Geneva (Agenzia Fides) – To promote the participation of a delegation of the Christian minority in the negotiations for peace in Syria, which will be held at the Geneva 2 conference, which…
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By Dr. Marta Wozniak, 2014-01-20 From left to right: Dr Lise Paulsen Galal (Roskilde University, Denmark), Torsten Moritz (Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe), Dr Fiona McCallum (University of St Andrews, Scotland), Dr…
9 January 2014 – Ayatollah al-Sistani: the violence against Christians are a threat to the whole country Najaf (Agenzia Fides) – Violence that affect Christians in Iraq represent a loss for the…
During his General Audience, Pope Francis expressed his solidarity with Christians in the Middle East who are facing persecution. The Holy Father, who continued his catechesis on the Sacrament of Baptism, reflected…
Christa Case Bryant, December 22 – CS Monitor The pews at First Baptist Church of Bethlehem fill quickly as congregants stream in on a Sunday night, some with fancy purses, others with…
Archbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo, titular of the eparchy of Hassaké-Nisibis in Syria, expressed his hope that the upcoming Geneva II Middle East Peace Conference would open “prospects for democracy, freedom and equality…
Antelias – On Monday 6 January His Holiness Aram I celebrated the Holy Liturgy and gave his Christmas message to the faithful at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral. His Holiness stressed the…
Middle Eastern Christians wonder, “If they kill us all, would Western Christians do something then?” By Nina Shea During this holy season, Christians turn their thoughts to that first Christmas and…
By Dina al-Shibeeb | Al Arabiya News Wednesday, 25 December 2013 The survival of Aramaic, once the Middle East’s lingua franca, is in jeopardy amid regional turmoil. The United Nations Educational, Scientific…
The Most Revd Dr George Carey has spent the twelve years of his retirement making constant interventions in the press and public debate by turns undermining or stealing the thunder of his…