Metropolitan of France Expressed Solidarity to Patriarch of Antioch After Church Massacre | Orthodox Times (En)

Metropolitan of France expressed solidarity to Patriarch of Antioch after Church massacre | Orthodox Times (en)

Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East, received Metropolitan Ignatius Al-Houshi of France, Western and Southern Europe, at the Patriarchal Residency in Balamand. Metropolitan Ignatius expressed his condolences for the martyrs of the massacre at St. Elias Church in Doueila–Damascus, affirming that the blood of these martyrs cries out to the conscience and heart of all humanity. He also conveyed his solidarity with Patriarch John X during t…

ESU calls on Syriacs to participate in commemoration services and demonstrations in solidarity with Christians in Syria - Syriac Press

BRUSSELS/EINSIDELN, Switserland — Waves of support and solidarity continue to pour in from around the world for the martyrs and wounded of the terrorist suicide bombing that targeted the Mar Elias Church in the Dweilaa neighborhood of the Syrian capital, Daramsuq (Damascus). The European Syriac Union (ESU) has issued a call to all Syriacs (Chaldean-Assyrian-Aramean) to attend at Brussels’ Jean Rey Square and show their solidarity. According to a…

The Shattering of Eastern Christians’ Hopes with the Bombing of St. Elias Church - Coptic Solidarity

by Ishak Ibrahim – Al-Manassa- The bombing of St. Elias Church in Damascus last month has reignited deep fears—not only for the future of Syria’s Christians but for the very existence and role of Christians across the Middle East. Waves of persecution seem never to truly subside before exploding again. The massacre at St. Elias, which left around 25 people martyred, was neither the first of its kind nor particularly different in method from atta…