The faithful gathered for a more than symbolic rite at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus — the Feast of All Antiochian Saints.

Antioch was a city of drama and transformation, from devastating earthquakes to hosting ancient Olympics and witnessing the ...

But as young people raised in the Maronite and other Eastern rite Catholic and Orthodox churches leave the war-torn country ...

The horrific attack on a Syrian church that claimed the lives of more than 25 and injured more than 60 others should raise a red flag on the internal situation in Syria, say activists close to victims ...

Divine Liturgies were celebrated on Sunday, June 30, in Damascus, Syria — albeit with significantly lower attendance due to a ...

It was a most remarkable wedding. Vanessa grew up in our United Methodist congregation. Marwan was a native of Damascus and a ...

The first funeral services for the victims of a jihadi suicide bombing inside a Damascus church were held as Syrian ...

The first funeral services for the victims of a jihadi suicide bombing inside a Damascus church were held as Syrian Christians have been left deeply traumatized by the horrific massacre during ...

Following a preliminary investigation, the Syrian government says the Islamic State is responsible for a suicide bombing at a ...

The Supreme head of the Syriac Orthodox Church anointed the new leader of their Church in India during a solemn ceremony in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, on March 25. Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, the ...

The ceremony was led by the Patriarch of Antioch and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church Ignatius Aphrem II at the St Mary’s cathedral near Beirut in Lebanon. He will henceforth be known as ...