As the Syrian civil war drags on, one issue that has been neglected is the status of the remaining Christians within the country. Media reports have generally focused on the concerns Christian…
Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – The so-called Arab Spring in reality “was not a spring or even an autumn, it was a winter”. With this judgment without appeal Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II…
23-03-2014, ARA News Raqqa, Syria− Members of the al-Qaeda splinter group of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) executed on Saturday a young man in the city of Raqqa, and…
The funeral of His Holiness Moran Mar Ignatius Zakka I, the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, will be held at St Peter’s Cathedral in Damascus on March 30. Baselios Thomas…
Since President Putin’s remarks touched upon, and have in part been aimed at, the Ukrainian Greek-Catholics of Ukraine, with false accusations of extremist political links despite their true role as peace-makers in…
KESSAB, Syria (A.W.)—The predominantly Armenian-populated town of Kessab has been emptied after rebels associated with Al-Qaeda’s al-Nusra Front, Sham al-Islam and Ansar al-Sham attacked the region in a bid to control strategic…
Pope Francis has sent a telegram of condolences to the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East upon the death of Patriarch Ignatius Zakka Iwas, who passed away in a…
Burgas, March 23, 2014 An unique seal with image of the Mother of God has been discovered during archaeological excavations near Burgas in Bulgaria, reports Sedmitza.ru with the reference to the Standar…
In the third of Radio 4’s series ‘Inside Lent,’ Martin Palmer, Secretary General of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation reflects on the difference between blind and righteous anger. From the Syrian…
Coptic Orthodox Church UK Media and Communications Office Coptic Orthodox Church (Europe) Media and Communications Office A delegation representing the Coptic Orthodox Church, comprising Their Graces: Bishop Kyrillos of Milan,…