The following excerpts are from Catholic Culture's Catholic World News:
- The Vatican has dropped plans for a special papal mission to Syria, concluding that the trip would be too dangerous in light of the escalating conflict there.
- On October 17, Pope Benedict XVI named 7 prelates, including New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan, to a special delegation that was to visit Syria. Originally the visit was scheduled for late October, but within a week Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican Secretary of State, was forced to admit that the trip had been postponed because of the turmoil in Syria.
Note: I am relieved that this mission has been cancelled. I felt that this was far too dangerous to undertake.
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