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Christian Syrian Family Slaughtered in Egypt

A Christian Syrian family living in Alexandria, Egypt, was barbarically stabbed to death Monday in their home in the al-Ibrahimya neighborhood, Arabic media are reporting. The family consisted of a father, 44,…

Gift from Cardinal Vincent Nichols for the Church in the Holy Land

Our friends at the Friends of the Holy Land write about our President and their Patron: We were very pleased to hear the wonderful news that Pope Francis will make Archbishop Vincent, a valued Patron…

Syria’s Destroyed and Damaged Churches

Just before Christmas, thanks to His Beatitude the Melkite Greek-Catholic Patriarch, Gregorios III Laham, in Damascus, we were able to post a List of the Churches and Church Institutions so far destroyed in Syria.…

Syria’s Assyrian Christians Find Refuge With Turkish Neighbours

MIDYAT, Turkey — Miydat’s Assyrian Orthodox community is still encumbered with festive cookies and candied nuts from their Christmas festivities. In every home, tables groan with remnants from the recent celebrations, which…