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Mario Zenari (born 5 January 1946) is an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a cardinal since 2016. He has served his entire ecclesiastical career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See, holding senior positions beginning in 1999. He has been Apostolic Nuncio to Syria since 30 December 2008.
Cardinal Mario Zenari, Apostolic Nuncio in Syria, was born in Villafranca (Verona, Italy) on January 5th, 1946. He was ordained a priest on July 5th, 1970 and incardinated in the Diocese of Verona. He holds a degree in Canon Law.
Nov 29, 2021 · Cardinal Mario Zenari, the Apostolic Nuncio to Syria for over 13 years, lamented this desperate situation in an interview with Vatican News. “I am extremely sorry to see that hope is dying,” said the Cardinal who has lived in Damascus throughout the war.
Mar 15, 2022 · The war in Syria – a conflict that has led to half a million deaths – began eleven years ago today, on 15 March 2011. “Don’t let hope die,” says Cardinal Mario Zenari, the Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, as he continues to denounce violence, poverty and neglect.
- The Open Hospitals Project
- Overcoming Barriers, Building Trust
- Hope Is Dying
The Open Hospitals Project was born – as Cardinal Zenari – pointed out, from a desperate need for health care in a country where there is “no bread, no water, no energy, no houses, no young people, no hope...” and of course no public health care. Following up on a request by the nuncio, the AVSI team decided to step in five years ago salvaging thre...
Fr Azar, who highlighted the fact that all those in need are served regardless of their religious denomination, also spoke about how the Catholic-run hospitals and dispensaries have contributed enormously to destroying prejudice and building trust amongst the various communities that make up the population where Catholics constitute a mere 2%. “Eve...
"In a situation where there is a scarcity of every basic need, where all Syrian children dream of leaving the country, where all young people have already left, even hope is all but dead," they cried. “Let’s give a voice to Syria,” Zenari reiterated, “Syria has no voice. It has lost everything, and hope is dying.” There are no reconstruction progra...
Mar 25, 2021 · Cardinal Mario Zenari was stationed in Damascus as the papal envoy when pro-democracy protests first broke out in its streets in March 2011. He was inside the Vatican embassy in Syria’s...
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Jun 2, 2024 · An Italian cardinal who remained in Syria for the entire duration of the 10-year civil war has said that he fears “time is running out” to rebuild the country as it descends into deeper poverty. Cardinal Mario Zenari was stationed in Damascus as the papal envoy when pro-democracy protests first broke out in its streets in March 2011.
