Tag: Syria
Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society sends humanitarian aid to Damascus damaged by militants
Moscow, October 11, Interfax - The Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society (IPPO) has sent humanitarian aid to Damascus, part of which is meant for the fourth ... Read More
Another Ancient Christian City in Syria Being Terrorized by Islamic Rebels
Morgan Lee , CP Contributor - 5/10/13 The ancient Christian Syrian city of Saidnaya has recently come under threat from "Islamist militas," who have been ... Read More
Christians under threat in Syria as Islamist extremists gain influence
Loveday Morris - 5/10/13 When radical Islamists tore down a cross and hoisted a black flag above a church in the northern Syrian city of ... Read More
Syria Christian Nun Claims Rebels, Not Assad, Set Off Chemical Weapons
By Morgan Lee , CP Contributor - October 2013 Caution: The report linked to in this article contains graphic images of the casualties of the ... Read More
Syrian Islamists raid Aramaic-speaking Christian town of Sednaya: report
Jessica Chasmar -The Washington Times September 2013 Weeks after al-Qaeda-linked rebels seized the Christian town of Maaloula in northwest Syria, they now have captured Sednaya, an ... Read More
The Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch speaks out against Violence in Syria
29/9/13 Youhanna X Yazigi says Christians, Muslim united against violence The pain and suffering of Christians in Syria was at the heart of a meeting ... Read More
A Global Slaughter of Christians, but America’s Churches Stay Silent
Kirsten Powers - 28/9/13 Christians are being singled out and massacred from Pakistan to Syria to the Nairobi shopping mall. Kirsten Powers on the deafening ... Read More
Do not forget Syria’s Christians, priest urges Westerners
Damascus, Syria, Sep 27, 2013 / 04:58 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A Syrian priest has urged the West to remember the Christians in his country, many ... Read More
Polish MPs highlight plight of Syrian Christians
28/9/13 Members of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Polish Parliament have unanimously approved a draft resolution expressing solidarity with the Christian communities in Syria ... Read More
40 Nuns, Orphans Trapped in Saint Takla Monastery in Syria’s Maloula
25/9/13 Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East for Greek Orthodox announced Tuesday that about 40 nuns and orphans are trapped inside the monastery of ... Read More
Syrian Christians’ Neutral Stance Threatened As Conflict Spreads
USA Today | By Stephen Starr - 25/9/13 ISTANBUL (RNS) A huge statue of the Virgin Mary towers over churches, monasteries and mosques in ... Read More
The U.S. Christians Who Fear Assad’s Fall
Sara Sorcher - 22/9/13 Some religious groups fear regime change in Syria will lead to persecution of Christians in the war-torn state. Christians comprise about 10 ... Read More
Religious leaders and Syrian refugees meet in Lebanon
By Isabella Eisenberg - 22/9/13 Here, in the northern Lebanese district of Akkar, Catholic-Maronite, Sunni, Greek-Orthodox and Alawite villages are scattered all over the landscape. ... Read More
Syrian Christians in Limbo, Fearing Repeat of Iraq
Clerics and other people attend the funeral of three men at Catholic Patriarchate in Damascus, Syria, on September 10, 2013. Jamie Dettmer - 19/9/13 BEIRUT — ... Read More
Orthodox Christian Leader Decries Syrian Rebel Attacks Near Monasteries
16/9/13 Syrian military forces continue to battle Islamic rebels near the ancient Christian town of Maaloula, Syria, where some residents still speak Aramaic, the language ... Read More
Battles rage in Syria Christian town: security source
15/9/13 DAMASCUS: Syria's army battled rebels for control of the ancient Christian town of Maaloula near Damascus on Saturday, a security official told AFP, a ... Read More
Maaloula’s cathedral and churches empty of Christians as Syria’s latest front-line fight takes its toll
By Bill Neely, International Editor, ITV News, in Damascus and Maaloula 15/9/13 Maaloula's cathedral and churches empty of Christians as Syria's latest front-line fight takes ... Read More
Battle for Syria Christian town of Maaloula continues
14/9/13 A BBC correspondent in Syria has said the battle for an ancient Christian town is continuing, despite reports that government forces had retaken it. ... Read More
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia concerned about situation in Syria
Trend N.Kirtzkhalia - 12/9/13 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II is concerned about the situation in Syria, which can develop into a full-scale war, he ... Read More
Battle for Syria Christian town of Maaloula continues
12/9/13 A BBC correspondent in Syria has said the battle for an ancient Christian town is continuing, despite reports that government forces had retaken it. ... Read More
Syrian Christians Continually Targeted, Brutally Attacked, Says Religious Leader
MidEast Christian News - 11/9/13 Wadie el-Khazen, chairman of the Maronite General Council, condemned the assault on Christians in Maloula located on the outskirts of Damascus ... Read More