New martyrs in the church of Antioch

The faithful gathered for a more than symbolic rite at St. Elias Orthodox Church in Damascus – the Feast of All Antiochian Saints.During this June 22 service, a jihadi – Syria blamed the Islamic State group – entered with a rifle and began firing. As worshippers tackled him, he detonated an explosive vest. In seconds the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch had more names to add to its...

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