Father Frans van der Lugt was a Jesuit priest who displayed courage, humanity and faith under siege in the Syrian city of Homs. Executed by a single masked gunman, he remained with the people…
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Before giving his Urbi et Orbi blessing, the Pope prayed for peace in the world. “Help us to overcome the scourge of hunger, aggravated by conflicts and by the immense wastefulness for…
Christ is risen! Yesterday we were buried with Thee, O Christ, – Get up now risen with thee, Because yesterday we were crucified with You. Therefore, glorify us, our Saviour, In Thy…
FAMAGUSTA, CYPRUS – APRIL 18: A Cypriot Christian Orthodox preist (L) and a Cypriot- Turkish Muslim relgious leader walk during a Good Friday procession, at the Ayios Georgios Exorinos Church in the…
Beloved in the Lord Your Graces the archpastors, all-honourable pastors and deacons, God-loving monks and nuns, dear brothers and sisters! On ‘this chosen and holy Day’ when the world ‘that is visible…
By Jordan Allott American Spectator Posted 2014-04-18 18:24 GMT Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (photo: Jordan Allott).I recently returned from the Middle East, where I captured stories for a film project about Christians…
By Ron Prosor, Wall Street Journal Posted 2014-04-18 This week, as Jews celebrate the Passover holiday, they are commemorating the Bible’s Exodus story describing a series of plagues inflicted on ancient Egypt…
By Perry Chiaramonte, Fox News Posted 2014-04-18 Young Christian women are facing a greater risk of being kidnapped by extremists, tortured, and even forced to convert to Islam since the Arab Spring…
+BARTHOLOMEW By the mercy of God Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch to the plenitude of the Church Grace, Peace and Mercy from Christ risen in glory Christ is Risen! Come,…
Thanks to our SSJC US Youngstown friends, for drawing our attention to this: In an interview with the news agency Interfax-Religion, Vladimir Legoyda, head of the Synodal Information Department of the Russian…