On the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Holodomor—the man-made, Stalin-era famine in Ukraine and adjacent Cossack territories in 1932 and 1933, during which millions died of starvation—His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon…
During their 35 minute meeting the Pope urged Vladimir Putin to protect human dignity. As a gift, the president gave the Pope an Byzantine icon of Our Lady of Tenderness. Even though…
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor November 25, 2013|9:35 am At a mass that marked the end of the Vatican’s year-long celebration of the Christian faith, Pope Francis on Sunday unveiled…
Melkite Patriarch Gregorios, Fr Deacon Richard Downer (Melkite Greek Catholic Church), Fr Dominic Robinson SJ A&B News Blog: Catholic Deacon Helps to Bring Voice of Syrian Christians to UK
November 25, 2013. (Romereports.com) More than 3,000 pilgrims from the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church welcomed Pope Francis, amid applause at St. Peter’s Basilica. The ceremony took place to mark the 50th anniversary since…
Patriarch Sviatoslav at St Peter’s Vatican City, 25 November 2013 (VIS) – “St. Thomas Aquinas teaches us that each person will love his neighbour as he loves himself, and will therefore enjoy…
Vatican City, 24 November 2013 (VIS) – Following the closing Mass of the Year of Faith, Pope Francis prayed the Angelus with the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square. “Before concluding this…
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – Militants of Islamist factions have invaded the town of Deir Atieh, north of Damascus, spreading terror, death and destruction. As Fides sources in the Greek Orthodox Church report,…
Ömer Aymalı / World Bulletin – History One of the most prestigious houses of worship in the Byzantine Empire, the Hagia Sofia, was transformed into a mosque after the Ottoman sultan Mehmet…
Human Rights Watch revealed that Syrian rebel forces have committed war crimes including the killing of civilians and the targeting of churches, during their attack on the Christian village of Sadad in…