This is Beirut, 24/12 17:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Damascus Syria Christmas christians
Christmas lights illuminate Damascus's Old City while government forces patrol its shadows as security fears haunt Syria's Christian community. They recall the shooting and suicide attack in June at the Saint Elias church in the Syrian capital that killed 25 people and wounded dozens more. "People are going home early, and are afraid," said Tala ...
This is Beirut, 23/11 12:22 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nigeria Christians Christian Association of Nigeria
Gunmen have kidnapped more than 300 students and teachers in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria, a Christian group said Saturday, as security fears mounted in Africa's most populous nation. The early Friday raid on St. Mary's co-education school in Niger State in western Nigeria came after gunmen on Monday stormed a secondary ...
Natasha Metni Torbey, 04/11 16:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Hezbollah South Lebanon Free Patriotic Movement Christians Shia
In some regions of southern Lebanon, particularly in Jezzine, Marjayoun, and Rmeish, predominantly Christian areas directly border localities where Hezbollah holds significant influence. These areas, where municipal networks, social structures, and political actors intertwine, reflect a deeply rooted sociopolitical reality shaped by geography, ...
Mario Chartouni, 03/11 19:20 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Nigeria christians Donald Trump
Donald Trump has renewed international attention on the tragedy facing Christians in Nigeria. In a fiery post published Sunday on Truth Social, the U.S. president threatened a “swift and brutal” military intervention if Abuja did not put an end to the massacres of Christians, accusing the Nigerian government of “failing to protect religious ...
Amine Jules Iskandar, 25/10 12:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Women Culture Christians Church
At the root of society lies the family, and at the root of the family lies the woman. Society is built on this basic unit, the household, which provides security and solidarity, shapes values and transmits heritage. This nucleus of social cohesion, for all humanity, is precisely what liberal and globalist ideologies have been targeting. To turn ...
Samar El-Kadi, 06/10 11:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Communities Christians Muslims Hezbollah
“Shia, Shia, Shia,” the cri de guerre of Hezbollah’s partisans for mobilizing and rallying the Shia community in a country that is religiously, culturally, and politically diverse, is a blatant demonstration of communal allegiance over national belonging. Lebanon is one of the world’s most divided countries. Its diversity has complicated ...
Makram Haddad, 21/07 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lebanon Saint Charbel Annaya Christians
A breath of spirituality swept through the heights of Annaya on Sunday, July 20, with the official inauguration of Section 1 of Darb Mar Charbel, the first long-distance pilgrimage trail in Lebanon. Also known as the Camino de San Charbel, in reference to the world’s great spiritual routes, this ambitious project aims to connect key sites tied ...
Fady Noun, 12/07 09:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Lebanon Pope Francis Damascus Christians Massabki brothers Syria
On June 22, a deadly bombing inside Damascus’s Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Elijah during Mass claimed 25 lives and left around 50 injured. In response, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch, Youhanna X, rightly declared that the victims deserve to be honored as martyrs of the faith, just as those who perished in past tragedies in Lebanon, ...
Fady Noun, 28/06 12:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Christians St Therese Relics
The relics of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux are currently touring Lebanon. Despite certain excesses—such as the brevity of some “visits” and the hurried processions past her reliquary—this form of popular devotion remains deeply rooted in Church tradition. The veneration of relics—and belief in their power—dates back centuries. As ...
Marc Saikali, 26/06 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Europe Middle East Christians
A suicide bombing, this time inside a Damascus church during Sunday Mass. Twenty-five dead. The blast silenced prayer, shattered lives and shook a community already on the brink. Eastern Christianity is dying, not in the chaos of an open warfare, but through a long, silent agony, met with the world’s indifference. In a secularized Europe where ...
This is Beirut, 24/06 11:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Damascus Syria ISIS Christians Church Ahmad al-Sharaa
Syrian authorities on Monday announced arrests over a suicide blast targeting a church blamed on the Islamic State group, as President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed those involved in the "heinous" attack would face justice. The shooting and suicide bombing Sunday at the Saint Elias church in the working-class Dwelaa district of the Syrian capital killed ...
Johnny Kortbawi, 24/06 10:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Iran Tehran Syria Damascus Christians
The 1994 bombing of Saydet al-Najat (or Our Lady of Deliverance Church) in Lebanon, given its historical weight and political context, remains a haunting reference point – almost a syndrome of its own. Like the Stockholm or London syndromes, the term “Our Lady of Deliverance Syndrome” is now invoked, especially by ...