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

In constant contact with Christian communities in Syria, Antoine Fleyfel, Director of the Institute for Eastern Christians ...

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

QARA KELISA, Iran - The last priest left the Black Church more than half a century ago and now the picture on the wall of a former monk's cell is of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah ...

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

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.

From 1915-23, the Armenian nation was subjected to genocide, and the survivors in western Armenia scattered to the edges of ...

The World Evangelical Alliance, in collaboration with the World Council of Churches (WCC), Christian ... the forced displacement of its ethnic-Armenian Christian population. Azerbaijan’s pledge ...

With the Islamic group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) now in control, Syria — especially its minorities — lives in paranoia. The ...

(Photo by (ZUMA PRESS/MAXPPP) The COP29 summit has sparked a campaign led primarily by Christian ... destruction of Armenian cultural and religious heritage, including churches, desecration ...

These rites so listed: Latin, Byzantine, Alexandrian, Syriac, Armenian ... trace their Christian lineage to St. Thomas the Apostle who traveled to South India and founded a church.

The Armenian Missionary Association of America announced the appointment of Serge D. Buchakjian as its new CEO/Executive ...