{"id":52573,"date":"2025-07-23T18:40:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T18:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=52573"},"modified":"2025-07-23T18:40:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T18:40:05","slug":"church-leaders-react-to-deadly-attack-on-mar-elias-church-in-damascus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/church-leaders-react-to-deadly-attack-on-mar-elias-church-in-damascus\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0426\u0435\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043b\u0438\u0434\u0435\u0440\u044b \u0440\u0435\u0430\u0433\u0438\u0440\u0443\u044e\u0442 \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0442\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0441\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0443 \u043d\u0430 \u0446\u0435\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432\u044c \u041c\u0430\u0440-\u0418\u043b\u0438\u0430\u0441 \u0432 \u0414\u0430\u043c\u0430\u0441\u043a\u0435"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>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). The death toll from the attack on Mar Elias Greek Orthodox Church in the Douailah district of Damascus has risen to 22, with 59 others injured, according to Syria\u2019s Ministry of Health. The attack took place during a Sunday evening Divine Liturgy\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\/ru\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The attack took place during a Sunday evening Divine Liturgy\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":58061,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-52573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":52809,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ru\/learn\/solemn-farewell-for-victims-of-damascus-church-bombing-amid-anger-at-government-silence\/","url_meta":{"origin":52573,"position":0},"title":"Solemn farewell for victims of Damascus church bombing amid anger at government silence","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"4 \u043d\u043e\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044f, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Mourners gather at the Church of the Holy Cross in Qassaa, Damascus, on June 24, 2025, around white caskets of some of the worshippers 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 ACI MENA, Jun 25, 2025 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). 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