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November 2019

November 12, 2019

Horror: ISIS kills Catholic priest in Syria — UPDATED

From Radio Free Europe: Unknown gunmen have shot dead an Armenian Catholic priest and his...

October 2019

October 10, 2019

Bracing for a humanitarian crisis in Syria — UPDATED

From CNN: Concerns are growing over the humanitarian impact caused by Turkey's military offensive into...

February 2019

February 04, 2019

‘Their God is Not My God’: How Life Under ISIS Led These Muslims to Christianity

From NBC News: Four years have passed since the Islamic State group's fighters were run...

April 2018

April 16, 2018

Patriarchs ‘denounce the brutal aggression against our precious Syria’

This statement was released Saturday: Damascus, 14 April 2018 God is with us; Understand all...

April 13, 2018

As bombs fall: ‘Lord, God of peace, hear our prayer…!’

From The New York Times: The United States and European allies launched strikes against Syrian...

March 2018

March 04, 2018

Reports: Christian graves, bodies in Syria looted for gold

Details: The New Arab has gained evidence of Syrian regime forces, who previously held control of...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

ISIS declares Islamic state across Syria and Iraq; human rights group reports rebels being crucified

From CNN: Emboldened by a weakened Iraqi government that is struggling to stop their murderous...

December 2013

December 07, 2013

Missing nuns surface in video, deny being kidnapped

From Reuters: A group of nuns who went missing in Syria after Islamist fighters captured...

December 03, 2013

Syrian rebels kidnap nuns

From the Associated Press: The mother superior of a Syrian convent says 12 nuns have...

October 2013

October 25, 2013

“Syria is walking the Way of the Cross”

Heartbreaking: Bombs, kidnapping and financial extortion are among the problems facing Syria's Christians, the...

September 2013

September 06, 2013

“Almighty eternal God, hear the cries of the people of Syria…”

A Prayer for the People of Syria Almighty eternal God, source of all compassion, the...

August 2013

August 29, 2013

Pope on Syria: “Dialogue and negotiation is the only option”

From CNS: Dialogue and negotiations are "the only option for putting an end to the...

June 2013

June 14, 2013

“Enough, Enough, Enough…”: Powerful Video on the Plight of Christians in Syria

This is something to see, from Aid to the Church in Need. As described on...

May 2013

May 01, 2013

The Trappist nuns of Syria: “Christian hope…is stronger than all the horrors”

Eight years ago, a small group of Trappist nuns founded a monastery in Syria, in...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

Church says it has no information on kidnapped bishops, after group claims they have been freed

Details: Aleppo's Greek Orthodox archdiocese said Wednesday it had no news on two Orthodox bishops...

April 23, 2013

Two Syrian bishops kidnapped

Aleppo, Syria Details: Sources in Syria report that the Greek Orthodox archbishop of Aleppo, Paul...

February 2013

February 10, 2013

Historic: Cardinal visits Syria and expresses solidarity with suffering people

Details: Maronite Cardinal Beshara Rai voiced during a historic visit to Syria Saturday solidarity with Syrians and expressed hope...

January 2013

January 07, 2013

Love among the ruins: life in Aleppo

A glimpse at life in one corner of war-ravaged Aleppo, Syria, from AFP: The aging...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Nun: Syrian rebels kidnapped, beheaded Christian

The grissly details: Syrian rebels beheaded a Christian man and fed his body to dogs,...

October 2012

October 17, 2012

Pope sending bishops to Syria on peace mission

From Catholic News Service: A papal delegation of bishops, including Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of...

August 2012

August 24, 2012

Jesuit “chaplain of the revolution” forced to leave Syria speaks out

Details: Christians must do everything they can to avoid the destruction of Syria's religious pluralism,...

August 13, 2012

Can Syria’s Christians survive?

It's a question being examined in this morning's Wall Street Journal: Near the Syrian city...

June 2012

June 21, 2012

Syria expels activist priest: “I received a one-way visa out”

From the New York Times: Thick wooden beams barred the doors of St. Cyril’s Church...