The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney has written to Prime Minister Tony Abbott, asking for Australia’s humanitarian intake to be lifted to 20,000.
15 September 2014
Metropolitan Roham: “We do see the presence of the ecumenical church in Syria, and believe there is a collective voice speaking out for justice and peace.”
04 July 2014
The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit said that “fervent prayer offered by Christians around the world” was answered with release of Greek Orthodox nuns
10 March 2014
The Church of England have joined a global coalition to campaign for an end to the violence and suffering in Syria
05 March 2014
Church leaders from Syria and the world have called for substantial action to be taken at the talks to end the armed conflict in the country.
17 January 2014
A special Day of Prayer for Syria and its peoples is to take place in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast on Wednesday 23 October
10 October 2013
A WCC consultation on politicisation of religion brought together religious leaders, social and human rights activists, diplomats, academics and scholars from around the world.
19 September 2013
Episcopal Relief & Development is responding to the ongoing crisis in Syria through two local partners, the Holy Land Institute for the Deaf (HLID) in Jordan and the Lebanon-based Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churches (FMEEC) in Syria itself
13 September 2013
Anglican charity Us reaches out to Syrian refugees and vulnerable families in Egypt
10 September 2013
The World Council of Churches general secretary has said, “We must do everything possible to starve the fire of war."
04 September 2013