{"id":57410,"date":"2025-07-18T12:44:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T12:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=57410"},"modified":"2025-07-24T18:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T18:31:52","slug":"violence-against-christians-escalates-in-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/violence-against-christians-escalates-in-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"\u062a\u0635\u0627\u0639\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0646\u0641 \u0636\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0633\u064a\u062d\u064a\u064a\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0633\u0648\u0631\u064a\u0627"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>In a scene marked by deep sorrow and righteous anger, churches across Syria held funeral services for the victims of the suicide bombing that targeted St. Elias Church in the Syrian capital, Damascus. The attack claimed the lives of 25 people and left dozens injured. \/ Credit: Mohammad Al-Rifai\/ACI MENA Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 18, 2025 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed.&nbsp; Violence against Christians\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Here is a roundup of Catholic world news from the past week that you might have missed.&nbsp; Violence against Christians\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":104308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1064],"tags":[],"series":[1057],"class_list":["post-57410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islam","series-islam"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55374,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/report-details-killings-discrimination-against-religious-minorities-in-post-assad-syria\/","url_meta":{"origin":57410,"position":0},"title":"Report details killings, discrimination against religious minorities in post-Assad Syria","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u064a\u0648\u0644\u064a\u0648 11, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Mourners gather in the Church of the Holy Cross in Qassaa, Damascus, for the funeral of many who lost their lives in a terrorist attack at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighborhood of Syria\u2019s capital on Sunday, June 22, 2025. \/ Credit: Mohammad Al-Rifai\/ACI MENA Washington, D.C. 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