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An injured man receives treatment inside a field hospital in Douma, Syria, after April 3 airstrikes(CNS photo/Mohammed Badra, EPA).
Politics & SocietyVatican Dispatch
Gerard O’Connell
Italian media report that a nerve gas was used in yesterday’s attack by the forces of the Assad regime against the rebels in this area.
Internally displaced children eat inside a tent in Aleppo, Syria, Oct. 8, 2014. (CNS photo/Jalal Al-Mamo, Reuters) 
Politics & SocietyDispatches
James Martin, S.J.
“We find God in every act of mercy we do unto others.”
In this photo taken Sunday, Feb. 26, an 11-year-old Syrian refugee girl poses for a biometric iris scan in an interview room of the U.N. refugee agency in Amman, the first step in what are typically two years of interviews and background checks ahead of possible resettlement to the West, including the United States. (AP Photo/Karin Laub)
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Karin Laub - Associated Press
Many of the 5 million Syrian refugees who scratch out a living in overwhelmed neighboring states such as Jordan aren't necessarily candidates for a rare slot in the resettlement program. Instead, priority is given to the most vulnerable.
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Dale Gavlak - Catholic News Service
Trump's action slapped a 90-day ban on all entry to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries with terrorism concerns.
Politics & SocietyNews
Philip Issa - Associated Press
Russia, Iran and Turkey set up a three-way mechanism to ensure compliance of all sides.
Soldiers with Iraq's elite counterterrorism forces secure houses and streets during fighting against Islamic State militants to regain control of the eastern neighborhoods of Mosul, Iraq, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Kevin Clarke
The struggle to liberate Mosul from ISIS militants has entered a third month of often savage combat.