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The faithful gathered for a more than symbolic rite at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus — the Feast of All Antiochian Saints. During this June 22 service, a jihadi ...

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

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

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

The persecution of Christians in Syria, such as the suicide bombing that killed 25 at a Damascus Orthodox church in June, is ...

On June 29, the Orthodox Church marks the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, two of the most important figures in early Christianity. The day is shared by both saints, whose lives and missions ...

June 29th is one of the most significant days in the Orthodox Church’s calendar, as it commemorates the memory of the Holy ...

Feast of the Holy, Glorious, and All-Praiseworthy Chiefs of the Apostles, Peter and Paul - Feasts of the Church ...

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