Syrian Catholic and Bishop Paul-Antoine

Pope Francis: The party initially vowed to bring in 25,000 refugees by the end of the year, but pushed back the deadline to the end of February after taking power, according to CTV. The plane arrived a day before Canada first-ever Syrian Catholic bishop held his first mass at St-Ephrem Church in Laval. The Liberals chose that target nearly a year ago and promoted it as one of their core election promises throughout last year campaign. Bishop Paul-Antoine said one of his goals is to help Syrian refugees integrate into Canadian life. "I think Canada will help them live in human dignity, as human beings," he said. That why Pope Francis created this new position. "We've been reduced to small minorities, it very unfortunate," said Paul-Antoine. "We thijnk hundreds of families, sure not less than 500, of Syriak Catholics, they just came recently from Syria." Many parishioners at St-Ephrem have sponsored or assisted refugee families. There are only five Syrian Catholic churches in Canada, but with the recent influx of refugees, the congregations are growing. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.