Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, visited Aleppo, Syria, encouraging the remaining Christian community to help rebuild the nation and maintain a Christian presence in the Middle East. He acknowledged the immense challenges faced by Syrian Christians but stressed the importance of active participation in building a new Syria.
Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, visits Aleppo and encourages local Christians to help rebuild Syria and to keep the Christian presence alive in the Middle East.Bishop Tighe: ‘Antiqua et Nova’ offers guidance on ethical development of AIThe road from Damascus to Aleppo offers a glimpse of the martyrdom that Syria has endured over the past decade.
The outskirts of Homs are dotted with deserted villages, save for a few camps of displaced persons. The same is true for the Idlib countryside, where the devastation is compounded by the ruins left by the 2023 earthquake. The Cardinal acknowledged the immense difficulties and uncertainties Christians of all denominations face, but he stressed that their fears must not lead to paralysis. Syrian Christians must do everything possible to secure a role as equals with other citizens and find ways to contribute to building a new nation, he said.
The suffering endured by the local population was also visible at a meeting with the sisters of a nun from Aleppo, who was killed by a missile at the start of the war.At the Franciscan convent, the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches concluded the day with a meeting with Italy’s ambassador, Stefano Ravagnan, and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi.
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