The heart of St. Roque lay in the display case in front of me. It still held the power of life and evangelization, announcing ...

Despite returning to a damaged home and lack of services, former refugee Ibtihal remains hopeful, but more international support is needed to meet humanitarian needs and ensure Syria’s lasting ...

As the second account of creation in Genesis concludes, the narrator leaves us with a striking detail: “The man and his wife ...

this image of the Bishop of Rome “presiding in charity” (an expression from St. Ignatius of Antioch) is the best symbol of the ecumenical progress achieved in recent decades. Indeed ...

Many Christians across Syria were uncertain about their future under insurgent rule, given the radical history of groups like ...

The Patriarchs of the Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic Churches of Antioch have jointly sent a congratulatory telegram to Syrian President Ahmad ... Patriarch Ignatius ...

DAMASCUS -Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, visited Damascus on Jan 30, the first visit by a head of state to the Syrian capital since the Dec 8 fall of President Bashar al-Assad to ...

A cousin of the former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad who was involved in suppressing the protests that started the 2011 uprising has been detained inside Syria, according to state news agency SANA.

BAGHDAD — The fall of Bashar Assad in Syria has led Iran-allied factions in neighboring Iraq to reconsider their push for U.S. forces to exit the country, multiple Iraqi and American officials ...

Since Islamist rebels overthrew the Assad dictatorship in Syria, Egypt, with parallels in its own recent history, has watched warily. By Vivian Yee Reporting from Cairo Soon after Islamist rebels ...

In Syria, Ahmed al-Sharaa has been named as interim president to lead the transition. Sharaa is head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, which led the rebel coalition that toppled Bashar al-Assad.