SUFFICIT TIBI GRATIA MEA
CARDINAL SARAH VISITS SYRIAN REFUGEES IN JORDAN
H.E. CARDINAL ROBERT SARAH
Vatican City, 19 February 2013 (VIS) - Cardinal Robert Sarah, president of the Pontifical Council
"Cor Unum" and Msgr. Giampietro Dal Toso, secretary of that
dicastery, are in Jordan from today until Thursday, 21 February, to participate
in the regional conference of Caritas in the Middle East, North Africa, and
Horn of Africa, which is taking place in that country.
The forum is a
very important opportunity to take stock of the humanitarian aid provided by
Catholic charities, including Caritas, to refugees and victims of violent
conflict in Syria since representatives of all the Caritas organizations of
that region, as well as representatives of the local churches, will be present.
"The
humanitarian situation in Syria, and throughout the region," a press
release from Cor Unum states, "is unsustainable. Some estimates speak of a
million refugees, more than two and a half million displaced persons, and
almost one hundred thousand deaths directly attributable to violence. There are
countless others, whose numbers cannot be quantified, indirectly caused by the
general impoverishment of the population, caused mainly by war. The harsh
winter is further contributing to this sad situation of suffering of an
exhausted people, especially the weakest and most vulnerable on the fringes of
society."
During their trip
Cardinal Sarah and Msgr. Del Toso will visit centres housing numerous persons
who have escaped the fighting in Syria. The visit with the refugees will be
organized by Caritas Jordan along with other Catholic charities that deal with
humanitarian assistance and intervention. A meeting with King Abdullah of
Jordan is also planned for the prelates.
Source: V.I. S. - Vatican Information Service - www.visnews.org
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