Syrian church leaders welcomed and endorsed the call of Pope Francis for a day of prayer and fasting for Syria on September 7.
The call was also welcomed by other religious leaders, including the Grand Mufti of Syria.
The Syrian crisis is increasingly complex, with the chemical weapons attack of August 21 a particularly heinous example of the numerous atrocities perpetrated by a range of parties. Widespread violence between government and various opposition groups continues, including in the major cities of Damascus, Aleppo and Homs. There are also conflicts between Kurdish groups and opposition groups as well as intra-opposition clashes.
