SYRIAC. The liturgy of the Syriac rite is ... All the rites of the Catholic Church are of equal dignity and equally valid. Attendance at a different rite fulfills the Sunday obligation.

The Al-Tahera Syriac-Catholic church, also badly damaged in 2017, saw the installation of two new bells from Italy, decorated with motifs of the image of the Virgin Mary, to whom the site is ...

Archbishop Youssef Absi, the Melkite Greek Catholic patriarch of Antioch and All the East ... of Antioch and All the East and ...

As RAIR has reported extensively, Syria has fallen under the control of a radical jihadi regime following the collapse of the ...

Father Raed Adel, head of the Syriac Catholic Churches in Mosul, recalls Pope Francis’ courageous historic visit to the city in 2021, attributing the active reconstruction movement to that visit.

“In recent days, Syria has witnessed a dangerous escalation of violence, brutality, and killings, resulting in attacks on innocent civilians, including women and children. Homes have been violated, ...

Ahmed al-Sharaa, leader of Syria's new administration, met with a delegation from the Christian community in Damascus on New Year's Eve, local media reported. The meeting included religious ...