Christians in Iraq: The Future and the Hope

ROME, FEB. 15, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org. Here is a translation of the address given by Habeeb Mohammed Hadi Ali Al-Sadr, ambassador of Iraq to the Holy See, at the meeting entitled…

Zenit Interview with Coptic Catholic Patriarch

Tony Assaf interviews Patriarch Antonios Cardinal Naguib ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, FEB. 11, 2011 with thanks to Zenit.org. The people of Egypt, and in particular its Christians, are looking for a better future, says…

Christians and Muslims can be united more than divided

Zenit Interview with Patriarch Ignace Joseph III of Antioch of the Syrian Catholics DAMASCUS, Syria, FEB. 8, 2010 thanks to Zenit.org. Last December, Christians and Muslims gathered in Damascus for the 1st…

Ukrainian Catholic Seminaries are full

SAMBIR, Ukraine, FEB. 4, 2011, with thanks to Zenit.org. Ukrainian Greek-Catholic seminaries are having to turn away up to half of the young men seeking to become priests due to a lack of…

Patriarch Gregorios’ Visit to Alexandria and Egypt

Back from Cairo, Gregorios III says, “We are living God’s today.” H.B. Gregorios III, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem, is back from Cairo, where, as…

Chaldean Diocese in Iraq Building a Hospital and a University

ANKAWA, Iraq, JAN. 31, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org. The Iraqi Chaldean Archdiocese of Arbil is moving forward with plans to construct a hospital and a university, providing services and jobs for thousands of…