Christians Who Fled Syria Marking Easter In Chicago Area

'I think this future is dark for our people,' Assyrian priest in Roselle saysEach time Edeette Chukro crosses herself at St. Mary's Assyrian Church in Roselle, she prays for her brother and sisters left behind in war-torn Syria, where it is no longer considered safe to make the sign of the cross outside their village.

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