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Mar Behnam (St. Behnam) Syriac Catholic monastery inthe Ancient Assyrian town of Nimrod is now occupied by ISIS. Assyrian International News Agency, 2014-07-29 (AINA) — Since taking over Mosul on June 10,…
Reinhard Backes, Wednesday, July 23, 2014 In a dramatic appeal to the international community the Archbishops of Mosul, Iraq have asked for more outside help for minorities in Iraq. Their declaration calls…
17-20 September 2014 Sacred Art & Sacred Music 50 Years Since Paul VI and Athenagoras in Jerusalem Dr Alexander Lingas & Dr Christopher Hodkinson, Musicians East and West Angela Maguin, Gregorian Chant…
Unique cave monastery complex of 12th-13th centuries in Georgia to be conserved / OrthoChristian.Com
Vardzia, July 10, 2014, OrthoChristian-Pravoslavie.ru Vardzia is the cave monastery complex of the 12th-13th centuries in the valley of the Kura river, situated about 70 kilometers south of the town of Borjomi.…
Summary Assyrian Christian community leaders tell Al-Monitor that the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has not yet destroyed ancient Assyrian and Christian artifacts in Mosul. Author Mohammed A. Salih, July…
niqash | Special Correspondent | Mosul | 27.06.2014 One of the things the Sunni Muslim extremists who took over Iraq’s northern city, Mosul, have forbidden is the worship of false idols.…
Antakya (Agenzia Fides) – The cave church of St. Peter in Antioch is still closed and restoration work is not yet complete. But the prefecture authority has granted permission, however, to the…
A virtual tour of the Ukrainian Christian Tradition’s Mother Church in Kyiv. St. Sophia Cathedral was built in 1037AD and is loved by Catholics and Orthodox alike. Its iconography and structure have for the most…
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…