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The United States must press the Syrian Transitional Government to bring the perpetrators of the Saint Elias Church attack to ...

Paul says he had a vision from God/Christ and Joseph Smith claims one too. Are they both telling the truth?

This is an unknown artist’s depiction of the Apostle Paul being lowered from a window in the high wall of Damascus to escape capture. The artwork dates from 1170-1180. (Courtesy Photo) The ...

Archbishop Samir Nassar, leader of the Maronite Catholic Archeparchy of Damascus, Syria, visited the Archdiocese of St. Paul ...

The faithful gathered for a more than symbolic rite at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus -- the Feast of All Antiochian ...

And it was the newly converted Saul who changed his name to Paul, and then it was the Apostle Paul that became the leader of the missionary movement of the early Christian church.

The conversion of Paul the Apostle was a watershed moment in Christianity. Here’s how his efforts to spread the faith jumpstarted what is now the world’s largest religion.

Christian spirituality: From Damascus to Melite Paul’s conversion roots him in a deep experience of God’s providence and faithfulness ...

Few figures in the New Testament have a more contested legacy than St Paul. He is revered as the Jewish Pharisee who, having undergone a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus, brought the ...

With the stunning change of leadership in Syria and the end of a 50-year reign of the Assad regime, the significance of religious history in Syria shouldn't be overlooked. Most Syrians are now ...