The cut-off is a major challenge to the government’s effort throughout the nearly 6-year-old civil war to keep the capital as insulated as possible.
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Ceasefire deal reached in Syria, raising hopes for peace
The truce does not include the Islamic State group or al-Qaida’s branch in Syria. Several previous ceasefires all collapsed, some of them in a matter of days.
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‘Creating a Culture of Encounter’ is the theme for National Migration Week
“The week serves as both a time for prayer and action to highlight the contributions of immigrants and vulnerable populations coming to the United States.”
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Fight for Mosul Drags On While Displaced Numbers Grow
Speaking from Baghdad on Dec. 14, Kevin Hartigan, Catholic Relief Services’ regional director for the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe told America that his team was bracing for what may be unprecedented numbers of people in flight from the contested city.
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Catholic Relief Services Prepares as Mosul Offensive Continues
As crises in Syria and Iraq reach a crescendo, Kevin Hartigan, Catholic Relief Services’ regional director for the Middle East, Central Asia and Europe, speaks from Baghdad about responding to families fleeing conflict in the region.
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Pope Francis: Baby Jesus is a reminder of migrants
The nativity seen should remind us of the marginalized, the pope said.
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Genocide, crucifixion and rape: What Christians are facing in the Middle East
“I am very aware that my ethnicity is dying.”
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British cardinal: some media foster ‘climate of fear’ against migrants
“We were concerned about the levels of intolerance, of attitudes hardening, of attitudes of exclusion.”
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As an incoming president promises deportations, Los Angeles officials promise resistance
“We are not going to engage in law enforcement activities solely based on someone’s immigration status.”
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Pope: Refugees outweigh political concerns
The day before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, Pope Francis said he would make no judgments about the candidate and was interested only in the impact his policies would have on the poor.