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New US-based Syriac Patriarch says he’ll return to Syria

Published: April 01, 2014 by Nuri Kino, World Watch Monitor Return to homeland will give Christians ‘hope to remain’ The Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the oldest churches in the world and…

Syrian Orthodox Church Elects New Patriarch

AP reports, 31 March 2014 (AP) — The Syriac Orthodox Church has elected a new patriarch to lead one of the world’s oldest Christian sects, Lebanon’s national news agency said Monday. The…

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…