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WATCH: Syrian Christian woman gives powerful speech at site of bombed Orthodox church

A Christian woman professed her commitment to remaining in her Syrian home despite the recent bombing of an Orthodox church by Islamic attackers which took over 20 lives.

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Antonino Cambria

• Jun 27, 2025Jun 27, 2025

Pope Leo XIV ‘deeply saddened’ over Islamic suicide bombing at Orthodox church in Syria

Pope Leo XIV sent a telegram to the victims of an Islamic suicide bombing at an Orthodox church in Syria on Sunday, expressing his grief and ‘heartfelt solidarity’ with the Christians affected.

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Antonino Cambria

• Jun 24, 2025Jun 24, 2025

WATCH: Christians march in Syria after Muslim suicide bombing at Orthodox church

Christians took to the streets after Muslims bombed an Orthodox church in Damascus, killing at least 20 people. Protesters chanted, ‘How beautiful is death at your doors, O our Church.’

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Peter Martin

• Jun 23, 2025

Col. Macgregor: Trump should not let Israel lead the US into war with Iran after Syria’s fall

Israel’s war footing against Iran risks a broader Middle Eastern war, with Syria’s collapse fueling Israeli-Turkish tensions. Washington’s backing of Benjamin Netanyahu and his ambitions could tether America to the escalating regional conflict.

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Col. Douglas Macgregor and James W. Carden

• Dec 20, 2024

The global powers behind the fall of Syria seek world war, not simply regime change

Assad’s toppling is about much more than regime change or even a regional war. The war in Syria has provided a window into the world war global superpowers are already waging.

Analysis

James Corbett

• Dec 20, 2024Jan 8, 2025

Syria’s power vacuum is a major step toward the Zionist dream of a Greater Israel

The Yinon Plan of 1982 proposed a 'Greater Israel' to dominate the entire Middle East. Now there is a power vacuum in Syria after the ousting of Assad – and Israel has already begun making moves to secure power and influence.

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Frank Wright

• Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 2024

11 men martyred in Damascus among those newly canonized by Pope Francis

Pope Pius XI praised the 'glorious' Martyrs of Damascus, whose steadfast clinging to the Catholic faith earned them the crown of martyrdom at the hands of Muslim persecutors.

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Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Oct 30, 2024Oct 30, 2024

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WATCH: Syrian Christian woman gives powerful speech at site of bombed Orthodox church

Pope Leo XIV ‘deeply saddened’ over Islamic suicide bombing at Orthodox church in Syria

WATCH: Christians march in Syria after Muslim suicide bombing at Orthodox church

Col. Macgregor: Trump should not let Israel lead the US into war with Iran after Syria’s fall

The global powers behind the fall of Syria seek world war, not simply regime change

Syria’s power vacuum is a major step toward the Zionist dream of a Greater Israel

11 men martyred in Damascus among those newly canonized by Pope Francis