Marie Alhamoud’s mother was killed in a bombing in Homs as she was buying bread.

CHR Comment: Catholic Charities of Southwestern Ohio will settle 325 refugees in that state this year. According to Hannah Sparling writing for The Cincinnati Enquirer, most of the refugees will be from the Congo and from Syria. Her article describes the Alhamoud family pictured above.

Source: Syrian family of 9 is grateful to escape violence