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 ...

Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II remains hopeful that his people can eventually return to the Nineveh Plain. Above, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Aphrem II celebrates Holy Qurobo Mass over ...

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 ...

The Syriac Orthodox Church, which now has just north of 2,000 members between Bethlehem and Jerusalem, personifies how ...

DAMASCUS, Syria – The patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, who led one of the world's oldest Christian sects, was buried in a village near Damascus on Friday after an elaborate memorial service in ...

Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Patriarch of Antioch, died Friday aged 81 after 34 years as head of the Syriac Orthodox Church Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East and the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Hundreds of Christian fighters from across Syria have arrived in the ...