Serdar KORUCUISTANBUL / Radikal, April 9, 2014 The structure was built as a church by Istanbul’s Byzantine rulers around 800 years ago [possibly dedicated to St Theodoros], but was converted into…
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Fr Paolo dall’Oglio SJ lived as a Christian and worshipped among Muslims within the indigenous Syriac monastic tradition 26 April 2014, BBC Magazine A Dutch Catholic priest was shot dead in the…
Posted 2014-04-01 An ornate mosaic floor from a Byzantine monastery has been found in Israel’s northern Negev desert. Colourful birds, leaves and floral motifs adorn the Byzantine mosaic and inscriptions in both…
31 March 2014 Cairo (Agenzia Fides) – In an articulated press conference held in Cairo on Sunday, March 30, representatives of the Egyptian political and academic world rejected the false accusations of…
By Christine Haines, 30 March 2014 Prayers for peace in Ukraine are being said at Mount St. Macrina’s House of Prayer as Russia continues its annexation of Crimea and anti-government protests are…
By Ryan Lucas Posted 2014-03-12 03:40 GMT BEIRUT (AP) — The number of Syrian children affected by the civil war in their homeland has doubled in the past year to at least…
by Paul Dakiki The release took place around midnight, hours after the news first broke. The Lebanese and Qatari security chiefs Abbas Ibrahim and Ghanim al- Kubaisi were key mediators. The nuns…
March 09, 2014 03:45 PM (Last updated: March 09, 2014 05:45 PM) The Daily Star BEIRUT: Thirteen nuns who were kidnapped last year from the historic town of Maaloula in Syria were…
The Romfea.gr Greek portal, referring to its own reliable sources, writes that the Holy Kinot of Holy Mount Athos has received an extensive message from His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of…
Ethiopian Monasticism and its Literature: Inaugural Lecture for Centre of World Christianity at SOAS
4 March 2014 Ethiopian Monasticism and its Literature Dr Witold Witakowski, University of Uppsala School of Oriental & African Studies, Room B104, Brunei Buiding, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG 7pm – 8-30pm.…