Patriarch of Antioch and All East Gregory III Laham leads a prayer held during a ceremony celebrating the retrieval of three ancient church bells and two copper plates at the Zaitoun Church in Damascus, the capital of , May 26, 2015. The ancient items have recently been retrieved by the Syrian authorities after the militant groups plundered them from predominantly-Christian town of Maaloula in northern Damascus last year. (Ammar/Xinhua)

Two ancient church bells are seen before Syrian Christian clergymen during a ceremony celebrating the retrieval of three ancient church bells and two copper plates at the Zaitoun Church in Damascus, the capital of Syria, May 26, 2015. The ancient items have recently been retrieved by the Syrian authorities after the militant groups plundered them from predominantly-Christian town of Maaloula in northern Damascus last year. (Ammar/Xinhua)