The land’s ancient Christian communities – the biblical Book of Acts notes that “in Antioch the disciples were for the first time called Christians” – were decimated by the Syrian civil ...

"The situation for Christians in Syria has reached a critical threshold ... The group derives its name from the ancient city of Antioch, reflecting their deep-rooted connection to the Antiochian ...

Perhaps its resilient history will give its residents strength as they attempt to restore their ancient home ... council’s decision to the churches of Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia (Acts 15:1 ...

(RNS) — Syria’s Christians face an uncertain ... Orthodox Christians under the authority of the ancient Greek Orthodox patriarch of Antioch. These Antiochian Orthodox Christians have a small ...

As chronicled in the Book of Acts, new believers in the ancient Syrian city of Antioch organized the first church outside Jerusalem. Today, Christians make up 6 to 10 percent of the country's 23 ...

The site of ancient Antioch — a crossroads of civilizations ... Alevis, Armenians, Christians, Jews, and in recent years Syrian war refugees — has now scattered. There were more than 200,000 ...

Four weeks ago, Antakya was a bustling regional capital of 400,000 people sandwiched between the Mediterranean Sea and Turkey’s mountainous border with Syria, known for its spicy cuisine and ...

there is no joy among the ancient Christian community of Syria. There have been Christians there longer than anywhere. Antioch, located just across the Turkish border from northwest Syria ...

The Quran doesn’t name the town, but many traditions say it was ancient Antioch. Ismet saw a new lesson from the present-day devastation. Since last week’s earthquake, refugees of Syria’s ...

But ancient Antioch, a stone's throw from Syria, is not just any old town ... And there, two 2,000-year-old churches from the time of Jesus... also destroyed. That's why we have to be careful ...

In the Triumph of Orthodoxy service on the first Sunday of Great Lent, the clergy and faithful proclaim – with many shouting – bold statements of faith from the year 787. "This is the Faith of ...