Tag: iraq

The Re-founding of the Society in 1926

The Society of St. John Chrysostom was originally founded in England at the end of the nineteenth century. The original association died out and was re-founded in 1926 under the patronage of…

Beacons of Peace

The Syrian Catholic Church recently elected its new patriarch. The appointment is important not only because the Syrian Catholics have a significant presence in the Middle East and Asia and a thriving…

Pope’s concern over attacks on churches in Iraq

The Vatican Information Service reports, 14th July 2009: Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his concern over last weekend’s attacks on eight Christian churches in Baghdad and Mosul, Iraq, which left four people…

A Blessed Pascha: The Miracle of the Holy Fire

A blessed and Holy Pascha to all our Orthodox brothers and sisters. For an account of the Miracle at the Church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem, whereby the Greek Orthodox Patriarch receives…

Christianity in Iraq Seminar Day VI

The Centre of Eastern and Orthodox Christianity at the School Of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, will host its sixth seminar on Saturday April 25th 2009 at the Brunei…

The Church of the East, Christoph Baumer

The Church of the East: An Illustrated History of Assyrian Christianity, Christoph Baumer (I B Tauris – Palgrave Macmillan, pp 328, £25) Three scholars well-known in Eastern Church circles recommend this large…

Lady Surma

Fr John Salter writes: In 1926 Lady Surma d`bait Mar Shimun issued an appeal on behalf of the Assyrian People: We Assyrians are the last survivors of the ancient and once all-powerful…

The Assyrian Church of the East and the Chaldean Catholic Church

The Patriarchal Cathedral of the Assyrians at Kudshanes, Turkey Fr John Salter writes: The Great Schism of 1054 was between Rome and Constantinople and latterly the other Patriarchates of Alexandria, Antioch and…

Patriarch Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly

Fr John Salter writes: We congratulate His Beatitude Patriarch Emmanuel-Karim III Delly, the Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldean Catholics, who has been made Cardinal of Holy Church (not of the Holy…

Syriac Orthodox Vespers at Westminster Cathedral

On Saturday 11 March, Westminster Cathedral invited the Syriac Orthodox community in London to celebrate Saturday Vespers and Resurrection Vigil of Sunday as an ecumenical Lenten celebration. Pictured is Mor Athanasius, the…