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]]> 41197 Archbishop Urges Caution over Military Intervention in Syria Crisis https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-urges-caution-over-military-intervention-in-syria-crisis/ Mon, 09 Sep 2013 13:43:00 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-urges-caution-over-military-intervention-in-syria-crisis/ Archbishop on Syria

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