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Syrian authorities’ new limits on alcohol sales in Damascus spark backlash

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A man holds a sign reading in Arabic "No to dividing Damascus neighborhoods along sectarian lines" in a demonstration against new restrictions limiting alcohol sales mainly to Christian neighborhoods in Damascus, Syria, on March 22, 2026. (Credit: Omar Sanadiki/AP.)

Syrian authorities’ new limits on alcohol sales in Damascus spark backlash

Mar 23
Omar Sanadiki

A general view shows the Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (Credit: Omar Albam/AP.)

Syrian police officer killed in Aleppo suicide bombing in Christian area

Jan 1
Associated Press

People attend the lighting of a Christmas tree at the Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church, months after the church was the site of a deadly suicide bombing, in the Dweila neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025.(Credit: Omar Sanadiki/AP.)

Syrian church marks Christmas and reaffirms faith months after deadly attack

Dec 25, 2025
Abby Sewell,
Associated Press

Archbishop Jacques Mourad (Credit: ACN.)

Archbishop says Church is ‘dying’ in Syria

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Crux Now Staff

Pallbearers carry the coffin of a victim of Sunday’s suicide bombing at Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church during a funeral service at al-Saleeb Church in the al-Qasaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (Credit: Omar Sanadiki/AP.)

Pope Leo says terrorist attack on Greek Orthodox church in Syria is ‘vile’

Jun 25, 2025
Charles Collins

Demonstrators chant slogans and wave the new Syrian flag as they gather for Friday prayers at the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. (Credit: Leo Correa/AP.)

European bishops urge investment in peace, rebuilding in Syria

Feb 20, 2025
Elise Ann Allen

Opposition fighters celebrate in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (Credit: Hussein Malla/AP.)

Archbishop says Christians have a role to play in the new Syria

Dec 18, 2024
Crux Now Staff

An opposition fighter steps on a broken bust of the late Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus, Syria, Sunday Dec. 8, 2024. (Credit: Hussein Malla/AP.)

Argentinian priest in Aleppo says Christians are not being targeted

Dec 11, 2024
Eduardo Campos Lima

Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad’s government in the town of Bar Elias, Lebanon, near the border with Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (Credit: Hassan Ammar/AP.)

There may be hope for Syrian Christians, but don’t expect them to join the party yet

Dec 8, 2024
John L. Allen Jr.

Syrian opposition fighters burn government Syrian flags for the cameras next to Aleppo’s old city, Saturday Nov. 30, 2024. (Credit: Ghaith Alsayed/AP.)

Christian leaders fearful after Islamist advance in Syria

Dec 3, 2024
Crux Now Staff

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