Syria

Ambassador downplays Syria’s rights abuses

Plight of minorities post-Assad remains dire, activists say

Susan Korah · May 21, 2026

The situation of Syria’s remaining Christians and other minorities continues to deteriorate despite the passing grade that Canadian ambassador Gregory Galligan recently gave the post-Assad government.

Damascus church attack could be last straw for Syria’s Christians, warn activists

Susan Korah · July 2, 2025

The horrific attack on a Syrian church that claimed the lives of more than 25 and injured more than 60 others should raise a red flag on the internal situation in Syria, say activists close to victims of the tragedy.

Families, patriarch, blame Syrian government for massacre citing lack of protection

Dale Gavlak · June 26, 2025

The first funeral services for the victims of a jihadi suicide bombing inside a Damascus church were held as Syrian Christians have been left deeply traumatized by the horrific massacre during Sunday's Divine Liturgy on June 22.

'Slaughter of innocents' in suicide bombing at Syrian church called 'unspeakable evil'

Dale Gavlak · June 23, 2025

An Islamist suicide bombing at a packed Damascus church that killed at least 20 and injured dozens of worshippers June 22 has sparked international outrage. Sectarian violence continues to plague Syria's new leadership seven months after toppling Bashar Assad's regime.

Suicide bomb attack at Syrian church kills at least 20, injures dozens

Gina Christian · June 23, 2025

Christians in Syria are reeling after a suicide bombing struck a Greek Orthodox church in Damascus during a June 22 Divine Liturgy.

Syrian Archbishop hopeful for a new era of peace

A former captive of ISIS, Mourad sees calm ‘but there is still a lot of fear’

Susan Korah · June 9, 2025

From being kidnapped and held hostage by Islamic terrorists, miraculously liberated and now ministering to a dwindling Christian community in Syria, Archbishop Jacques Mourad exemplifies the suffering and resilience of his people during the darkest days of a brutal civil war and the reign of terror by ISIS.

Syrian Christians appeal for prayers, among renewed violence

Susan Korah · March 11, 2025

The fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria in December was viewed by the country’s minorities with a mixture of cautious optimism and apprehension. Just three months later, a wave of violence has made their worst nightmares come true.

Church leaders condemn killings, urge prayers amid horrific Syria violence

Dale Gavlak · March 10, 2025

Syria's top Christian leaders have condemned the killing and wounding of hundreds of Alawites, many of them civilians, by security forces and gunmen linked to the country's new Islamist rulers.

Christians in Iraq 'tense' after Syria regime change, patriarch says

Justin McLellan · December 26, 2024

After Pope Francis prayed on Christmas Day for Syrian Christians facing uncertainty amid the country's regime change, the leader of the Catholic Church in neighboring Iraq said the toppling of the regime left Christians in the region feeling "tense."

Christians protest in Syria after Christmas tree burned

Gina Christian · December 25, 2024

A Christmas tree was reportedly set ablaze in a Christian-majority town in Syria, prompting protests in the war-torn nation just two weeks after the ouster of former President Bashar Assad and his regime.