Santa Claus, the modern icon of Christmas, is derived from traditions associated with Saint Nicholas, a fourth-century bishop ...

Recently in Yerevan, Armenia, the Armenian Church canonized the victims as saints. The Ottomans also singled out other minority communities at this time, including the Greek Orthodox and Assyan ...

The Armenian Apostolic Church commemorates St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, on Saturday 7 December. Because of the many miracles ...

In response to Catholicos Karekin II’s appeal, prayers for Armenia and Artsakh rang out on Sunday, November 10, from Holy ...

killing innocent civilians and destroying Christian churches, cemeteries, and other holy sites that have existed in that region for hundreds of years. Nagorno-Karabakh is an Armenian-Christian land.

The ruins of a church from ... in one of the oldest Christian states, adds another piece to the puzzle of reconstructing the ...

Throughout the history of the Turkish Republic, countless Christian churches and schools have been destroyed or turned into mosques, storehouses and stables, among other things. The columnist Raffi ...

Christians in Syria confront an uncertain and perilous future under the control of Islamist-led rebel forces, a human rights ...

Christian leaders have welcomed assurances from those controlling Syria, that believers will have a future in the country, after it was seized by rebel forces including jihadist militias last weekend.

At a church in Syria's Aleppo, Christian worshippers attended mass days after their city came under the control of ...

After opposition factions take control of Aleppo, the city’s Christian community prepares for the holidays while navigating ...