Damascus: A nun living in the Syrian capital Damascus is warning that food shortages are now so dire in the country that women and children are having to scavenge in bins. Sister Annie Demerjian told the Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in Need, that the deepening economic crisis hasContinue Reading

Aleppo,Syria: The Christian community in Syria’s second largest city is preparing to celebrate Our Lady of Fatima and consecrate the city to her. For Antoine Audo, Chaldean Archbishop of Aleppo, this will be a time of “hope” for Christians, who will bear witness to a faith that remains “strong in timesContinue Reading

Vatican City: As Christians in the Middle East continue to suffer innumerable hardships this Lenten season, the Vatican has announced that this year’s Good Friday Collection will benefit Christian communities in the Holy Land. “Once again, from every part of the Church, expressions of solidarity come together effectively in theContinue Reading