Tag: civil society

BBC News – Churches reach out to Hungary’s struggling Roma

Before reading the next post, it is important to understand why the Greek-Catholic Church in Hungary is helping and serving the Roma people, and why the government there is trying to stop…

Council of Churches Expresses Support for Legitimate Ukrainian Government

27 February 2014 The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organizations (AUCCRO), which over the past three months has consistently defended the peaceful protests against the use of force and punishment, issued…

Syria’s Christian Sheep Among the Wolves | National Review Online

A ragtag militia defends the community against Islamists and the Assad government. By Andrew Doran The Christian soldier extends his hand and greets me in Syriac with “shlomo” (peace) as he clutches…