July 3, 2014, by Mary Hansbury I recently returned from a conference in Qatar, having been invited to present research and read a paper in my field of Syriac studies. The conference was…
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By Tim Stanley World Last updated: July 21st, 2014 For the first time in 1,600 years, Mass is not being said in Mosul: an ancient culture has been wiped out in a…
An urgent message of Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Baghdad Mosul Christians: Whither? To all who have a living conscience in Iraq and all the world To the…
The Melkite and other Catholic Patriarchs and the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch in attendance The following official translation has been provided by the Patriarchate of Antioch: The Third Ordinary Session of the Holy…
Rome, July 01, 2014 (Zenit.org) Patriarch Louis Rafael I Sako, leader of the Chaldean Catholic Church, admits that he and his fellow bishops are “somewhat at a loss” in the midst of…
27 June 2014, By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service Crimean officials deny that a decree which will lead to a substantial rise in the rent the Kiev Patriarchate Ukrainian Orthodox Church…
2014-06-22 The Hagia Sophia stands as one of the most imposing monuments to history and religion worldwide. As a museum, it guards its storied past. But all that could change if the…
Patriarch Ignatius Youssef Younan of Antioch is the leader of the Syriac Catholic Church. He spoke June 17 with EWTN News Nightly producer Kathryn Elliott from Lebanon, where he has been living…
Baghdad, Iraq, Jun 17, 2014 / 05:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News) In the midst of advances by Sunni insurgents, Iraq’s remaining Christian community and the country’s majority- Shia population face threats to their…
Ahram Online, Sunday 15 Jun 2014 A Coptic Christian school teacher has been sentenced to six months in prison on charges of insulting Islam. Demiana Emad, a 23-year-old social studies teacher, was…