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Church of the two martyrs Mar Sarkis and Mar Bakhos in Hadchit: A legacy of faith and a living witness on the edge of Qadisha Valley
HADCHIT, Mount Lebanon — The Syriac Maronite town of Hadchit, whose name in Syriac means “the newly established village,” sits on the edge of the sacred Qadisha Valley in northern…
An Assyrian/Syriac Intellectual from Samosata: Mara bar Serapion and His Letter to His Son
By Denho Bar Mourad-Özmen | Former Special Educator and Advisor at Sweden’s National Agency for Special Education Author’s Note It is time to reconsider the historical place…
Syriac Union Party marks 21st anniversary with political dialogue session in Beth Zalin (Qamishli)
BETH ZALIN, Syria — The Syriac Union Party (Gabo d’Ḥuyodo Suryoyo, SUP) marked its 21st anniversary with a dialogue session on Thursday at its branch headquarters in Beth Zalin (Q…
Marmarita diaspora communities elect honorary presidents in Australia, Venezuela, and Lebanon
MELBOURNE / CARACAS / BEIRUT — Marmarita’s diaspora communities have elected honorary presidents for 2027 in Australia and Lebanon, while the community in Venezuela has renewed it…
Turkish Vice President Yılmaz says resolution process ‘moving forward’
ANKARA — Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz (Justice and Development Party, AKP) said Thursday that the country’s “resolution process” is moving forward through parliamentary an…
Syriac Maronite Joseph Rahme elected mayor of Cumberland, Australia
CUMBERLAND, Australia — Joseph Rahme, a Lebanese-Australian councillor of Syriac Maronite heritage, has been elected mayor of Cumberland City Council in western Sydney, marking a …
Fr. Ioustinos, guardian of Jacob’s Well in Nablus for over 40 years, passes away
NABLUS, West Bank — Archimandrite Ioustinos Mamallos, the Greek Orthodox priest who devoted decades to preserving Jacob’s Well, one of the Holy Land’s historic Christian pilgrimag…
Patriarch Mar Paul III Nona appointed Supreme Chancellor of the Catholic University in Erbil as Chaldean patriarchate assumes authority over the university
ANKAWA / ARBA’ILO (ERBIL), IRAQ — During a graduation ceremony of the Catholic University in Erbil, archbishop of the Chaldean Church for Arba’ilo (Erbil), Mar Bashar Matti Warda,…
Sewage network project underway in Suroyo village of Mzizah after years of advocacy
MZIZAH, Turkey — For decades, many Suroyo (Syriac–Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) villages in Tur Abdin have faced inadequate infrastructure and public services, including education, s…
Turkish MHP Deputy Yıldız outlines parliament’s monitoring committee duties for resolution process
ANKARA — Feti Yıldız, deputy leader of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi, MHP), has outlined the duties of a parliamentary monitoring committee to be…
