U.S. bishops call for opening of corridor to allow aid to Armenian Christians 

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 8, 2023 / 11:10 am

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ international peace committee on Thursday called for an end to the blockade of humanitarian supplies in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, warning of a looming “catastrophe” if the conflict continues and aid workers aren’t permitted to bring supplies to those within it.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a press release on Thursday that the now-nine-monthlong blockade of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory in western Asia long claimed by both Armenia and Azerbaijan, has had a “devastating impact.”

The USCCB on Thursday noted that “since December 2022, Azerbaijan has blocked the Lachin corridor,”…