JERUSALEM, JAN. 11, 2011 (Zenit.org). Here is the address delivered Monday by Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem to to the Orthodox community of Jerusalem at the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate. The meeting…
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VATICAN CITY, JAN. 6, 2011 (Zenit.org).- The 1st January 2011 bombing at the Coptic Church of the Saints in Alexandria that claimed the lives of 21 people leaving the Liturgy is a “despicable act of…
The basic habit of a Coptic monk is made up of a leather belt worn under a long, black gown, a black skull cap and a black hood. When a monk is…
Egyptian Prelate Cautions Against “Islamophobia” By Carmen Elena Villa, Vatican City, 20 October 2010, Zenit.org. On the list of 24 men who will be made cardinals next month, one is an Egyptian…
This is an excerpt of the Vatican translation of the Report Before the Discussion delivered 11 October 2010 at the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops by the general relator, Patriarch Antonios Naguib…
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed six members for the Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East, to take place October 10-24, 2010, in the Vatican, to the following…
Interview With Patriarch Antonios Naguib By Michaela Koller ROME, MARCH 30, 2010, thanks to Zenit.org The slaying of six Orthodox Christians leaving a Christmas Eve Mass in Egypt has wounded Christians’ sense…
Zenit.org carries here the Lineamenta, or Guidelines, now agreed for the Special Synod on the Catholic Churches in the Middle East, which will take place in October 2010. The theme will be…
Coptic Bishop Suriel From Ecumenical News International: Australian Christians from many denominations are set to rally with the country’s Coptic community against violence directed towards Christians in Egypt. A specially-organised liturgy and…
Pope Benedict XVI has appointed several new members to various Vatican dicasteries, assigning positions mainly to the newest cardinals created in the recent consistory. Among these, he appointed Cardinal Kurt Koch, president…