The Patriarch of Antioch talks about the role of the Church in Syria in light of the pope’s Apostolic Exhortation ‘Gaudium Evangelii’. Thanks to the suffering of war, Christians have rediscovered their…
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The Chaldean Patriarch testifies to the “need” for solidarity and closeness to Iraq’s Christian community. Muslims appreciate the Pope Francis’ “symbolic gestures “, which enhance his “prophetic character”. For Mar Sako, the…
The sisters were abducted this afternoon when a group of armed men stormed the monastery. For Vatican nuncio Mgr Mario Zenari and the Greek Orthodox Church, the rebels have taken the nuns…
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – The predominantly Christian village of Maalula, 60km west of Damascus, was again attacked by rebel militias on Saturday, November 30. The news was confirmed by both the Syrian…
Rabweh 30 November 2013 Press Release Pope Francis: We cannot resign ourselves to a Middle East without Christians. The Church needs the heritage of the Christian East. Gregorios III:…
DAMASCUS (AP) — Syrian rebels including members of al-Qaida-linked Jabhat al-Nusra entered a predominantly Christian village near Damascus on Saturday and are fighting government forces in the old part of the town,…
By Giuseppe Nardi in Katholisches.info, translated by “Tancred Vekron99”, with grateful acknowledgement (Damascus) Islamist rebels have launched an offensive north of Damascus to Deir Atieh. In the city with a population…
Bülent Arinç, Turkey’s deputy prime minister, said that the famed Hagia Sophia church in Istanbul should again become a mosque – prompting a sharp reaction from Greece’s foreign ministry. Dedicated in 537,…
Istanbul (Agenzia Fides) – The ancient monastery of Saint John of Stoudios, currently classified as a museum complex, will be transformed into a mosque in 2014, once the restoration work in progress are…
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – Christian and non-Christian villages, in the north of Damascus, are targeted by foreign jihadist armed groups, bringing only death and destruction. This is what was stated by Fr.…