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Syrian prelate: �tolls' extracted by rebels have dramatically increased price of food

A Syrian Catholic prelate has told the Fides news agency that “tolls” levied by rebels have increased the price of food “almost tenfold” in some areas of the country. “The militias of …

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Pope meets Lebanese president, talks focus on Syrian conflict

Pope Francis met on May 3 with President Michel Sleiman of Lebanon, for talks that centered on the violence in Syria, the impact of that conflict on Lebanon, and the plight of Christians …

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Syrian bishops still in captivity; Christian homes shelled in Aleppo

A week after they were kidnapped, two Syrian Orthodox prelates remained in captivity on April 29, with Church leaders unable to identify the kidnappers or their motives. Meanwhile a …

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