Hostages Taken During Sunday Liturgy BAGHDAD, Iraq, OCT. 31, 2010 (Zenit.org).- A hostage situation in the Sayidat al-Najat Syrian Catholic cathedral of Baghdad today ended when Iraqi police stormed the church. At…
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My name is Georgios Ntagkas; if that`s Greek to you, please try George Dagas, which is the same. I was born and raised up in Thessalonika – northern Greece – 38 years…
Fr John Salter, Chairman, writes in Chrysostom, All Saints November 2010: The death of the Grand Duchess Leonida brings to an end those members of the Romanov family who experienced at first hand…
Archimandrite John Salter, Chairman, write in Chrysostom, All Saints 2010: A well loved figure on the Chaldean Catholic Church died on17th July 2010 in hospital at Erbil the capital of Northern Iraq. The bishop was…
Mideast Churches in the International Spotlight | ZENIT – The World Seen From Rome Reflection from the Rector of the POI
From Edward Pentin and Zenit, with grateful acknowledgement: Rome, 28 October 2010 (Zenit.org). One Holy See institution that took a particularly keen interest in the recent Special Assembly for the Middle East…
According to the report from Zenit.org, a new Catholic media center in the Middle East will house two Catholic television stations, three radio stations, a newspaper and a magazine, the Vatican has…
From Rhodes, 2th October 2010, Zenit.org. Representatives from both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches in Europe are sharing concerns about the secularization of society. They warned about the dangers derived from a secularized…
The Catholic Church in the Middle East: Communion and Witness Unofficial translation – with thanks to www.zenit.org INTRODUCTION Propositio 1 Documentation Presented to the Supreme Pontiff The synod fathers present to the…
This is the homily delivered on 24 October 2010 in St. Peter’s Basilica at the solemn closing of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops. The theme…