Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Patriarch of Antioch, died Friday aged 81 after 34 years as head of the Syriac Orthodox Church Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East and the ...

The faithful gathered for a more than symbolic rite at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus — the Feast of All Antiochian Saints. During this June 22 service, a jihadi — Syria blamed the Islamic ...

At least 30 Syrian Christians were murdered on June 22 at Mar Elias Eastern Orthodox Church in the capital of Damascus. Christians have faced extreme social discrimination, but the tragedy marked the ...

Syria recorded the largest single year jump in Christian persecution in the history of Open Doors World Watch List ...

The attack was the first of its kind in the Syrian capital since Islamist-led forces toppled longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December — LOUAI BESHARA Syrian authorities on Monday announced arrests ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The day after last month's deadly suicide attack on a church outside Syria's capital, hundreds of Christians marched in Damascus chanting against foreign fighters and calling ...

DAMASCUS, June 24 (Reuters) - Syria's top Christian leader said on Tuesday at the funeral for victims of a deadly church bombing that President Ahmed al-Sharaa's government bore responsibility for not ...

Pallbearers carry the coffin of a victim of Sunday’s suicide bombing at Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church during a funeral service at al-Saleeb Church in the al-Qasaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, ...

Syrian authorities on June 23 announced arrests over a suicide blast targeting a church blamed on the Islamic State group, as President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed those involved in the "heinous" attack ...

The missionary, best remembered in Kerala for getting the first four books of the Bible’s New Testament translated to ...