Jesuit Father Frans van der Lugt chats with civilians in early January, urging them to be patient, in the besieged area of Homs, Syria. The Jesuits said April 7 that the Dutch priest, who had worked in Syria since 1966, was beaten by armed men and killed with two bullets to the head. (CNS photo/Thaer Al Khalidiya, Reuters) (April 7, 2014) See JESUIT-SYRIA April 7, 2014.