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Amid ongoing civil war, Syrians face mass casualties from 7.8-magnitude quake

Dale Gavlak|Feb 6, 2023|6 Min Read

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Over 5,000 dead as 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Turkey, Syria

Junno Arocho Esteves|Feb 6, 2023|4 Min Read

An internally displaced Syrian boy stands next to boxes of humanitarian aid at the back of a truck in the opposition-held Idlib, Syria, June 9, 2021. (CNS photo/Khalil Ashawi, Reuters)

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As U.N. vote nears, some want more cross-border access for aid to Syria

Dale Gavlak|Jul 1, 2021|5 Min Read

Men look at the ruins of a house in Stepanakert, Azerbaijan, Oct. 17, 2020, following recent shelling during a military conflict over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. (CNS photo/Reuters)

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Armenia's ambassador to Vatican stresses threat of Syrian fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh

Courtney Mares|Nov 12, 2020|6 Min Read

People wearing protective masks pray inside a church in Yerevan, Armenia, Nov. 8, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (CNS photo/Artem Mikryukov, Reuters)

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Christian advocates call for U.S. to condemn aggression against Armenians

Catholic News Agency|Nov 11, 2020|4 Min Read

Women mourn the death of a man who was killed in a Turkish airstrike in late June in Sheladize, Iraq. (CNS photo/Kawa Omar, Reuters)

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Priests say Turkish attacks in northern Iraq displace Christians

Dale Gavlak|Sep 24, 2020|4 Min Read

Fawza Umri helps her son put on clothes after being bathed inside their tent at Atmeh camp, near the Turkish border in Syria, June 13, 2020. Humanitarian groups have accused Turkey of "weaponing water" in the northeast region of Syria. (CNS photo/Khalil Ashawi, Reuters)

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Christians, others warn Turkey is 'weaponizing water' in northeast Syria

Dale Gavlak|Aug 28, 2020|3 Min Read

The apse of the 700-year-old Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey. (Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0 via CNA)

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Turkey turns second historic Istanbul church into mosque

Hannah Brockhaus|Aug 21, 2020|2 Min Read

(Shutterstock via CNA)

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Syrian government to build replica of Hagia Sophia

Catholic News Agency|Jul 30, 2020|2 Min Read

Worshippers attend afternoon prayer at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul July 26, 2020. Hagia Sophia was built as an Orthodox Christian cathedral and stood as the seat of Eastern Christianity for a thousand years before Ottoman Turks conquered its host city and turned it into a mosque in 1453. In 1934, it was designated as a museum revered as a symbol of Christian and Muslim unity until being transformed into a mosque this July. (CNS photo/Murad Sezer, Reuters)

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Some Christians see Turkey's Hagia Sophia move as attempt to expand Islam

Dale Gavlak|Jul 28, 2020|5 Min Read

In this Friday, July 10, 2020, file photo, Muslims offer their evening prayers outside the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, following Turkey's Council of State's decision that paved the way the landmark monument be turned from a museum into a mosque. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to join hundreds of worshipers Friday, July 24, for the first Muslim prayers at the Hagia Sophia in 86 years. (Emrah Gurel/AP via Crux)

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As Hagia Sophia opens as mosque, Orthodox observe day of mourning

Elise Ann Allen|Jul 24, 2020|4 Min Read

A woman poses for a selfie in front of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul July 11, 2020. (CNS photo/Murad Sezer, Reuters)

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Hagia Sophia: Greek president appeals to Pope Francis to put pressure on Turkey

Catholic News Agency|Jul 21, 2020|3 Min Read

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