Tag: diaspora

Christian Arabs trying to revive Aramaic, language of Jesus

Thursday, May 31, 2012 | by diaa hadid associated press – jish, israel Two villages in the Holy Land’s tiny Christian community are teaching Aramaic in an ambitious effort to revive the language…

The Eastern Catholic Church in Contemporary Europe: Conference

Centre for Eastern Christianity, Heythrop College – 18-19 January 2012   18 January from 10 am in the the Marie Eugenie Room Introduction Anthony O’Mahony and Lucian Leustean The Slovak Greek Church Simon Marincak…

Christians in the Middle East: Debate in Parliament

Following a conference at Lambeth Palace, jointly convened in the summer by Their Graces the Archbishop of Canterbury (Church of England) and the Archbishop of Westminster (Catholic), addressed by the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem…

How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?

4 October 2011 Tales from the Orthodox diaspora by Revd Deacon Alban Coombs Holy Trinity, Sloane Street, SW1 6-30 pm Fellowship of St Alban & St Sergius London Branch

Patriarch Gregorios III’s Appeal to Western Leaders

In view of the tragically difficult times that the whole Middle East, and especially Syria, is going through, H. B. Patriarch Gregorios III wrote a letter on 20 April 2011 to Western…

New Maronite Patriarch visits Pope Benedict

ROME, APRIL 15, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org The new patriarch of the Maronite Church was in Rome this week, affirming a vision of unity and diversity. Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï, who last month…

Cardinal Koch visiting Russian Orthodox Church

VATICAN CITY, MARCH 13, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org. On Saturday, the president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity will begin a visit of great ecumenical importance to the Russian Orthodox…

Patriarch Gregorios’ Visit to Alexandria and Egypt

Back from Cairo, Gregorios III says, “We are living God’s today.” H.B. Gregorios III, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem, is back from Cairo, where, as…