The pope is praying especially for peace in Syria, Nigeria and the Koreas.
Syria
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
The U.S. has interfered enough in Syria
The U.S.-led missile strikes on Syria are a show of force that will accomplish nothing in a country that has seen nothing but war for seven years.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Was the British Government right to attack Syria without Parliament’s approval?
The prime minister authorized Royal Air Force participation in the U.S.-led strike while Parliament was in recess, upending an recent tradition of shared powers.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Peace in Syria is impossible without U.S. military intervention
If the U.S. does not take this opportunity to strike the Assad regime, the lesson to every dictator will be that they can get away with any atrocity that keeps them in power.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis is “deeply disturbed” by international failure to reach peace in Syria
The pope’s first comments on Syria since the missile attacks
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope Francis denounces chemical weapons attack in Syria
A suspected chemical-weapon attack occurred late April 7 when Syrian army warplanes bombed the eastern town of Douma.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
As Syrian war grinds on, humanitarian aid slow to ramp up
Getting humanitarian aid to desperate populations during the conflict has largely been contingent on the warring sides to agree to a temporary cease fire.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Christian activists warn of slaughter of Syrian civilians in Afrin
People in and around Afrin are facing the warplanes, tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons of NATO’s second-largest standing army, Turkey.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Exploring the trauma and dangers of refugee resettlement in America
Over five million people have fled Syria since 2011 and just under 21,000 have been accepted into the United States. ‘This Is Home’ looks into the U.S. resettlement process.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Pope calls for immediate end to the violence in Syria
February has been one of the most violent months in the seven years of conflict.