Christianity is Essential to the Middle East’s Fabric http://www.thenational.ae 2014-05-13 A gesture can sometimes speak more loudly than actions. Witness the meetings this week between Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of…
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Vatican City, 10 May 2014 (VIS) – Today a message was published, sent by the Holy Father to His Holiness Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St.…
Francis X. Rocca, Catholic News Service, interviewed Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople ahead of his meeting with Pope Francis in Jerusalem May 25. See the full interview here. At the end, Rocca…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is pictured at the conclusion of Pope Francis’ inaugural Mass in St. Peter’s Square in this March 2013 file photo. (CNS/Vatican) Francis X. Rocca Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY…
8 May 2014 One church leader is pointing the finger at the West to explain the disappearance of Iraq’s Christians, writes Salah Nasrawi As the mass exodus of Iraq’s Christians continues, so…
The section was inaugurated under the Sarkozy presidency in 2010, as a tribute to the Byzantine heritage but the Hollande’s Ministry of Culture has given other projects priority over this oneGiorgio Bernardelli, Rome…
Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) – The attacks of terrorism that bloodied the weeks leading up to the elections in Iraq, currently being held today Wednesday, April 30, did not stop even in open…
Vatican City, April 29, 2014 (Zenit.org) The family members of Jesuit Father Paolo dall’Oglio, abducted in Syria, on July 29, 2013, have made an appeal to the global community. “We call on…
By Jordan Allott American Spectator Posted 2014-04-18 18:24 GMT Syrian Refugees in Lebanon (photo: Jordan Allott).I recently returned from the Middle East, where I captured stories for a film project about Christians…
By Ron Prosor, Wall Street Journal Posted 2014-04-18 This week, as Jews celebrate the Passover holiday, they are commemorating the Bible’s Exodus story describing a series of plagues inflicted on ancient Egypt…