Middle East – Synod of Bishops – Additional Participants

The Vatican has published the list of additional participants for the forthcoming Special Assembly on the Catholic Church in the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops, appointed by Benedict XVI as…

Memory Eternal: Pope Honors Monsignor Fortino’s Ecumenical Work

Catholic-Orthodox Commission Recalls Priestly Commitment VATICAN CITY, SEPT. 29, 2010 thanks to Zenit.org     Benedict XVI is expressing appreciation for the ecumenical commitment of Monsignor Eleuterio Fortino, 72, who died due…

Eternal Memory: John Jaques KHS, MBE

Very Revd John Salter, Chairman, writes: John lost his wife, Caroline, only a few months before his own death. They both died of lung disease. John had been a member of the Society of…

Moscow Restores Two Kremlin Wall Icons Hidden by the Soviets

The Icon of the Smolenksy Saviour – Spas Smolensky on the Spasskaya Tower  Thanks to Zenit – Two icons covered in plaster on towers of the Moscow Kremlin are being restored. It is…

Cardinal Sandri: The Importance of the Melkite Church

CORDOBA, Argentina, SEPT. 2, 2010, thanks to Zenit.org Cardinal Leonardo Sandri is calling for a rediscovery of the contributions offered by the Melkite Church, particularly leading up to the October synod of…

Christian Unity: In the Shoes of the Fisherman

Cobbler Gives Same Shoes to Pontiff, Patriarch CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, AUG. 25, 2010 (Zenit.org).- It’s a known fact that a good pair of shoes can help lessen the aches and pains of…

Catholics & Orthodox Share Church again in Romania

ZALAU, Romania, JULY 7, 2010, with thanks to Zenit.org Byzantine Romanian Catholics celebrated on July 4 their first Mass in 62 years in the parish church of Bocsa, with what was described as a…