Tag: Syria
Orthodox plan heats up electoral law debate
By Hussein Dakroub The Daily Star 10/1/13 BEIRUT: Lawmakers from the Hezbollah-led March 8 alliance and the rival March 14 coalition will resume their discussions ... Read More
Syria Christians Attacked Ahead Of Presidential Speech
Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Correspondent – 6/1/13 DAMASCUS, SYRIA (Worthy News)– Beleaguered Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was to deliver a speech on Sunday, January ... Read More
Syrian conflict could worsen Christian exodus
5/1/13 Damascus, Syria, Jan 4, 2013 / 02:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Fighting in Syria continues to put pressure on the minority Christian population, leading to ... Read More
Patriarch John X Calls for Dialogue and Peace in Syria
2/01/13 The new year celebrations were restricted this year to prayers without exchanging congratulations due to the events taking place in Syria and in honor ... Read More
Syria rebels ‘beheaded a Christian and fed him to the dogs’ as fears grow over Islamist atrocities
Nick Fagge - 2/1/13 Christian Andrei Arbashe, 38, was kidnapped and beheaded by rebel fighters in northern town of Ras Al-Ayn on the Turkish border News ... Read More
Update on the Situation of Christians in Syria – Exclusive Report and Snaps
St Marys Church Homs St. Mary’s Church in Homs before the war St Mary's Church in Dair Al-Zor, Syria St. Thomas Church in ... Read More
Syrian Christians ‘pray for peace’
25/12/12 AFP - In the heart of Damascus, more than 1,000 people attended Christmas mass on Monday, praying for peace to return to Syria, after ... Read More
Syrian Christians fear bleak future after Assad
BARBARA SURK, Associated Press - 24/12/12 BEIRUT (AP) — With Christmas just days away, 40-year-old Mira begged her parents to flee their hometown of Aleppo, ... Read More
OIC censures anti-Syria rebels’ threats against Christians
24/12/12 The Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned threats made by foreign-sponsored militants against two Syrian Christian towns, warning of a fresh ... Read More
Christians jingle grieving bells across war-torn Syria
SyndiGate.info -24/12/12 As the festive Christmas holiday approaches, Christians around the world are anticipating to mark a new celebration for the birth of Jesus Christ. But ... Read More
Syrian rebels threaten Christian towns
Michael Collins -22/12/12 "What happens when they start killing Christians?"Michael Collins 8/27 Rebels have threatened to storm two predominantly Christian towns in central Syria, saying ... Read More
New Patriarch urges Christians to stay
24/12/12 Syria’s new Greek Orthodox patriarch in Damascus called Saturday for Christians to remain in the country. Patriarch of Antioch and All the East John ... Read More
Catholicos of All Armenians Congratulated Newly Appointed Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
On 18 December 2012, from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, sent a ... Read More
Syria Civil War: Syrian Christians Could Suffer if Assad Falls
James Street - 21/12/12 Now even the warmongering Right in America seems to be getting the picture. In an article on the militant Media Research Center's "CNSNews" ... Read More
Lebanese president to new Orthodox Patriarch: Ensuring a dignified life to Christians of the East
Paul Dakiki -20/12/12 In greetings to Youhanna X Yazigi, Michel Sleiman talks about the problems of Christians in Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Israel. An appeal ... Read More
New Patriarch of Greek Orthodox Church Arrives to Syria
20/12/12 Damascus, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and All the East, will arrive to ... Read More
Persecution of the Christians: Syrian minority fear the end of fighting more than war itself
Patrick Cockburn 19/12/12 In his final dispatch from Syria, Patrick Cockburn reports from Maloula on the plight of the country's Christian minority, who fear an ... Read More
Metropolitan Youhanna Yaziji Elected New Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Levant and Antioch
17/12/2012 Lebanon: Metropolitan Youhanna al-Yaziji was elected on Monday the new Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Levant and Antioch. He will succeed late Patriarch ... Read More
Man brings rare and intricate carved stone art from Syria to Cedar Rapids church
CINDY HADISH, The Gazette - 17/12/12 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A rare art form — made even more challenging by the dangers in a war-torn ... Read More
Syrian Crisis Casts Shadow on Electing a Successor for Hazim
Naharnet Newsdesk – 15/12/12 Electing a successor to replace the late Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Levant and Antioch Ignatius IV Hazim, which is due ... Read More
What’s Next for Syria’s Christians?
Mark Movsesian - 14/12/12 This week, the United States recognized the Syrian National Coalition, an umbrella organization of groups opposed to the Assad regime, as the ... Read More