Emma Green, May 31 2014 In 2025, Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians may return to Nicaea, the spot in modern-day Turkey where Christianity was literally defined. In 325, early followers of…
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Building Bridges with Christ: Patriarch Gregorios III at the 99th German Katholikentag in Regensburg
Patriarch Gregorios III attends the 99th. German Katholikentag in Regensburg, 28 May-1 June 2014 Valerie Chamberlain writes: Regensburg, Germany 31 May 2014 – Patriarch Gregorios III of Antioch and All the East, of…
05/31/2014 Patriarch Rai: Reconciliation with Lebanese of South Lebanon Army, they “are not criminals” The exiles in Israel “Lebanese as much as others, even more so”. For Rai, they did not fight…
Adam DeVille writes: The Catholic and Orthodox traditions are a lot closer than some think when it comes to the question of the conception of the Theotokos. Christiaan Kappes’ new book has the…
In May 2014, Melkite Greek-Catholic Patriarch Gregorios of Antioch gave the annual lecture in London to the aid organisation, Embrace Middle East, the old Bible Lands Society. Here is the link to his…
Ian Knowles, director of the Bethlehem Icon School, reflects on Pope Francis’ visit to the Holy Land in pilgrimage with the Ecumenical Patriarch, on his blog, An Iconographer’s Notebook. Ian shows Pope…
By Jonathan Luxmoore CNS on Thursday, 29 May 2014 A Catholic bishop in eastern Ukraine said church members are afraid to attend Mass in Donetsk and other towns after a priest from…
His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, 123rd Prince Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, enthroned, 29 May 2014 Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II (Syriac: ܡܪܢ ܡܪܝ ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܪܝܢܐ Moran Mor[y]…
Metropolitan Hilarion Notes Hope That ‘Spiritual Unity’ Expressed in Song Will Be Reflected in Churches’ Relations – but pours cold water on the meeting of Pope Francis, the Ecumenical Patriarch and the Patriarch of…
05/29/2014, EGYPT For Catholic Church spokesman, “al-Sisi’s victory is a civil uprising against Islamic extremism”. Fr Rafic Greiche speaks to AsiaNews about Egypt’s election results. “There has been so much misinformation in…