A prayer for peace in Syria was held in Saint Mary of the Holy Belt

Cathedral, presided over by Archbishop Mar Timothy Matta Al-Khoury, Archbishop of Homs ,Hama and Tartous in the presence of Cardinal Archbishop of Vienna ,Christoph Schönborn.

After the prayer, Cardinal Schonborn said in a press statement that Syria is the country of history and sanctities, adding,” I have heard about the war and tragedies occurred in Homs and the heavy loses that inflected its people, so I decided to visit it and listen to its people who had suffered pain, trying to condolence them”.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)