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Syrian Orthodox Patriarch Buried Near Damascus: AP Report

DAMASCUS (AP) — The patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, who led one of the world’s oldest Christian sects, was buried in a village near Damascus on Friday after an elaborate memorial…

Syria’s Christian Sheep Among the Wolves | National Review Online

A ragtag militia defends the community against Islamists and the Assad government. By Andrew Doran The Christian soldier extends his hand and greets me in Syriac with “shlomo” (peace) as he clutches…

Pope Francis and his invitation to dialogue with Islam

by Samir Khalil Samir, S.J   There are so many positive things in Evangelii gaudium, its urging Christians and Muslims towards a relationship in love and truth, to work for peace, to…

Patriarch Gregorios: Exhortation to the Geneva II Conference

On the occasion of the holding of the Geneva 2 Conference for peace in Syria, as president of the Assembly of Catholic Hierarchs in Syria, I have just written a prayer appeal…