The Archbishop of New York supports the EuroMaidan movement for peace, justice and democracy in Ukraine – in view of the attempt last week to suppress the Ukrainian Catholic Church and inhibit…
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Intervention of Archbishop Silvano M. Tomasi, head of the Holy See’s delegation to the Geneva II Peace Conference today. Mr. Secretary General, 1. Representatives of the Syrian population and of the international…
Jubilee Campaign USA and Jubilee Campaign Netherlands are jointly announcing with Law & Liberty Trust the alliance of the Syriacs and Kurds of Syria for the strategic purpose of representing both minorities at the…
Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) – The city of Tripoli should not become “a victim of political conflicts”, and its inhabitants do not have to follow “the path of violence, which has never led…
Mosul (Agenzia Fides) – The Iraqi Council of Ministers approved a plan on Tuesday, January 21 that provides for the establishment of a new independent province in the Nineveh Plain, in the…
Mark Movesesian of First Things recently wrote: Last week, Robert P. George and Katrina Lantos Swett, the chair and vice-chair, respectively, of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, published an important op-ed…
Antelias – 20 January 2014. During the Ecumenical and International Consultation on Syria organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) 15-17 January in Geneva, participants also discussed the problem of emigration…
Qamishli (Agenzia Fides) – On the eve of the International Conference on Syria convened in Geneva, the Syrian Kurds have taken a step forward towards the creation of an autonomous political entity…
Ukrainian Orthodox priests and monks prayer for peace before both the protestors and police George Weigel writes: Last Thursday, in response to new and draconian laws that abridged their civil liberties, several…
Rome, January 21, 2014 (Zenit.org) Coptic Catholic bishops in Egypt have hailed the result of the referendum on the country’s new constitution, which they say represents a crucial step toward religious freedom and other…