The Middle Eastern kingdom is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Once known for its strict adherence to austere social norms rooted in a conservative interpretation of Islam, Saudi Arabia has, in ...

Maaloula is located in the Damascus countryside and is one of the most prominent strongholds of Christianity in Syria. It is famous for being one of the few places in the world where its inhabitants ...

BEIRUT (OSV News) — As Israel has escalated its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon across a United Nations-drawn boundary between the two countries, more than a million people have fled … ...

He said, "The recent events give big evidence that the Christians are being targeted." All across Syria, in the cities of Maaloula, Homs, al-Qusayr, Damascus, and elsewhere, "they have threatened ...

He added that in Syria Christians are "caught between opposing sides in the conflict", and mentioned the "specific targeting" of Christian-dominated locations, such as Sadad and Maaloula. MP Sammy ...

Christmas in Maaloula was marked by fear, as the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham's rise to power rekindled memories of Islamist violence that terrorized the Christian town from 2013 to 2014.

Father Fadi Al Bargil during Christmas Mass at the Saint Sergius and Bacchus Monastery in Maaloula, December 25, 2024. (Photo by Martin Dumas Primbault) “May God protect us. We are safe nowhere.