04/22/2014, by Fady Noun The patriarch visited the village of Ma’aloula after the army took it back from the Islamist al-Nusra Front. “”An apocalyptic spectacle presented itself,” he said. The West is…
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Father Frans van der Lugt was a Jesuit priest who displayed courage, humanity and faith under siege in the Syrian city of Homs. Executed by a single masked gunman, he remained with the people…
By Ron Prosor, Wall Street Journal Posted 2014-04-18 This week, as Jews celebrate the Passover holiday, they are commemorating the Bible’s Exodus story describing a series of plagues inflicted on ancient Egypt…
By Perry Chiaramonte, Fox News Posted 2014-04-18 Young Christian women are facing a greater risk of being kidnapped by extremists, tortured, and even forced to convert to Islam since the Arab Spring…
By Peter Oborne, Maaloula 10:18PM BST, 15 Apr 2014 It has stood for centuries above the ancient settlement at Maaloula, one of a handful of villages in the mountains northeast of Damascus…
We have just received a report from the Maronite Archbishop Samir in Damascus of further tragedy. A shell fell in a school yard on Monday, leaving 55 children badly injured or dead. Our contacts…
Maalula (Agenzia Fides) – After the reconquest of the Christian village of Maalula – 55 km northeast of Damascus – by the Syrian government army, the images and descriptions released by government…
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – The Syrian army loyal to President Assad have retaken control of the town of Maalula, 50 kilometers from Damascus. The news comes from Syrian security sources, according to…
By Dorian Jones, AINA 2014-04-10 ISTANBUL (VOA) — Syrian rebels recently overran Kassab, a town near the Turkish border inhabited by ethnic Armenians. That action has drawn attention to Turkey’s relationship with…
Stayed With Christians Unable to Evacuate Homs Rome, April 07, 2014 (Zenit.org) A priest helping Christians find shelter in Syria’s Old City of Homs has been murdered. Dutch Jesuit Father Frans van…