{"id":53858,"date":"2025-07-08T11:58:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=53858"},"modified":"2025-07-08T11:58:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T11:58:33","slug":"churches-in-syria-resume-liturgies-amid-heightened-security-and-unease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/churches-in-syria-resume-liturgies-amid-heightened-security-and-unease\/","title":{"rendered":"Igrejas na S\u00edria retomam liturgias em meio a seguran\u00e7a refor\u00e7ada e inquieta\u00e7\u00e3o"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The faithful take part in the Divine Liturgy at Our Lady of the Olive Church in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday, June 29, 2025. \/ Credit: Mohammad Al-Rifai\/ACI MENA ACI MENA, Jun 30, 2025 \/ 14:56 pm (CNA). A week after the deadly attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, the churches there have not shut their doors. Divine Liturgies were celebrated on Sunday, June 30 \u2014 albeit with significantly lower attendance due to a prevailing atmosphere of fear and\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\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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Divine Liturgies were celebrated on Sunday, June 30 \u2014 albeit with significantly lower attendance due to a prevailing atmosphere of fear and\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":55427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-53858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52573,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/church-leaders-react-to-deadly-attack-on-mar-elias-church-in-damascus\/","url_meta":{"origin":53858,"position":0},"title":"Church leaders react to deadly attack on Mar Elias church in Damascus","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Julho 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"An attack on Mar Elias Church in Al-Duwaileh, Damascus, by a suicide bomber reportedly killed 22 and injured 59 people on June 22, 2025. \/ Credit: Mohammed Al-Rifai\/ACI MENA ACI MENA, Jun 23, 2025 \/ 12:06 pm (CNA). 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