Christian Churches call for an end to violence in Aleppo

(Vatican Radio) The Council of Christian Confessions in Aleppo have released a statement calling for an end to the international arms dealing in Syria which has caused immeasurable damage and loss of life to civilians.

The appeal comes after the Orthodox Churches celebrated Easter and as a result of the extensive destruction caused this weekend by aerial bombardments on the city. 

‘Enough!’, they write, ‘we are not afraid of martyrdom, but we refuse to let our blood be the price for an unknowable and petty end’.