In the Triumph of Orthodoxy service on the first Sunday of Great Lent, the clergy and faithful proclaim – with many shouting – bold statements of faith from the year 787, after decades of persecution.

In the Triumph of Orthodoxy service on the first Sunday of Great Lent, the clergy and faithful proclaim — with many shouting — bold statements of faith from the year 787 after decades of persecution. ...

A Turkish airstrike has destroyed the Ain Dara temple. BEIRUT -- The world has lost another valuable piece of ancient heritage. More than 50 percent of the remains of a Syrian temple built 3,000 years ...

PALMYRA, Syria (AP) — The stately remnants of 2,000-year-old columns and temples rise from the sand in the ancient city of Palmyra, known to locals as the “Bride of the Desert.” Once the capital of a ...

The battle for northwest Syria began much like the country’s civil war, with anti-government demonstrations in the city of Aleppo in the summer and fall of 2011 leading to heavy-handed, violent ...

History books are filled with powerful kingdoms that ruled for centuries, building massive cities and changing the world ...

In the Triumph of Orthodoxy service on the first Sunday of Great Lent, the clergy and faithful proclaim – with many shouting – bold statements of faith from the year 787. "This is the Faith of the ...