Tag: aid

Chaldean Diocese in Iraq Building a Hospital and a University

ANKAWA, Iraq, JAN. 31, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org. The Iraqi Chaldean Archdiocese of Arbil is moving forward with plans to construct a hospital and a university, providing services and jobs for thousands of…

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Volgograd, Russia, Sep 14, 2010 A “chapel boat” containing relics of eight saints has begun a cruise along the Volga River. The relics are a gift from the Catholic Church to the…

Reconciliation Through Education in Eastern Europe

Interview With Ivan and Mirela Cigic SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 18th October, 2010 – thanks to Zenit.org. An education program sponsored by the Catholic Church in Bosnia and Herzegovina is contributing to…

Pope Benedict addresses Eastern Churches Aid Agencies

This is a translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered today on receiving in audience members of the Assembly of Societies for Aid to Eastern Churches (ROACO).   [In Italian] Esteemed Cardinal, Venerated…

Cardinal Sandri appeals for the Church in the Holy Land

Here is the letter the prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, sent to the bishops regarding the collection for the Church in the Holy Land, which traditionally takes…

The New Rome-Moscow Alliance to Fight Secularism in Europe

Archibishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk Robert Moynihan, the seasoned “Inside the Vatican” journalist who authors the blog, The Moynihan Report, detects in the recent establishment of full diplomatic relations between Russia and the…

Hope for the Holy Land

Hope for the Holy Land is a weekend festival – “Celebrating Palestinian Christianity” – taking place 28-29 November in Pimlico, at Holy Apostles Church Hall, Cumberland Street, London SW1V 4LY. There will…

New Charity: Friends of the Holy Land

The Friends of the Holy Land, a new Charity set up to support the Christians in the Holy Land, was launched last weekend, 14-15 November, in the two Archdioceses of Birmingham and…