The Syrian government has said that the perpetrators belonged to a cell of the Islamic State group and that they thwarted a subsequent attempt to target a Shiite shrine in the Sayyida Zeinab ...

But its involvement risks deepening sectarian tensions. Israeli troops have seized parts of southern Syria, violating a 1974 ...

The Middle East Council of Churches and the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch called on Syrian authorities to ensure the safety of religious minorities and uphold their right to worship in peace.

Damascus Friends Church merged with Southeast Friends Church and opened DFC-Salem on March 29. Pastor Craig Henry will oversee the location, which will feature a live worship band led by Salem ...

S t. Paul was converted while riding on the road to Damascus by a sudden vision of the Risen Christ, who ap peared to him in the form of a blinding light that struck him to the ground. Teresa of ...

Pinheiro also called on authorities to put in place more protections for places of worship after Sunday’s suicide bombing attack on a church outside of Damascus. The attack, which killed at ...

The head of a U.N. investigative commission on Friday called commitments made by the new authorities in Syria to protect the rights of minorities “encouraging” but said attacks have continued ...

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