issues
by Vincent Gragnani
(From ONE magazine November 2006)
Surviving in the West
profiles
by Michael J.L. La Civita
(From ONE magazine March 2007)
The Syriac Orthodox Church
Time to End the Fear
by Chuck Todaro
(From CNEWA WORLD January – February 2003)
For the Syriac Christians of southeast Turkey, the arid mountainous region of Tur Abdin is their holy land
The Mountain of the Servants of God
text and photos by Chris Hellier
(From Catholic Near East March 1993)
Caught in the middle of a guerrilla war, Syrian Orthodox Christians in southeastern Turkey struggle to hang onto their homeland.
Profiles
by Michael J.L. La Civita
(From ONE magazine May 2011)
The Orthodox Patriarchal Church of Jerusalem
Blessed Is the One Whom the Prophets Portrayed
translated by Kathleen E. McVey
(From Catholic Near East May – June 1999)
A Syriac Hymn composed by the great doctor of the church, St. Ephrem the Syrian.
Letting Christians Down
by Marilyn Raschka
photos: CNEWA-PMP, Beirut
(From Catholic Near East July – August 1997)
Home to some of the first Christians, the ancient city of Damascus maintains its Christian past.
India’s SEERI Center for Syriac Studies
by the Rev. Dr. Gheevarghese Panicker
photos: courtesy of SEERI
(From Catholic Near East May – June 1995)
The St. Ephrem Ecumenical Research Institute strives to deepen the relationship between India’s Syriac churches.
Church Leaders Worry About Syria’s Christians
Catholic News Service (11 October 2011)
BEIRUT (CNS) — Pressure being put on the
Syrian government could have very bad consequences,
especially for Christians, warned the patriarch of the
Syriac Catholic Church.
Armed Men Storm Monastery in Syria
Catholic News Service (5 March 2012)
ANTAKYA, Turkey (CNS) — Masked gunmen
stormed the Syrian desert monastery of Deir Mar Musa,
about 50 miles southwest of Homs, destroying property
and briefly holding its inhabitants captive.