Members of St. Mary’s Syriac Orthodox Church of Shrewsbury include Meryem Akman, Barbara Baba, Fr. Toni Kasih, Henri Bahnan and George Hanna. SHREWSBURY — For many people, the concept of fleeing ...

St. Mary's Syriac Orthodox Church -- located at 1 Industrial Drive in Shrewsbury -- is celebrating 100 years of "unwavering faith and cultural preservation." According to a press release, the church ...

Shar’a, secretary-general of the presidency, and Maher Marwan Idlibi, governor of Damascus, at the Oct. 26 meeting.

BEIRUT (AP) — The Syriac Orthodox Church has elected a new patriarch to lead one of the world’s oldest Christian sects, Lebanon’s national news agency said Monday. The announcement of the election of ...

In his homily, the patriarch referred to the verse, ‘Look at Him and trust in Him’ inscribed in Syriac over the cross raised behind the altar, telling the faithful: ‘Our eyes are always on the ...

Two historic churches in Mosul, Iraq, have officially reopened after years of restoration, nearly a decade after their ...

The Syriac Orthodox Church has denounced the Syrian Democratic Forces for shutting down Christian schools in northeastern Syria, insisting that they will only teach the official internationally ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church Ignatius Zakka Iwas, the leader of one of world’s oldest Christian sects, has died. He was 80. Syrian state news agency SANA said ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Sunday inaugurated a new church in Erbil's ...

SHREWSBURY — For many people, the concept of fleeing religious persecution and starting a new life in another country is often associated with the non-recent past. A historical background to describe ...