16/05/2014 Pope Francis has sent a letter to the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II to mark the first anniversary of their “brotherly meeting” in Rome. The letter written…
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The freedom to choose and practice one’s faith is a fundamental right for all under international law, and yet we continue to see numerous tragic cases around the world in which that…
The Observatory’s Report on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in the Year 2013 was released on May, 15th, 2014. It contains 241 individually documented cases of intolerance against Christians in Europe, as…
This is a most important interview to read, in conjunction with that on Al-Jazeera with Metropolitan Hilarion (in the next post on). Patriarch Sviatoslav emphasises that the relations between Ukrainian Catholics and…
Orthodox priests picking their way through the battlements in Ukraine is a symbol of how this church is caught in the middle of an unholy conflict. The majority of people on both…
Pope’s Meeting and Joint Prayer with Patriarch Bartholomew Will Be Historic – Fr. Lombardi Briefs World’s Media on Francis’ Visit to the Holy Land By H. Sergio Mora, Deborah Castellano Lubov, VATICAN CITY, May…
05/15/2014 10:24, by Nina Achmatova Moscow (AsiaNews ) – The refusal of entry to the Moscow Patriarchate’s “foreign minister”, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, has raised yet another diplomatic row between Kiev and…
By: Cheryl Girard, 05/10/2014 CRYSTAL SCHICK / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Enlarge Image Holy Eucharist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Winnipeg Some churches possess a simple and elegant beauty while others, richly adorned with…
International Theological Conference “The Knowledge of God: East and West. Dogmatic and Spiritual Dimensions” Keynote Speakers: Andrew Louth, Durham University Robin Darling Young, The Catholic University of America 9-10 October 2014…
May 14, 2014 By Judith Sudilovsky JERUSALEM — As Pope Francis’s visit to the Holy Land approaches, the trip is being marked with special events, government sessions, online videos and a photography exhibition…