Only one of the 483 Syrian refugees admitted by the United States to date was Christian, although Christians are estimated to comprise 10 percent of the Syrian population. Photo:
Hassan Zahida and his wife Nour appear dazed and almost unbelieving they are finally safe. Their two-year-old little boy is happily making mud-cakes and playing with pebbles – just like
Pope Francis took three Syrian families and their six children back with him on the plane to Italy when he left the Greek island of Lesbos after his 6-hour visit
The Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, has appealed for increased funding to support refugees from the Syrian crisis, saying the Holy See will “continue its humanitarian
Since civil war erupted in 2011, half of Syria’s nearly 22 million people have been displaced—including many of its Christians.Before the conflict, approximately 1.1 million Syrians, or 5.2 percent of
Catholics 'should express openness and welcome to refugees', says Archbishop Joseph KurtzThe American Catholic Church “stands ready to help” in efforts to assist refugees fleeing war-torn countries in the Middle
Dear leaders of the world and people of good conscience,I write to you from Jerusalem to address the very serious refugee situation affecting countries across the Middle East and now
The UN funds earmarked for Syrian refugees in Jordan are about to be cut, and soon 450 thousand of them will be starving, with devastating consequences for the stability of