‘The world is watching Syria,’ says Aleppo archbishop
December 17, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: “The world is watching Syria now,” Maronite Catholic Archbishop Joseph Tobjie of Aleppo said in an interview with Vatican News, emphasizing that the country’s new government will be judged on its treatment of religious minorities.
The country’s new Islamic leadership has “made promises to respect all communities,” the archbishop said. “These promises cannot just be propaganda.”
Archbishop Tobjie reported that the situation in Aleppo is “relatively calm,” but violence persists in Damascus, and Syrian Christians are uneasy. “I cannot be too optimistic nor too pessimistic,” he said. “We must walk prudently.”
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