Aleppo: Faith and courage in a city of conflict
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For five years the Syrian city of Aleppo has been a key battleground in the country's brutal civil war. This former financial hub was home to 250 thousand Christians with hopes and dreams. Now it has become a place of loss and suffering. With a fragile ceasefire in place, aid agencies are keeping up their work to help those who have lost everything as a result of the conflict.
Aleppo has been under attack for far too long.
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Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
2/9/2017 (9 years ago)
Published in Living Faith
Keywords: Aleppo, faith, Syria, Christians
Vatican City, Italy (Vatican Radio) - For five years the Syrian city of Aleppo has been a key battleground in the country's brutal civil war. This former financial hub was home to 250 thousand Christians with hopes and dreams. Now it has become a place of loss and suffering. With a fragile ceasefire in place, aid agencies are keeping up their work to help those who have lost everything as a result of the conflict. Head of Press and Information for Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) UK is John Pontifex, who recently returned from a visit to the city...
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