Thursday, August 18, 2011

The Pope's appeal and the fears of Christians in Syria

Mosaic depiction of Mary holding an Arabic tex...

Mosaic depiction of Mary holding an Arabic text, Convent of Our Lady, Greek Orthodox Church, Sednaya, Syria. Image via Wikipedia


Sunny in Madrid, Stormy in Damascus

The few Arab Christians present at World Youth Day ask not to be forgotten. In Libya, and even more so in Syria, they are afraid that the fall of the regimes will bring them more harm than good. The caution of Vatican diplomacy 

by Sandro Magister


ROME, August 18, 2011 – Among the hundreds of thousands of young people who have streamed into Madrid for World Youth Day – with the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI in the Spanish capital today – there are also some who have gone there from Arab countries.

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