Twenty-five died, a further 63 injured. The casualties included children. Sunday evening's attack on the Saint Elias church, in the Dweil'a district on the southern outskirts of the Old City in ...

A devastating explosion occurred at Mar Elias Church in Damascus on Sunday, with reports indicating the attack took place during a religious service.

Pope Leo XIV today appealed for peace and reconciliation in four countries of the Middle East—Israel, Iran, Palestine and Syria—that have experienced tremendous violence in recent days.

A deadly suicide bombing at a church outside Damascus, which Syrian authorities have blamed on the Islamic State, has revived worries that extremists might exploit Syria’s fragile peace as its ...

Thick smoke began to billow and as Abou Janb approached the church entrance, he saw “bodies scattered into pieces; some were burned and charred.

Inside the church, rescuers from Syria’s White Helmets and the local community worked under the visage of blood-spattered icons to clear aside debris and blackened pews in order to collect the ...

As worshippers gathered inside a Greek Orthodox church in Syria, a suicide bomber entered, opened fire, and detonated his explosives — turning the sacred space into a scene of devastation.

Last month's deadly church bombing outside Syria's capital is raising fears among the country's minority Christians. Some are ...

The June 22 attack on the Mar Elias Church in Damascus underscores the threat of extremism in Syria even after the fall of Assad. The new government must demonstrate control and protect minorities.

Since the church bombing, some Christians have been afraid to meet for church. A group of Kurdish Christians who are ...