A Christian becomes President of the Syrian Parliament
Damascus - Hamoudeh Sabbagh ied, 59, is the first Christian elected President of the People's Assembly (the Syrian Parliament) in decades. In the election, which took place on Thursday 28
Churches, destroyed and looted by ISIS, being restored in Syria
In the Syrian city of Maaloula (Ma'loula) The Christian Church began to commence services in the Christian monastery of St. Thecla. The pilgrims from all around the world traveled to
Sisters in Syria: Our job is to stand by the sick
Sisters caring for Syria’s sick and wounded throughout five years of heavy bombardment have received essential medical equipment from Aid to the Church in Need. The charity has provided the
Assad to young Syriac-Orthodox Christians in Syria are not hosts or “migratory birds”
Damascus - Christians in Syria are "no guests or migratory birds". They "are part of the origin of the nation, and without them there is no pluralistic Syria". This is
Mass returns to Mosul, after the Iraqi city is liberated from the Islamic State
Mass has returned to the city of Mosul, after three years of occupation by the Islamic State. Father Luis Montes said the sight of so much desecration in the city
Islamic State readies to evacuate Syria-Lebanon border zone
The Syrian army and Hezbollah on Monday prepared to escort Islamic State fighters to eastern Syria from their enclave on the border with Lebanon under an agreement following a week-long
Iraqi Christians still need America’s help, former congressman says
After a visit to Iraq, a former U.S. Congressman says the Senate should pass the Iraq and Syria Genocide Accountability Act, which authorizes and directs the State Department and the
Mideast patriarchs call on Pope Francis to ‘scold’ world leaders over Christian exodus
Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs said only the 'Rock of Peter' could help Mideast Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs decried the desperate situation they face as shepherds of churches “whose existence is
Aleppo, the reconstruction of houses and hearts has begun
In Aleppo, Syria, after six years of war, this is the first summer without bombings, clashes, deaths and devastation; peace is back in most of the city. And for the
What the Holy See told the UN about Middle East Christians
New York City, N.Y. - The Middle East needs peace, human rights, and the continued presence of Christians, a Holy See diplomat told the U.N. Security Council Tuesday. “Christian communities have