Beirut (AsiaNews) – The abduction of twelve nuns from their convent in Maaloula (Syria) is a sign that “Arab civilisation is in crisis,” said on Monday Bishop Boulos Matar, the Maronite Archbishop…
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BEIRUT — Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai denounced Friday lawyers helping Catholic couples divorce by converting to other sects, but some members of the clergy and Catholics say the church needs to offer…
Syria, at this Christmas time, resembles very much, the crib: an opened crib, with no doors, cold, deprived and extremely poor.. The Child Jesus doesn’t lack companions in Syria… Thousands of children…
Bkerké (Agenzia Fides) – Some Countries behave towards Lebanon “as if it were a sovereign State”, and claim to pursue a “right to protection”. In this way, “in fact, Lebanon becomes a…
“We appeal to the international community and to the rulers of the whole world to intervene for the release of the hostages. This abduction , which continues despite all the contacts made,…
Meeting of Pope Francis with the Eastern Catholic Patriarchs, Assembly of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches Gregorios III: “Frank, constructive conversations for the good of our Churches.” Last Thursday 21…
NICOSIA, Cyprus – The largest haul of looted, centuries-old church icons, frescoes and mosaics ever repatriated to Cyprus were officially welcomed Tuesday after a nearly four-decade journey. A ceremony marked the return…
Brussels (AINA) — Concerned Christian organizations from the Middle East met in Brussels today under the umbrella of the Middle East Christian Committee (MECHRIC) to demand action on the brutal and merciless…
Beirut ( AsiaNews / Agencies) – Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai is in Qatar since yesterday, on an official visit at the invitation of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al- Thani. He will raise…