An aerial photo of part of Latakia taken on March 10, showing the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (bottom right) — OMAR HAJ KADOUR Members of Syria's small Christian community on the coast are ...

TEL TAL, Syria -- It was a mournful moment for Christians in Syria. A bell that once summoned residents to worship rang out, but the church was no longer there. The Saint Odisho church was blown up by ...

NICOSIA, Cyprus — As Syria begins recovering from 50 years of autocratic rule by the Assad family, an international envoy says Christians and other religious groups expect their rights and freedoms to ...

Under HTS dominance, many Christians fear for their safety, religious freedoms, and cultural heritage. Reports of discrimination, forced conversions, and desecration of churches have heightened their ...

Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem, head of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Syria's Christian minority continues to face an uncertain future decades into the country's conflict and political upheaval, according to ...

The Syrian capital, Damascus, is twinkling today. Christmas trees have popped up on the streets, and there's even a manger seen in the old city. The rebel group that toppled the Assad regime has ...