With great joy, the Society welcomes the creation of a diocese in Britain for the Eastern Catholic faithful belonging to the Syro-Malabar Church in the United Kingdom. With particular gladness we welcome the…
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Romsin McQuade, 30 Jul 2014 Tim Stanley writes: The religious persecution in Iraq has seen one of the most vibrant Middle East Christian communities almost wiped out – forced to convert, driven…
By Christopher Howse, 25 Jul 2014 The persecuted Christians in Iraq and Syria share a history of holiness and literary and theological culture of which the West is largely ignorant There is…
July 3, 2014, by Mary Hansbury I recently returned from a conference in Qatar, having been invited to present research and read a paper in my field of Syriac studies. The conference was…
By Daniella Cheslow http://www.pri.org, 2014-06-30 When Pope Francis visited the Holy Land late May, one member of his entourage stood out: Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, the Patriarch of Maronite Christians. Lebanese citizens are…
Threatened by ISIS, Mosul’s Christians say goodbye By Christian Caryl, Foreign Policy | June 26, 2014 I’ve been reading the headlines from northern Iraq over the past two weeks with an intensifying…
Please note that we post this only for information about a significant statesman’s perspective on Eastern Christianity. Please see the item on line (below) to read various responses. From the report, setting to one side his…
An official report issued by the Directorate General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) for the Rif Damascus governorate revealed the destruction inflicted upon the city of Maaloula and its historical Christian sites,…
Pascha 20 April 2014, Damascus (issued 25 April 2014) The relics of St Thekla have disappeared After the liberation of Ma’alula from occupation by terrorist groups on Monday, 14 April 2014, Melkite Greek Catholic…
By Catholic News Service on Tuesday, 22 April 2014 Melkite Catholic Patriarch Gregoire III Laham and Orthodox Patriarch John X visit the ancient Christian town of Maaloula, Syria, on Easter Sunday (CNS)…