Zenit.org carries here the Lineamenta, or Guidelines, now agreed for the Special Synod on the Catholic Churches in the Middle East, which will take place in October 2010. The theme will be…
A 424-page Codex Pauli dedicated to Benedict XVI is honouring the Apostle to the Gentiles with illustrations and writings in the spirit of the ancient monastic codices. The work will be presented…
The visit of His Beatitude Patriarch Gregorios III to Alexandria, 8-11 January 2010 His Beatitude arrived on the evening of Friday 8 January at the Patriarchal Residence in Fleming, Alexandria. He went…
Coptic Bishop Suriel From Ecumenical News International: Australian Christians from many denominations are set to rally with the country’s Coptic community against violence directed towards Christians in Egypt. A specially-organised liturgy and…
His Beatitude arrived on the evening of 23 December at Cairo airport where he was welcomed by H.E. Mgr. Georges Bakar and Rev. Frs. Amer Tawil and Boulos Koureit. On 24 December,…
The Pope received the new Ambassador of Turkey to the Holy See, Kenan Gursoy, and impressed on him and his government the need for religious liberty and freedom of worship (including the…
Here follows the Christmas Message of Patriarch Kirill I of Moscow, thanks to Interfax: Beloved of the Lord archpastors, all-honourable presbyters and deacons, God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters! On…
Ecumenical News International reports from Epinay-sous-Senart, France, January 5th 2010: Inside a plain stone building that was once a Catholic convent in the center of town, a dozen black-robed seminarians struggle over…
Introduction to Liturgical Services and their Symbolism in the Eastern Church by Patriarch Gregorios III (Laham) This book, hitherto only available in Arabic, is a wonderful educational summary of many traditions of…