Statue of Saint Thecla near the Maaloula monastery. Photo: Bernard Gagnon The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary is calling on the council’s 345 member churches and churches around the world…
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To the Son, eternally and immaculately born of the Father, Who—in the fullness of time—was born bodily, without seed, from a Virgin, Let us cry out to Christ-God: Holy are You,…
BEIRUT — Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai denounced Friday lawyers helping Catholic couples divorce by converting to other sects, but some members of the clergy and Catholics say the church needs to offer…
Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) – The suburbs of Aleppo, in the hands of rebel forces, have been for days under the bombing of government aviation. According to various sources, the military offensive has…
Aid to the Church in Need Archbishop John Darwish. Syrian-born Archbishop John Darwish heads the Melkite Archdiocese of Furzol, Zahle and Bekaa in Lebanon. With a population of 200,000 Christians, Zahle…
The Chaldean Church in Kirkuk announced on Tuesday, December 17 that about 6 Christian families leave Iraq every day, criticizing foreign consulates and embassies for easily giving visas to these families. The…
by Raymond Ibrahim December 17, 2013 at 4:00 am [Gatestone Institute in New York is a think-tank politically taking a robust pro-Israel line. ] “Don’t they know that the Koran orders us…
The conflict between Greek Catholics and Orthodox in Western Ukraine has to be resolved from both sides, said Cardinal Kurt Koch, head of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. “Only by…
On 18 December, The Daily Telegraph featured this analysis from the excellent journalist, Peter Oborne, on how UK and US foreign policy has been so comprehensively ill informed that it has effectively…
By HRH The Prince of Wales 8:19PM GMT 18 Dec 2013 I have for some time now been deeply troubled by the growing difficulties faced by Christian communities in various parts…