Syria

Irish solidarity with Syrian earthquake victims

February 13, 2023

News of the support and donations from Ireland to Syria has been inspirational for the suffering people there, says Tony O'Riordan SJ.

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Syria winter clothes appeal

December 5, 2022

Irish Jesuits International are urging people to help keep a Syrian child warm this Christmas as families face desperate dilemmas.

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A light of hope in Aleppo

December 20, 2016

The Jesuits in Aleppo are bringing food and comfort to the people who are still suffering dreadfully

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‘Inequality requires radical action’

September 16, 2015

The crisis is Syria was high on the agenda of a meeting of representatives from European Jesuit academic institutions, social research centres and advocacy groups. Eoin Carroll represented the Irish...

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Doing all one can

May 20, 2015

Fr Bernard Arputhasamy SJ, who is getting medical treatment in Ireland at present, is the director of the Jesuit Refugee Service in Jordan. The work is never-ending, and one has...

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“My brother” – his killer

April 15, 2015

"My brother": the last two words of Fr Frans van der Lugt SJ, spoken to his killer who shot him twice at point-blank range. Irish Jesuit Missions Office have made...

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‘Don’t forget us’ says Syrian Jesuit

November 28, 2014

Bishop Antoine Audo SJ is the Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo and president of Caritas Syria. Recently two of his close friends, both bishops, have been kidnapped and disappeared. He’s in...

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