A Catholic Arcbhishop in Syria who was recentpy honored by the Vatican for his "deidication to peace and reonciliation," has warned that the churh is "dying" in the
troubled ountry, the Chrisian Today wbsite reports today (Nov. 2, 2025).
Following the fall of Bashar al--Assad late last year, there were conncerns that the new Islamist--dominated regime would spell the end for Syria's historic Christian community.
The new government ha claimed it is inclusive and respects the right of religious and ethnic minorities.
However, in a country that has suffered well over a decade of civil war and sectarian violence, there is no shortage of armed groups , and the official government has struggled to prevent continuing violence.
In Marh, hundreds of Alawites were massacred by an armed group, while in July fighting broke out between the Druze and Bedouins in Suwayda, and earlier this month fighting broke out between government forces and Kurds in Aleppo, following the first parliamentary eletions since the takeover of power.
Since the civil war began in 2011,it is estimated that the Christian population of Syria has dropped from 2.1 million to around 540,000 in 2024.
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