Syria

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV condemned the suicide bombing at a Damascus church, calling it “a cowardly terrorist attack” as he appealed to the international community not to …

“There is no justification — religious, moral, or rational — for the slaughter of innocents, least of all in a sacred space.”

Christians in Syria are reeling after a suicide bombing struck a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus during a June 22 Divine Liturgy.

In Syria for decades, priest was forced to leave in 2012 after criticizing then-Syrian President Bashar Assad. After returning in July 2013, he was kidnapped.

AMMAN, Jordan (OSV News) — A prominent Catholic humanitarian agency in the Middle East has expressed concern over sudden cuts to U.S. financial assistance affecting its ministries aiding the displaced, …

Many of the of Christians who have lost their lives lost them because of their geographical location, not their religion. But still, says priest, “we are indeed facing strong discrimination.”

From the wearing of green in honor of Ireland’s patron to St. Joseph altars laden with bread and gratitude, next week’s festivities remind us of two great saints from whom …

Hundreds of civilians have been killed since March 6 as Syria’s security forces battled armed supporters of former Syria president Bashar Assad.

Syria has seen “a dangerous escalation of violence, brutality, and killing” of innocent civilians, including women and children,” say Christian leaders.

MAALOULA, Syria (OSV News) — Maaloula, a small Christian-dominated town northeast of Damascus, remains in a fragile state after the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in December.  For the past …