Assad "Returns" the "Holy Land College" of Aleppo to the Franciscans

Agenzia Fides ^ | 9/17/20

[marshmallow]

Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) - The former "Holy Land College" of Aleppo, historic stronghold of the Custody of the Holy Land in the northern Syrian metropolis, has been officially returned by the Syrian State to the Franciscan Fathers of the Province of Sao Paulo. This was reported by Father Firas Lutfi ofm, Custos of the Province of São Paulo for the Franciscans of Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, in a letter released and also published on the Facebook account by the Catholic parish of the Latin rite of Aleppo.

In the letter, which bears the date of September 8, the complex is described as a place "which played an important role since its foundation as a secondary school", a school where "many doctors, engineers, State personalities and civil society received their school diploma". When the schools were nationalized by the Syrian regime - continues Father Firas - the 'Holy Land College' continued to represent an important place for the Christian presence in Aleppo, thanks above all to the activities carried out by the "Christian Educational Center". "Since the beginning of the abominable crisis that has afflicted our beloved Country", adds Father Firas, "the Franciscans have welcomed families in their mission in desperate need of a hospitable place that would offer a little stability and hope in their land and their cultural heritage. Hundreds of children from Aleppo flocked to the monastery every day, which became day after day an oasis of love, encounters and peace".

Now, thanks to the "long awaited gift" received "from the hands of the Virgin Mary" - the letter reads - the Franciscans will be able to carry out their mission more effectively at the service of the Syrian people afflicted "by war, epidemics and tribulations of all kinds". In his letter, the Franciscan Father also asks "Go........

[Mariner]

Assad and Putin are better than Jihadis any day.

Hell, even Turkey would turn it into a mosque.

[teevolt]

Who doesn’t exterminate Christians and bulldoze church’s is how I grade the middle east. The biggest tragedy of overthrowing Saddam was what happened to Christians in the aftermath.

[glasseye]

Something wrong here.
The ‘media’ assured me Assad was the devil and spent his days gassing baby milk factories.
I will withhold judgement until the ‘media’ tells me what to think about this ‘treachery’...
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[PAR35]

Assad and Putin are better than Jihadis any day.

Assad and Putin are better than the Bushes. There would still be a thriving Christian community in Iraq if Sadam and Aziz hadn't been forced from office. (Aziz was a Christian and Bush's puppets puppets had him locked in prison until he died.)