Syrian Church Leader Begs Christians to Stay Despite War and Persecution; Warns Christianity Is Disappearing

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A man carries a girl as they rush away from a site hit by what activists said were airstrikes by forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad in the Douma neighborhood of Damascus, Syria August 24, 2015.
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A senior Catholic leader in Syria is asking young Christians to stay in the war-torn country despite the ongoing violence and persecution they face, noting that parishes are being emptied and Christianity is disappearing from the region.
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“The almost communal wave of youth emigration, especially in Syria, but also in Lebanon and Iraq breaks my heart, wounding me deeply and dealing me a deadly blow,” Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III said in an open letter, according to Catholic Herald.
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