{"id":17039,"date":"2016-08-18T09:03:41","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T09:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=17039"},"modified":"2016-08-18T09:03:41","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T09:03:41","slug":"pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict  &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis expressed his concern at how many defenceless civilians are forced to \u201cpay the price\u201d of the ongoing Syrian crisis, and declared his solidarity for those affected.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the crowds gathered in St Peter\u2019s Square from the Apostolic palace, Francis said \u201cSadly, news of civilian victims of war continues to arrive from Syria, especially from Aleppo.\u201d He added \u201cIt is unacceptable that many unarmed persons \u2013 even many children \u2013 must pay the price of the conflict.\u201d The price, he said, is that of \u201cclosed hearts and the absence of the desire for peace\u201d on the part of the powerful.<\/p>\n<p> Pope Francis expressed his solidarity to his \u201cSyrian brothers and sisters.\u201d \u00a0He felt close to them in prayer and entrusting them to the \u201cmaternal protection of the Virgin Mary.\u201d He then invited the crowds assembled in \u00a0St Peter\u2019s Square to spend a moment in prayerful silence, before leading them in the Hail Mary.<\/p>\n<p> The city of Aleppo has been besieged for weeks by Syrian government forces, although rebel fighters have announced that they have put an end to it. Around 250,000 are estimated to have been living in the besieged city. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Hundreds of thousands of people have been killed and millions more displaced over the course of the civil war between Syrian rebels and government forces, which is currently in its fifth year.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em><strong>ACN Malta<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict\u00a0 &nbsp; Pope Francis expressed his concern at how many defenceless civilians are forced to \u201cpay the price\u201d of the ongoing Syrian crisis, and declared his solidarity for those affected. Speaking to the crowds gathered in St Peter\u2019s Square from the Apostolic palace, Francis&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-newsletters"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict - ACN Malta - Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict - ACN Malta - Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict\u00a0 &nbsp; Pope Francis expressed his concern at how many defenceless civilians are forced to \u201cpay the price\u201d of the ongoing Syrian crisis, and declared his solidarity for those affected. Speaking to the crowds gathered in St Peter\u2019s Square from the Apostolic palace, Francis...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-08-18T09:03:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pope-civilains-pay-the-price.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"266\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ACN Malta Media\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ACN Malta Media\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/\",\"name\":\"Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict - ACN Malta - Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pope-civilains-pay-the-price.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-08-18T09:03:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-08-18T09:03:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/#\/schema\/person\/3c01ab68e03f1b76347f9f6ac439a9d2\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pope-civilains-pay-the-price.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pope-civilains-pay-the-price.jpg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":266},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict &#8211; ACN Malta\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/\",\"name\":\"Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)\",\"description\":\"Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/#\/schema\/person\/3c01ab68e03f1b76347f9f6ac439a9d2\",\"name\":\"ACN Malta Media\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/93fb625be2ad6b7f825159f4ef11b098?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/93fb625be2ad6b7f825159f4ef11b098?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"ACN Malta Media\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/author\/admin2\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict - ACN Malta - Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict - ACN Malta - Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)","og_description":"Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict\u00a0 &nbsp; Pope Francis expressed his concern at how many defenceless civilians are forced to \u201cpay the price\u201d of the ongoing Syrian crisis, and declared his solidarity for those affected. Speaking to the crowds gathered in St Peter\u2019s Square from the Apostolic palace, Francis...","og_url":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/","og_site_name":"Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)","article_published_time":"2016-08-18T09:03:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":400,"height":266,"url":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pope-civilains-pay-the-price.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"ACN Malta Media","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"ACN Malta Media","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/","url":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/","name":"Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict - ACN Malta - Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pope-civilains-pay-the-price.jpg","datePublished":"2016-08-18T09:03:41+00:00","dateModified":"2016-08-18T09:03:41+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/#\/schema\/person\/3c01ab68e03f1b76347f9f6ac439a9d2"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pope-civilains-pay-the-price.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Pope-civilains-pay-the-price.jpg","width":400,"height":266},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2016\/08\/18\/pope-its-unacceptable-that-civilians-must-pay-the-price-of-syrian-conflict-acn-malta\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Pope: It\u2019s \u2018unacceptable\u2019 that civilians must pay the price of Syrian conflict &#8211; ACN Malta"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/#website","url":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/","name":"Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)","description":"Aid to the Church in Need (Malta)","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/#\/schema\/person\/3c01ab68e03f1b76347f9f6ac439a9d2","name":"ACN Malta Media","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/93fb625be2ad6b7f825159f4ef11b098?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/93fb625be2ad6b7f825159f4ef11b098?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"ACN Malta Media"},"url":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/author\/admin2\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17039"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17039\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}