Mor Ignatius Aphrem II and two other heads of churches in Syria released a joint statement in December demanding that the ...

As Syrians living under the control of Islamist-led rebel forces continue to face an uncertain future, the supreme head of ...

Today, Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox Church estimates that number has fallen to around 400,000. When Aphrem learned of the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on Dec. 8 ...

When the Patriarch (Joasaph II) received the letter, the doctrines within were seen as “embarrassing” and “heretical” by Orthodox standards (Ernst Benz, Wittenberg and Byzanz, pp. 73ff), and so no ...

Damascus, SANA- Patriarchs of Syria have congratulated President Ahmad al-Shara on assuming the presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic.

The Patriarchs of the Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox, and Melkite Greek Catholic Churches of Antioch have jointly sent a ...

The head of Russia's powerful Orthodox Church said in remarks published late on Tuesday that "weirdos" were trying to spread ...

In November 1991, Filaret, who was then heading the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate, called for granting the Ukrainian Church autocephalous status. In May 1992, he was demoted ...

The Nicene Creed is more than a statement of faith -- it is a powerful sign of unity among Christians, Pope Francis said as he welcomed young priests and monks from Oriental Orthodox Churches to the ...