Syrian bishop: ‘Syria is at its end’ and Church ‘only reference for hope’

Archbishop Mourad's desperate description of life in Syria posited only the Catholic Church as a force for peace and hope in the nation.

(PerMariam) — As Christian persecution continues in Syria and people continually lose trust in the government, a leading Catholic prelate in Syria has said that the Catholic Church is the “only point of reference for hope” in the nation.

“Jesus wants His Church to remain in Syria. And the idea of emptying Syria of Christians is certainly not the will of …