Tag: Syria
Bassil seeks unified effort to protect Syrian Christians
The Daily Star - 10/12/13 BEIRUT: Caretaker Energy Minister Gebran Bassil called for forming a Lebanese delegation to tour countries with influence on the “terrorist ... Read More
Ban appeals for safety of missing Orthodox Christian nuns in Syria
10/12/13 December 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appealed for the safety of 12 nuns who went missing from a convent in the Syrian town ... Read More
His Holiness Aram I meets with His Beatitude John X of Antioch and All the East
8/12/13 On Wednesday 4 December 2013, His Holiness Aram I met with His Beatitude John X Yazigi in Balamand (Lebanon). The two spiritual leaders discussed ... Read More
ISIS seizes Armenian church in Raqqa
7/12/13 BEIRUT: An Armenian church in the city of Raqqa has been taken over by militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria, according to activists. The Al-Qaeda affiliate ... Read More
Syrian Rebels Demand 1,000-Hostage Swap to Free Kidnapped Nuns
By GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE - 6/12/13 A Syrian rebel group calling themselves "Free Qalamoun" has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of 12 nuns in Maaloula, and demanded the ... Read More
Russia Urges Release of Abducted Orthodox Nuns in Syria
MOSCOW, December 4 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry and the Russian Orthodox Church have demanded the release of a group of nuns reportedly captured ... Read More
Syria Nun Kidnapping: Greek Orthodox Patriarch Urges Release of Maaloula Sisters
Umberto Bacchi - 12/4/13 John Yazigi calls on jihadist Jabhat al-Nusra militia to return St Tecla nuns to safety. Syria's Greek Orthodox patriarch has urged Syrian ... Read More
Syria: Islamist Rebels Abduct 12 Nuns from Orthodox Monastery in Maaloula
3/12/13 Damascus (AsiaNews) – Islamist rebels have kidnapped a group of nuns from the Greek Orthodox monastery of St Thecla (Mar Taqla) in Maaloula (north ... Read More
Syrian Rebels Kidnap Nuns as They Invade Christian Town of Maaloula Again
Katherine Weber, Christian Post Reporter - 3/12/13 Syrian rebels have reportedly re-entered the historic Christian town of Maaloula, north of the country's capital of Damascus, ... Read More
Putin and Pope Francis discuss drive for peace in Syria
27/11/13 Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Pope Francis in what the Vatican described as a "cordial and constructive meeting." Putin later dined with Silvio ... Read More
Syrian Christians flee persecution as Patriarch urges them to stay in war-torn country
22/11/13 As some 450,000 Christians have fled Syria since a civil war erupted two years ago, the Syrian Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic church ... Read More
Syria’s Christians Flee Kidnappings, Rape, Executions
By Jamie Dettmer - 20/11/13 Running from assault, abduction, and assassination at the hands of jihadists and FSA rebels, Syria’s ancient Christian community fears a ... Read More
Violence Claims More Armenian Lives in Syria
20/11/13 DAMASCUS, Syria (A.W.)—In recent weeks the Syrian conflict has claimed a number of Armenian victims, including two children, whose loss has shocked the community. ... Read More
The Russian Orthodox Church has warned of a “genocide” against Christians and other religious minorities, urging the international community to take action.
20/11/13 The Russian Orthodox Church has warned of a “genocide” against Christians and other religious minorities, urging the international community to take action. The call ... Read More
Serbian Orthodox church celebrates “Vraci” today
14/11/13 Serbian Orthodox Church celebrates today the feast dedicated to Cosmas and Damian, popularly known as “Vraci” or “Vracevi”. These saints are considered patrons of ... Read More
Lamani Denies Contacting Kidnappers of Bishops in Syria, Lashes Out at ‘Inaccurate’ Media Reports
Naharnet Newsdesk - 12/11/13 Mokhtar Lamani, U.N.-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's representative in Damascus, denied on Tuesday that he is personally contacting the kidnappers of ... Read More
Beleagured Syrian Christians fear fall of Assad
People sing at a service in an Armenian Orthodox church in Damascus. Christians think they are being targeted in Syria's growing civil war Dusan Stojanovic ... Read More
A round table held in Moscow on the situation of Christians in the Middle East and North Africa
On November 5, 2013, a round table on “The situation of Christians: new threats and the humanitarian missions of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society” was ... Read More
Slaughter in Syria: 45 Christians Killed by Islamists in Sadad and Thrown into Mass Graves
Deacon Keith Fournier -6/11/13 SADAD, Syria (Catholic Online) - We have regularly covered the plight of Christians in Syria and will continue to do so. That ... Read More
Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Alnemeh: “In Sadad, the Largest Massacre of Christians in Syria”
4/11/13 Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Alnemeh stresses the recent massacre in Sadad as "the most serious and biggest massacre of Christians in Syria" since 2010. "What ... Read More
Syrian crisis prompts bid by faithful to ease suffering
Matt Rocheleau | Globe Correspondent - 4/11/13 As a civil war rages in his home country, Syrian native Moussa Sallale knows his family in Damascus is ... Read More