Two Armenian Catholic priests gunned down in Syria; Islamic State claims responsibility
Gunmen killed two Armenian Catholic priests when they opened fire on a car near the eastern Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor on Monday, according to reports. The so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack which took place as the car was about to enter the city, having travelled from Qamishli. Two priests and […]
Hundreds of children to join in prayer for end to violence in Aleppo
Hundreds of school children from both Christian and Muslim backgrounds in the besieged city of Aleppo in Syria are expected to come together to pray for an end to the violence that has wracked both the city and the country. Archbishop Boutros Marayati, of the Armenian Catholic Church in Aleppo, told Agenzia Fides that the […]