When Pope Francis and Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople meet this month in Jerusalem, the buzz probably will be about two milestones from the past: 1054, when Eastern and Western Christianity split, and…
▶ 1 of 8 Apostolic Pilgrimage: The Meeting Between Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew – YouTube
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, was denied entry to Ukraine and had to return home, being told he is persona non grata. The…
Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service, interviewed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople ahead of his meeting with Pope Francis in Jerusalem May 25. See the full interview here. At the end, Rocca…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is pictured at the conclusion of Pope Francis’ inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square in this March 2013 file photo. (CNS/Vatican) Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY…
From Terrasanta – News from the Custody of the Holy Land text and photos di Carlo Giorgi, correspondent | 29 April 2014 The building site of the Latin Catholic church of the…
While we are delighted that faithful Venerable Pope Paul will be raised to the altars as Blessed, we recall that under his Pontificate that the recognition of the patriarchate of the Ukrainian…
▶ World Over – 2014-05-08 – Patriarch Gergory III Laham on Syria with Raymond Arroyo – YouTube
8 May 2014 One church leader is pointing the finger at the West to explain the disappearance of Iraq’s Christians, writes Salah Nasrawi As the mass exodus of Iraq’s Christians continues, so…
Friday, May 9, 2014 (3:18 am) By Joseph DeCaro, Worthy News Correspondent CAIRO, EGYPT (Worthy News)– One year after Islamists in upper Egypt accused her of committing blasphemy in front of a…