Syrian refugees, fleeing the violence in their country, cross the border into the Kurdish region of northern Iraq Sept. 4. As threats of military intervention against Syria escalate, U.S. Cardinal Edwin F. O’Brien, grand master of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre, said that no matter what transpires, prayer is urgently needed. (CNS photo/Haider Ala, Reuters) (Sept. 5, 2013) See SYRIA-OBRIEN Sept. 5, 2013.