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Damascus churches restrict Easter celebrations

By AFP
March 29, 2026
People praying in church in Damascus. —Anadolu/File
People praying in church in Damascus. —Anadolu/File

DAMASCUS: Catholic authorities in Damascus said Saturday that Easter celebrations in the capital would be restricted to mass following an attack on a Christian town in central Syria. 

Fighting broke out Friday evening between residents of Suqaylabiyah and armed men from neighbouring villages who stormed the town, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.