In 117 he was sentenced to death by the Emperor Trajan and arrested in Antioch ... who he referred to generally as the “Catholic” (universal) Church – thus coining the term for the first ...

The Catholic Encyclopedia describes the situation ... This liturgy was used by the church in Antioch in present day Syria. Many bishops in this area also broke away after the Council of Chalcedon.

In recent days, Syria has witnessed a dangerous escalation of violence, brutality, and killings, resulting in attacks on ...

Greece has been deeply alarmed over the renewed violence that broke out in Syria last week, in which over 1,000 people are ...