Cardinal Etchegaray makes Visit to St Petersburg

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, JUNE 22, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org A longtime friend of leaders in the Russian Orthodox Church, Cardinal Roger Etchegaray visited Russia for Pentecost, inviting the faithful to “walk by…

Eternal Memory: Archbishop Salim Ghazal

In Memoriam Archbishop Salim Ghazal, B. S. (7 July 1931-29 April 2011) Funeral Oration, preached on 2 May, 2011, at St. Nicholas’ Cathedral, Saida, Lebanon, for my brother, friend and companion on…

Inauguration of the Liqaa International Centre for Dialogue

Inauguration of the Liqaa International Centre for Dialogue (in Rabweh, Lebanon at 5p.m. on Tuesday 10 May 2011)   On Tuesday, 10 May 2011, in Rabweh (Lebanon), Patriarch Gregorios III of Antioch…

Patriarch Gregorios III’s Appeal to Western Leaders

In view of the tragically difficult times that the whole Middle East, and especially Syria, is going through, H. B. Patriarch Gregorios III wrote a letter on 20 April 2011 to Western…

Patriarch Gregorios’ Letter for Pascha 2012 and Pope John Paul’s Prayer for Peace

Letter of H. B. Patriarch Gregorios III for Pascha 24 April 2011     The Arab World’s Way of the Cross towards Resurrection                   Christ is risen!                                                                                                                     He is risen…

New Maronite Patriarch visits Pope Benedict

ROME, APRIL 15, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org The new patriarch of the Maronite Church was in Rome this week, affirming a vision of unity and diversity. Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï, who last month…