“Though some Christians oppose Assad’s brutal crackdown on the opposition and the community has tried to stay on the sidelines in the civil war, the rebellion’s increasingly outspoken Islamist rhetoric and the…
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From Philip Pulella, Reuters: Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 25, an encounter that could help mend strained relations between the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church. Russian-Vatican…
The Russian president “strongly” desires an encounter with Pope Francis, which will be held on the afternoon of November 25. Ahead of the leader of the Kremlin, Metropolitan Hilarion, number 2 of the…
Aleppo (Agenzia Fides) – “For three days there has been no electricity in the center of Aleppo. There have been clashes at the power plant in al-Harrarieh, and there is very dangerous…
SYRIA Syrian peace conference postponed, before it was even announced – Asia News
The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem has protested against Israel’s demolition of a Church-owned property in East Jerusalem, saying it was a breach of international law and an act of vandalism that eroded…
The front of the building, part of the roof and the eaves on the third floor were hit, including the sleeping quarters. The nuncio is working to ensure the success of the…
LONDON — Two Christian leaders appealed for unity within and across the different faiths and ethnicities of Iraq at an event celebrating the Christians of Kurdistan in London last week. “We don’t…
GREAT BRITIAN ISSUES NEW STAMPS FOR CHRISTMAS 2013 – ONE DESIGNED BY THE YOUNG COPTIC ARTIST FADI MIKHAIL | ON COPTIC NATIONALISM Fadi Michael, Neo-Coptic iconographer (UK Coptic Icons), at work: And…
Arab unrest sparks vocation crisis for Eastern Catholic Churches