Christianity is being extinguished in the land of its birth and the West is to blame, say Syria’s faithful By Ruth Sherlock, Izraa, Deraa, 22 Nov 2014 Outgoing artillery shook St Elias…
Galatians 6.11-18 – Luke 8.26-39 Picture Saint Paul dictating his letter to the Church in Galatia. When his assistant has finished, Paul takes up the pen personally, and adds some final thoughts.…
22:07 28.07.2014 (updated 06.11.2014) 28th of July is celebrated in Russia as the Day of Baptism of ancient Rus (the proto-state of Eastern Slavs with the capital in Kiev). Although the…
The Centre’s programme of lectures for Michaelmas term in about to get under way: – A Lecture Series on the Armenian Church in history, during the Soviet era and its rebirth post-secularisation…
After almost two years of careful preparation, the first meeting of a new pastoral consultation between Orthodox and Catholics in England took place in Oxford in February 2014. It is jointly sponsored…
The Catholic & Orthodox Pastoral Consultation in England, meeting in London for its 2nd Session, wishes to add its voice of support and union in prayer to the Apostolic Churches of Iraq…
25 September 2014 14:05 by Liz Dodd Bombing jihadists in Syria could make life worse for Christians in the region, the Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Aleppo has warned. Archbishop Boutros Marayati told…
Certain thoughts spring to mind in view of the joint readiness of many, particularly European, countries to fight Islamic State and variously named takfiri groups: – Why are some countries, especially…
On the initiative of Patriarch Gregorios III (Laham) and after consultation with other patriarchs and bishops in Damascus, daily prayer services for peace in Syria and the Middle East will be held…
Today, the Feast of the Nativity of the Virgin brings glad tidings to the universe. My prayer is for joy to fill the hearts of millions of people in our Arab countries,…