(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Pope Benedict XVI is sending a delegation, including top Vatican officials and New York's cardinal, to Damascus to express brotherly solidarity with the Syrian people.
The Vatican No. 2, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, said Tuesday that the delegation would to Syria next week if arrangements can be made. The group will consist of seven churchmen, including New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan and the Holy See's top official for inter-religious dialogue, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran.
Bertone said church leaders "cannot be simple spectators, given the "immense" suffering in Syria, assuring they all support the pontiff's initiative.
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17 October 2012 - 07:30
News ID: 357119
Pope Benedict XVI is sending a delegation, including top Vatican officials and New York's cardinal, to Damascus to express brotherly solidarity with the Syrian people.
