Tag: Syria
Millions of Christians are caught in crossfire of Muslim wars in Mideast
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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