Members of St. Mary’s Syriac Orthodox Church of Shrewsbury include Meryem Akman, Barbara Baba, Fr. Toni Kasih, Henri Bahnan and George Hanna. SHREWSBURY — For many people, the concept of fleeing ...

A generation ago, the vision of building a new Syriac Christian church in Istanbul would have been a fantasy. One of the oldest branches of the church, Syriac Orthodox Christianity still uses a ...

Hagia Sophia. (AINA) -- In June 2021, Patriarch Sako shared a reflection on the difficulty of achieving unity among Christians, especially in Iraq. The differences among the churches are not only ...

Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II remains hopeful that his people can eventually return to the Nineveh Plain. Above, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch Ignatius Aphrem II celebrates Holy Qurobo Mass over ...

Patriarchs of churches of the Syriac tradition pledged their unity in tackling the numerous challenges they face, including the "bleeding of migration" of their faithful in the Middle East. "We find ...

In his homily, the patriarch referred to the verse, ‘Look at Him and trust in Him’ inscribed in Syriac over the cross raised behind the altar, telling the faithful: ‘Our eyes are always on the ...

SHREWSBURY — For many people, the concept of fleeing religious persecution and starting a new life in another country is often associated with the non-recent past. A historical background to describe ...