Tag: oriental orthodox

Election of Pope Tawadros II: Many Years

Pope Tawadros (Theodore) II at his enthronement Fr John Salter writes, in Chrysostom for Advent-St Nicholas 2012: Months have gone by since the death of Pope Shenouda and now a successor, has…

Patriarch Abune Pavlos of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Remembered

Patriarch Abune Pavlos, with Pope Shenouda of the Copts (left) Fr John Salter, chairman, writes in Chrysostom, Advent-St Nicholas 2012: Following on the death of Pope Shenouda was the death of the…

Pope Benedict’s Message to His Holiness Tawadros II

This is the message sent by Pope Benedict XVI to His Holiness Tawadros II, on the occasion of his enthronement as Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark.…

Syrian Orthodox Bishop Calls for Diplomatic Initiatives in Syria

Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim Describes Increasing Violence VATICAN CITY, OCT. 9, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, the Syrian Orthodox Bishop of Aleppo appealed for concrete diplomatic initiatives in response to the…

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Vatican City, 17 September 2012 (VIS) – Yesterday evening the Holy Father met with Orthodox Patriarchs, representatives of Protestant communities and Catholic Patriarchs of Lebanon. The encounter took place at the Syrian…

Christian Arabs trying to revive Aramaic, language of Jesus

Thursday, May 31, 2012 | by diaa hadid associated press – jish, israel Two villages in the Holy Land’s tiny Christian community are teaching Aramaic in an ambitious effort to revive the language…