The world of the Roman Empire was not just one of legions, emperors, and conquests — it was also a world of legal disputes, ...

After a coalition of rebels toppled the Assad regime, the interim government they have set up in Damascus has moved quickly ...

The occasion marked the conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and the feast of the Conversion of St. Paul.

PALMYRA, Syria — Abdurahman Abu Hamza, a farmer from the Syrian city of Deir Ezzour, last visited the ancient ruins of ...

Outside the Damascus museum, Iyad Ghanem was among a ... ranging from prehistoric blades and Greco-Roman sculptures to Islamic art. The museum was closed for six years during Syria's civil war ...

Reflecting on Damascus’ significance to Christianity, Cardinal Gugerotti described it as “a beautiful, radiant city that was like a queen during the Roman Empire. Although it now bears the ...

On Friday in Damascus, Tajani visited the Umayyad Mosque, one of the oldest and most imposing in the Muslim world. The site previously housed a Roman pagan temple, which was later transformed into ...

Join a Hebrew walking tour of Bab az-Zahra with Hussam Mousa. Named after Flower’s Gate (Herod’s Gate), the Jerusalem ...

COMMENTARY: Approved on the same day as ‘Lumen Gentium’ and ‘Unitatis Redintegratio,’ ‘Orientalium Ecclesiarum’ manifests the ...

It is a wonder Edgar Matobato is still alive. A confessed assassin for the Davao Death Squad, he was the first to go public ...