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Syria situation ‘devastating,’ threatens Christian community
Doreen Abi Raad / CNS | 05.24.2021
BEIRUT (CNS) The Syriac Catholic patriarch said the situation in Syria “continues to be humanly unbearable and devastating” and risks emptying the war-torn country of its Christian community for good.
Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan called on Western countries to lift “all economic sanctions against Syria, because they only harm the innocent.”
“The economic sanctions imposed on Syrian people by the Western governments in the name of democracy and political liberty have created horrendous consequences in a country that endured wars, siege and abandonment for over 10 years,” Patriarch Younan told Catholic News Service May 23 after visiting Syria.
May 24, 2021 Catholic News Service BEIRUT – The Syriac Catholic patriarch said the situation in Syria continues to be humanly unbearable and devastating and risks emptying the war-torn country of its Christian community for good. Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan called on Western countries to lift all economic sanctions against Syria, because they only harm the innocent. The economic sanctions imposed on Syrian people by the Western governments in the name of democracy and political liberty have created horrendous consequences in a country that endured wars, siege and abandonment for over 10 years, Patriarch Younan told Catholic News Service May 23 after visiting Syria.
Lebanese sanctuary where Mary, Jesus rested is ‘very holy land’
A statue of Mary is seen outside the ancient grotto of Our Lady of Mantara in Maghdouché, Lebanon, April 30, 2021. It is the site where tradition says Mary waited for Jesus while he was preaching in Sidon and Tyre. (CNS photo/Doreen Abi Raad)
By Doreen Abi Raad • Catholic News Service • Posted May 5, 2021
SIDON, Lebanon (CNS) In the village of Maghdouché, overlooking the ancient Mediterranean coastal city of Sidon, a statue of the Blessed Mother holding the infant Jesus graces the hilltop.
It is also the site where holy tradition says Mary waited for her son Jesus while he was preaching in Sidon and Tyre, thus the name, “Our Lady of Mantara,” or “waiting.” After his preaching, Jesus would join his mother at the grotto.
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