Tag: Syria

Millions of Christians are caught in crossfire of Muslim wars in Mideast

OCP- August 2, 2013

This image posted on the Syrian presidency’s official Facebook page Thursday purports to show Syrian President Bashar Assad talking with soldiers in Darya, his first ... Read More

Syrian Archbishop: Assad is staying

OCP- August 2, 2013

Sakher Naser and Ali Harb - 2/8/13 Archbishop Louka El-Khouri, patriarchal auxiliary of the Syrian Orthodox church, believes that the Syrian regime will not fall ... Read More

Archbishop Theodosios (Atallah) Hanna: Israel seeks to control the Middle East

OCP- August 2, 2013

Edited by Elias Harb   - 2/8/13 (Occupied Jerusalem)  – Archbishop Theodosios ( Atallah) Hanna of Sebastia, Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem affirmed ... Read More

Syria’s war creates havoc, priest’s whereabouts unknown, nuncio says

OCP- July 31, 2013

Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service - 31/7/13 VATICAN CITY - The war in Syria is like a factory churning out nothing but death, destruction and ... Read More

Assyrian Village in Syria Attacked By Muslims

OCP- July 31, 2013

31/7/13 Hassaka, Syria (AINA) -- The Assyrian village of Tel Hormizd was attacked on Saturday, July 27 at about midnight. Fifty Arab Muslims on motorcycles ... Read More

Russian Orthodox Church to give $1 mn to Syrian residents

OCP- July 31, 2013

31/7/13 Moscow: The Russian Orthodox Church is preparing to give over 1.3 million US dollars to residents of Syrian cities, spokesman of the Synodal Department ... Read More

Three suspects who allegedly killed Syrian bishops captured in Turkey

OCP- July 24, 2013

Christian clerics hold candles during a candle-lit vigil at the Balamand Monastery in Koura, near the north Lebanese city of Tripoli, to call for the ... Read More

Patriarch John X: Our belief in civilization, heritage of homeland will confront the current crisis

OCP- July 23, 2013

23/7/13 Tartous, (SANA) – Patriarch John X Yazigi of Antioch and All the East for Greek Orthodox Church stressed that "Our belief in the civilization, ... Read More

Patriarch John X : Syria will remain homeland for peace

OCP- July 22, 2013

    22/7/13 Tartous, (SANA) – Patriarch John X Yazigi of Antioch and All the East for Greek Orthodox Church stressed the importance of dialogue ... Read More

What’s Become of Syria’s Christian Sites?

OCP- July 20, 2013

Rev. Fr. Georges Massouh (Abu-Fadil) Aramaic, Jesus' language, still spoken in Maaloula (Abu-Fadil) Sword dancer outside the Mar Takla Monastery (Abu-Fadil) Devoted Christians drink St. ... Read More

The Plight of Syrian Minorities

OCP- July 20, 2013

 ANNA HAQ - 20/7/13 As the conflict in Syria rages, attention is increasingly drawn to the role of Islamist militants. The dire reality of religious and ... Read More

Patriarch John X: Syria will remain unbowed

OCP- July 20, 2013

20/7/13 Tartous, (SANA)_ Syria is the land of coexistence, tolerance and amity, and the Syrians are one family, Patriarch John X Yazigi of Antioch and ... Read More

‘Shadow war’ targets Christians in Syria

OCP- July 17, 2013

John L. Allen Jr.  17/7/13 Christian minorities face threats in many parts of the convulsed Middle East today, but perhaps nowhere is the danger more acute ... Read More

Patriarch John X: Diversity in Syria is a point of strength

OCP- July 17, 2013

Lattakia, (SANA)–Patriarch John X Yazigi, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, said that Syrians are one big family united in their ... Read More

Patriarch John X : Syrian people committed to unity, peace and stability

OCP- July 15, 2013

15/7/13 Lattakia, (SANA) – Patriarch John X Yazigi of Antioch and All the East for Greek Orthodox Church stressed that the Syrian people are committed ... Read More

Syrian Christians flee to Lebanon, become kidnapping targets

OCP- July 11, 2013

  A Syrian young girl is in her father's arms during the Palm Sunday procession on April 28, 2013 in the Syrian capital in Damascus. ... Read More

Damascus bishops congratulate Muslims on Ramadan

OCP- July 11, 2013

11/7/13 Damascus, (SANA) - Bishops of Damascus congratulated Muslims in Syria and worldwide on the arrival of the holy Month of Ramadan, wishing them many ... Read More

Archbishop decries persecution of Syrian Christians

OCP- July 11, 2013

Susie Turner - 11/7/13 "It's absolutely clear that Christians in Syria are being persecuted," the Archbishop of Canterbury said this week. The Most Reverend Justin ... Read More

Orthodox Priests Continue To Be Targeted By Syrian Rebels – OpEd

OCP- July 6, 2013

By Milena Faustova – July 2013 The Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (IAO), which unites 29 countries, made a statement saying that according to information available, ... Read More

Patriarch John X stresses the need of Political solution to the crisis in Syria

OCP- July 4, 2013

4/7/13 Damascus, (SANA) - Patriarch of Antioch and all East for Greek Orthodox John Yazigi stressed the importance of finding a political solution to the ... Read More

Al-Halqi meets Patriarch Yazigi, affirms importance of religious figures in maintaining unity

OCP- July 2, 2013

M. Nassr/ H. Sabbagh - 2/7/13 Damascus, (SANA) – Prime Minister Dr. Wael al-Halqi affirmed that the foreign political tumult regarding the crisis in Syria ... Read More