Geneva (Agenzia Fides) – Sheikh Mohammad Abdel- Hady al- Yaaqubi, Islamic scholar and member of the Syrian opposition present at the Geneva 2 talks, called upon “all Islamic militants to immediately release…
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by Joseph Mahmoud Majid Al- Nasrawi met the Chaldean Patriarch and the new Bishop Habib Hormuz Al-Nofal. Governor promises land and work for those who return to the city. Mar Sako confirms…
Mar Louis Raphael Sako meets Sheikh Rafi Taha Al-Rifai in Sulayamaniyya, Iraqi Kurdistan. A “courtesy” visit to strengthen friendly relations between religious leaders and communities. His Beatitude speaks of the plight of…
We have received the following email from the Ukrainian Catholic University. It is important to read it in this context: Since the protests began following the government’s decision to reject association with…
Bringing refugees from Syria to the West is not the answer to the crisis, said the leader of Catholics in the disaster-stricken country, insisting that more can be done to help displaced…
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis on Sunday appealed for constructive dialogue between Institutions and civil society in Ukraine. Addressing the crowds gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Angelus Prayer, the Pope said…
The “brutal” crackdown on demonstrators in Ukraine is acting as a recruiting sergeant for the protest movement, according to a senior bishop, who described the country as engaged “in a battle for…
Patriarch Sviatoslav with Orthodox and Protestant Church leaders (with the Armenian and Latin archbishops to his left) meeting President Yanukovich to repeat his pleas for peace, justice and democracy on Friday. According to…
While the Vatican, and UK and Ireland Conferences wait for the moment to speak in solidarity with fellow Catholics of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church: The Most Reverend Paul-André Durocher, Archbishop of…
The Archbishop of New York supports the EuroMaidan movement for peace, justice and democracy in Ukraine – in view of the attempt last week to suppress the Ukrainian Catholic Church and inhibit…