Syria is at a crossroads: It can return to violence or transition to peace, says UN envoy
Three months after the overthrow of President Bashar Assad, Syria is at a crossroads, the top U.N. envoy for the country says ...
La Croix1d
Were Christians targeted in Syria’s deadly crackdown?
The residence of the Syrian Catholic Archbishop at the Syriac Catholic Cathedral of Saint Paul. (Illustration photo ... about 30 miles north of Damascus, condemning what he called “a systematic ...
This Ramadan, relief and hope bump against violence and uncertainty in the new Syria
This Ramadan, Syrians marked the 14th anniversary of the start of their country’s civil war. The conflict began as one of ...
Israeli strikes in southwestern Syria kill 6 people as troops clash with residents
KOAYIAH, Syria (AP) — An Israeli strike Tuesday in southwestern Syria killed at least six people as Israeli troops occupying ...
The Christian Science Monitor1d
In Syria, Palestinians’ war-shattered camp is a ruin. But it’s home.
Palestinians flocking back to the Yarmouk refugee camp outside Damascus say it’s more than a physical place. It’s their last ...
National Catholic Register1dOpinion
30 Years Ago Today, John Paul II Issued His Boldest Battle Cry for Life
Papal biographer George Weigel considered Evangelium Vitae to be the final panel of an encyclical triptych on the “moral ...
Catholic News Agency1d
The true story of the International Day of the Unborn Child and the role of St. John Paul II
On March 25, the solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, the International Day of the Unborn Child is celebrated in more ...
TheCollector on MSN2d
Who Are Jannes and Jambres in the Bible?
When Paul mentioned Jannes and Jambres in 2 Timothy 3:8, his audience likely knew who these men were, but readers today often ...
Can One Man Hold Syria Together?
Seven weeks had passed since he stunned the world by conquering most of Syria in an 11-day blitzkrieg that put an end to the ...
Crux3dOpinion
Spiritual directors must show a willingness to learn
The spiritual life is an arduous task. God cloths himself in mystery and so the process of discerning his will and knowing ...
Advent became wrapped up in Christmas-time, but Lent still has a special place in our hearts
Although nowadays Easter eggs are widely on sale well before Easter, as a Christian penitential season, Lent has not suffered ...
Middle East Institute8d
Baghdad revisited: Iraq balances on a tightrope
Reflections on a recent visit to Baghdad. Much has changed and ordinary life has resumed in Iraq's capital, but deep ...