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Pope Francis donates $170,000 to Catholic Church in Syria

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Damascus, Syria, Oct 28, 2021 / 04:05 am Pope Francis has donated $170,000 to the Catholic Church in Syria for its charitable work with the poor. Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, prefect of the Congregation for the Eastern Churches, announced on Oct. 26 that each of the country’s 17 ecclesiastical circumscriptions would receive $10,000. He was speaking to

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St. Paul icon highlights connection between local Church, Syrian archdiocese

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When Christians think of art depicting the conversion of St. Paul, they likely think of the saint falling from his horse on the road to Damascus after being temporarily struck blind. But in Acts of the Apostles, where the event is chronicled, no horse is involved, said Deacon Mickey Friesen, director of the Center for Mission at the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

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