Joseph Yacoub, a specialist in Eastern Christians, examines Syria’s historical identity, highlighting its neglected Christian ...

A local pilgrimage that kicked off in January in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis offers an opportunity to celebrate the newly canonized Martyrs of Damascus and to, in prayer, walk ...

The occasion marked the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.

DAMASCUS, Syria — This Christmas morning in Syria’s capital, Christians dressed in their finest clothes, attended church and participated in the annual parade through the ancient part of the city.

In Sweden, I met Razouk, a refugee who had fled Syria after being threatened by the Assad regime and severely tortured by a ...

But as the manager of the Madad cultural center in Damascus, the trained lighting technician has reason to worry. On New Year’s Eve, armed men stormed the historic stone building. «They told me ...