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January 25, 2016

Syriac bishop for Canada says he will prioritize refugees, vocations

Syrian refugees wait at the border near Royashed, Jordan, Jan. 14. Bishop Antoine Nassif, Canada's first bishop for Syriac Catholics, says he'll make refugees a priority.

BEIRUT - The newly ordained bishop for the Syriac Catholic Church in Canada pledged to make his first priority the suffering and spiritual needs of beleaguered Syriacs seeking refuge in Canada.

Published in Canada
January 4, 2016

Syriac church leaders angered by Islamic State attack in Qamishli

Evacuees from besieged towns in Syria rest at Ebla Hotel in Damascus Dec. 30.

BEIRUT - Syriac church leaders denounced the year-end terrorist attack that targeted Christian-owned restaurants in Qamishli, Syria.

Published in International
November 2, 2015

Syriac Catholic bishops call for diplomacy to achieve peace in Syria, Iraq

Syrians look at a destroyed field hospital in the rebel-held area of Douma on the outskirts of Damascus, Oct. 29. Syriac Catholic bishops, meeting in Lebanon for their annual synod, called for an end to the conflicts in Syria and Iraq through diplomacy.

BEIRUT - Syriac Catholic bishops, meeting in Lebanon during their annual Synod, called for a diplomatic solution to achieve peace in Syria and Iraq.

Published in International
August 6, 2014

Patriarch pleads for help to stop Christian ‘genocide’ in Iraq

Syriac Archbishop Ignatius Joseph III Younan.

OTTAWA - The head of the Syriac Catholic Church is pleading for Western nations to intervene immediately with diplomatic and political clout to save the Middle East’s ancient Christian communities as they face “a kind of genocide.” 

Published in International