Tag: Paolo Dall Oglio

ISIS Destroys 5th Century Assyrian Monastery in Syria

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 21, 2015

An ISIS fighters stands in the rubble of St. Elian monastery, an Assyrian monastery from the 5th century, after it has been destroyed. August 2015 ... Read More

Gunman kills Dutch priest in Homs

OCP- April 9, 2014

9/4/14 A single gunman walked into the monastery, entered the garden and shot the  priest in the head. DAMASCUS, Syria — A beloved, elderly Dutch ... Read More

Gunmen Kill 11 Near Syrian Christian Villages

OCP- August 22, 2013

By ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press - August 2013 Gunmen shot dead 11 people, mostly Christians, near a town in central Syria on ... Read More