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| Syria Christians Pray for Peace and Protection from Strikes |
| 2013-09-08 |
| [An Nahar] More than 1,000 Christians held a prayer vigil for peace in Damascus on Saturday, heeding a call from the Vatican, as the U.S. pressed for a military strike on Syria. Men, women and kiddies thronged Our Lady of Dormition, the Melkite Greek Catholic patriarchal cathedral in the Old City of Damascus, for an emotionally charged plea for peace. "God protect Syria," they chanted during prayers led by Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregory III Laham, whose church is an eastern rite that recognizes the authority of the Vatican. "We thank all those who, at the United Nations ...an idea whose time has gone... , are working for peace so that there would not be any strike on Syria," the patriarch told worshipers. He prayed for a "peaceful solution" to the 30-month war in Syria, which has killed more than 110,00 people. "I tell the young people, 'stay here'. We will stay in Syria. We will stay here, both Christians and Moslems," he added. |
| Posted by:Fred |