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Nearly two weeks after the brutal Islamist attack on a church in Damascus, the new government continues to offer no answers - no arrests - as the fear of Syria being emptied of Christians spreads. Prior to the civil war, Christianity, both Orthodox and Catholic, accounted for 10 percent of the population. Thirteen years of armed conflict reduced that percentage to four percent, according to ABC, Bishop of Homs Jean Abdo Arbach, confirmed last Ma…
Churches in Syria Resume Liturgies Amid Heightened Security and Unease
Mohammad Al-Rifai The faithful take part in the Divine Liturgy at Our Lady of the Olive Church in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, June 29, 2025. Father Al-Nasr confirmed that the Ministry of Interior has deployed security personnel to guard the church since the day of the attack — and that these officers remain stationed there for now.


Churches in Syria resume liturgies amid heightened security and unease
The faithful take part in the Divine Liturgy at Our Lady of the Olive Church in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, June 29, 2025. / Credit: Mohammad Al-Rifai/ACI MENA ACI MENA, Jun 30, 2025 / 14:56 pm (CNA). A week after the deadly attack on Mar Elias... [...]
A church in Damascus, the capital of Syria, was attacked in recent weeks, killing 25 people. A Haber recorded the latest situation at the church after the attack, and our reporter Ata Gündüz Kurşun reported the details.


'We're not safe here anymore' - Syria's Christians fear for future after devastating church attack
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