A Christian town in Syria keeps the biblical language of Aramaic alive. But it fears for its future - An ancient town in Syria is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the ...

Members of the Syriac Orthodox Church speak Aramaic and their liturgy is in Aramaic, too. Yet today, the language is endangered. This, despite Aramaic being the language that most historians agree ...

MAALOULA, Syria (AP) — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday morning. But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world’s few places where ...

The church overlooks the abandoned remains of a ... He wants to encourage more people, especially children, to learn Aramaic or become more fluent. “The moment a child is a born, the Aramaic ...

Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes ... Maaloula is one of the world's few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used.