The Syrian Catholic Church recently elected its new patriarch. The appointment is important not only because the Syrian Catholics have a significant presence in the Middle East and Asia and a thriving…
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The Vatican Information Service reports, 10th June 2009: At his general audience, held this morning in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope turned his attention, in his series of reflections on the great…
The Vatican Information Service reports, 6 May 2009: In his general audience held this morning in St. Peter’s Square, the Pope focused his remarks on St. John Damascene (675-749), “a leading figure…
The Patriarchal Cathedral of the Assyrians at Kudshanes, Turkey Fr John Salter writes: The Great Schism of 1054 was between Rome and Constantinople and latterly the other Patriarchates of Alexandria, Antioch and…
On Saturday 11 March, Westminster Cathedral invited the Syriac Orthodox community in London to celebrate Saturday Vespers and Resurrection Vigil of Sunday as an ecumenical Lenten celebration. Pictured is Mor Athanasius, the…
The seventh UK Christian Monastic East-West Meeting in response to the Apostolic Letter Orientale Lumen took place at Minster Abbey, Kent, 15-18 September 2006, with the theme Chalcedon: A Council of Unity…