Syrian Says US Help for Christians 'Not Yet Visible'

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Syrian Says US Help for Christians 'Not Yet Visible'
By John L. Allen Jr.
https://cruxnow.com
Posted 2018-02-09 17:42 GMT

Rome -- A Franciscan priest and native Syrian currently serving in Aleppo said on Wednesday that while Christians in that tortured country are glad for offers of help from wherever they come, they have yet to see the effects of promised new aid from the U.S. government under President Donald Trump, and that in general he's skeptical about Trump's approach to Syria.

"I see American policy with suspicion, and so do many people here," said Father Frias Lutfi, a Franciscan of the Custody of the Holy Land who currently serves as the vice-pastor at the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Aleppo, Syria.

Lutfi spoke by phone during a Rome press conference on Wednesday organized by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), a papal foundation supporting persecuted Christians worldwide, which is promoting a Feb. 24 event intended to raise awareness by illuminating major monuments in Rome, Aleppo and Mosul, Iraq, with the color red, a symbol of Christian martyrdom.

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