The category of the “West” has played a particularly significant role in the modern Eastern Orthodox imagination. It has functioned as an absolute marker of difference from what is considered to be…
Those reading this article from the Union Tribune of the San Diego should bear two things in mind: (a) the reporter does not understand the difference between a Roman Catholic (a Latin…
RAS BAALBEK and AL-QAA, Lebanon — Christian villages on the Lebanese border with Syria are increasing security, both militarily and on the civilian level, following death threats by a local municipality figure and reports of…
Arabic language websites reported earlier this week that the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant—which, throughout the course of the war against the Syrian Bashar al-Assad government has committed any number of…
See the posts below for the letter from the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture and news comment The reason for such a reaction by the government office is religious activity, allegedly carried out by…
Vatican City, January 14, 2014 (Zenit.org) | 251 hits The following is a statement released by participants of the workshop “Syria: Can We Remain Indifferent?”, a Jan. 13 meeting of political experts…
The Ukrainian Government’s Attempted Repression of the Ukrainian Catholic Church The religious dimension of the EuroMaidan protests in Ukraine these past two months has gone largely unremarked. Yet in Kiev and elsewhere,…
At last – serious coverage in the UK Press of the crisis in Ukraine and the threat to the freedom of the Church and religious liberty: The head of the Ukrainian Greek…
Qamishli (Agenzia Fides ) – “The exodus from the city is in full swing. Every day individuals and families in our community flee, especially young people, who are our hope and our…
Vatican City, January 13, 2014 (Zenit.org) | 208 hits Pope Francis has encouraged a Vatican-run organisation aimed at fostering cultural collaboration between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches. The…