Today, Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox Church estimates that number has fallen to around 400,000. When Aphrem learned of the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8 ...

Dr. July Puthussery, associate professor at the University of Hyderabad, in his thesis titled, "Idiom and Ideology: A Study ...

Cyprus' Greek Orthodox Church maintains strong bonds with other Orthodox Christian churches in the Middle East and is home to ...

SYRIAC. The liturgy of the Syriac rite is attributed to St. James the Apostle. This liturgy was used by the church in Antioch in present day Syria. Many bishops in this area also broke away after ...

The first-ever church built during the Turkish Republic era is planned to open its door to Christians soon. Sait Susin, president of the Istanbul Syriac Kadim Foundation, told Anadolu Agency that ...

However, he confirmed that UNESCO has yet to receive funding to restore the Syrian Orthodox Church of Al-Tahera, the Armenian ...

"There have been amendments that interfere with the Islamic ideology of society and education,” Mar Boutros Qassis, the archbishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church in Aleppo, said. A student writes ...