Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, Damascus summer camps has grown from 63 campers in a parish-based effort to 7,000 ...

When St. Paul encountered Christ on the road to Damascus, his life was changed. A Catholic summer camp ministry based in Ohio — but expanding around the country — hopes to give young adults ...

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During the Transfiguration, Jesus’ face “shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light” as the Father ...

Prior to the start of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, Christians made up approximately 10 percent of Syria's population and ...

Clashes in Syria between Bedouin tribes, government forces, and the Druze minority have left dozens dead, raising fears of ...

Israel has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clash with Druze militias.

Hunt Priest, a former Episcopal pastor from Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, shares how a psychedelic experience deepened his faith ...

British knife makers are crafting some of the world’s finest blades. Only, it’s turning into a murky business, as Alex ...

IT WAS a special day in Lusmagh on Sunday when two brothers from the parish celebrated the Golden Jubilee of their joint ...

President Ahmad Al Shara and a Syrian Kurdish militia leader failed to meet as expected on Wednesday during a visit to Damascus by US special envoy Thomas Barrack, sources said. It was a setback to US ...

There’s been much academic and journalistic attention paid in recent years to the documentable benefits of treating a host of ...