What’s going on in Syria and what’s the Church doing to help?
Tag: aid
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…
London, May 21, 2014 (Zenit.org) The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has written a large check to a UK-based initiative dedicated to caring for Christians in the Holy Land, days ahead…
Moscow, Russia, May 15, 2014 / 04:01 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Despite its challenges, prison ministry in the Russian Federation is an important apostolate, changing lives and leading to conversions, a local Orthodox…
▶ World Over – 2014-05-08 – Patriarch Gergory III Laham on Syria with Raymond Arroyo – YouTube
2014-05-09 Pope Francis met with the bishops of Ethiopia and Eritrea, in Rome for their “ad limina apostolorum” visit. The bishops gave the Pope four Ethiopian crosses, as well as liturgical vestments,…
Vatican City, April 29, 2014 (Zenit.org) The family members of Jesuit Father Paolo dall’Oglio, abducted in Syria, on July 29, 2013, have made an appeal to the global community. “We call on…
2014-04-09 (Reuters) — The head of Lebanon’s Maronite Christian Church suggested on Wednesday that Syrian refugees should be housed in camps inside Syria, reflecting growing frustration among Lebanese over the burden imposed…
Stayed With Christians Unable to Evacuate Homs Rome, April 07, 2014 (Zenit.org) A priest helping Christians find shelter in Syria’s Old City of Homs has been murdered. Dutch Jesuit Father Frans van…
Michel Constantin – CNEWA’s regional director for Lebanon, Syria and Egypt On Friday 21 March 2014, fighters from the Islamic Front and the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front launched a surprise attack from…