Antelias – On Saturday 26 June, H.B Ignatius Aphrem II made an official visit to the Catholicosate of Cilicia and met with H.H. Catholicos Aram I. After canonical prayers at the St.…
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Vatican City, 26 June 2014 (VIS) – The Pope embraces all the Churches of the East and is close to their faithful, whose tears, fears and hopes are also ours, a sentiment…
21 June, 2014 AMMONNEWS – The General Secretary of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), Fr. Michel Jalakh, called the Presidents of the Council to an extraordinary meeting in Amman, Jordan,…
The National Assembly of France has accepted the proposal of “Oriental Christians under threat coordination” (CHREDO) to form a research group the state of Oriental Christians. The initiative was put forward by…
June 16-21 2014 “Strengthened by the Holy Spirit that sustains our weaknesses, we support each other … In order to be forever salt and leaven in this land of ours,” says Gregorios III.…
ROME — While Pope Francis tries to strike a delicate balance Sunday on the Israeli/Palestinian front, recent elections in two other Middle Eastern nations have brought reminders not only of how intractable…
From Antelias – 6 June 2014 “Your solidarity with the Armenians during the 100th Anniversary Commemorations of the Genocide will be a valuable contribution to our just cause” H.H. Aram I “The history…
On the eve of the beginning of the month of Ramadan this year, “a month of forgiveness, compassion, and generous giving,” His Beatitude Gregorios III, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East,…
Wednesday Audience – 2014-05-28 The Holy Father’s Catechesis: Dear Brothers and Sisters, good morning! In the past days, as you know, I went on pilgrimage to the Holy Land. It was a great…
26 May 2014 Below is the full text in English of the Common Declaration of Pope Francis and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, as it was posted on Radio Vaticana: 1. Like…