Pilgrimage of His Holiness Pope Francis in the Holy Land on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the meeting in Jerusalem between Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras. (May 24 –…
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In the March-April 2014 issue of the two-monthly Italian magazine Terrasanta, Manuela Borraccino interviews Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Prefect, in the Vatican, of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches. An Argentinean with Italian…
Pope Francis has sent a telegram of condolences to the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East upon the death of Patriarch Ignatius Zakka Iwas, who passed away in a…
19 March 2014, 11:52 Crimean Catholics following the referendum, in which the people expressed their desire to secede from Ukraine and join the Russian Federation, will feel fear and anxiety. Following the…
Meeting Follows Yesterday’s Referendum in Crimea Vatican City, March 17, 2014 (Zenit.org) Pope Francis today received in private audience His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop of Kyiv-Halyc in Ukraine. The meeting followed…
Pope Francis welcomed the major archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk, on Monday morning. The Patriarch thanked the Pope for his support and solidarity during the mass demonstrations these…
His Holiness Bartholomew, Patriarch of Constantinople, Explains to ZENIT the Historic Importance of His Upcoming Meeting with Pope Francis in Jerusalem Istanbul, March 13, 2014 (Zenit.org) Mattia Sorbi One of the most…
Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchal Residence – Rabweh (Lebanon) 12/03/2014 The Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy of Syria held its spring session in the course of one day, 12 March 2014. Due…
By Phil Lawler (bio – articles ) | March 06, 2014 5:47 PM Pay close attention to the latest news about the effort to convene a meeting of all the patriarchs of…
March 4, 2014 WASHINGTON—Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement on Ukraine, March 4, and cited concerns for “current tensions and troubling events which…