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WASHINGTON – Omar al-Muqdad wanted to help the Iraqi refugees who were displaced from their homes in 2004. He volunteered to help with refugee resettlement, aiding those who came in finding housing, clothing and schools in Syria, where he lived.

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TORONTO – When Christine Shekherdmian, a Syrian refugee from Aleppo, registered her two children at Annunciation Catholic School in Toronto, she was given a welcome she never expected.

]]> evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada: Toronto-GTA Thu, 27 Oct 2016 10:52:13 -0400 Step it up again /columns/item/23098-step-it-up-again /columns/item/23098-step-it-up-again

As traumatized civilians in war-torn Syria face little near-term hope of returning to their homes, CanadaöÏÓãÊÓƵapp refugee resettlement program is running on low battery and needs to be re-charged.

]]> editor@catholicregister.org (Catholic Register Editorial) Editorial Thu, 15 Sep 2016 16:51:43 -0400 Syrian bishop urges Pope Francis to raise arms supply issue in Turkey /home/international/item/19276-syrian-bishop-urges-pope-francis-to-raise-arms-supply-issue-in-turkey /home/international/item/19276-syrian-bishop-urges-pope-francis-to-raise-arms-supply-issue-in-turkey DUBLIN -- The president of Caritas in Syria has appealed to Pope Francis to use his Nov. 28-30 trip to Turkey to raise the issue of the ongoing supply of arms being sent across the Turkish border to rebel factions in northern Syria.

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