The Geneva 2 Conference will be held on 22 January 2014. As president of the Assembly of Catholic Hierarchs in Syria, I address this appeal to my colleagues and beloved bishops, all…
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Ecumenical Centre – Geneva 15-17 January 2014 Church leaders and representatives from Syria, the Middle East Council of Churches, the World Council of Churches and the Holy See[1] gathered in Geneva from…
Vatican City, (VIS) – Following is the presentation of the International Theological Commission’s new document, “God, the Trinity, and the Unity of Humanity: Christian Monotheism and its Opposition to Violence”. “The theological…
Vatican City, January 14, 2014 (Zenit.org) | 251 hits The following is a statement released by participants of the workshop “Syria: Can We Remain Indifferent?”, a Jan. 13 meeting of political experts…
The Ukrainian government of President Victor Yanukovych, who caused surprise a few months ago when he unilaterally withdrew Ukraine from a long-running process of effecting an “association” between with the European Union, in…
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…
Statue of Saint Thecla near the Maaloula monastery. Photo: Bernard Gagnon The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary is calling on the council’s 345 member churches and churches around the world…
Aid to the Church in Need Archbishop John Darwish. Syrian-born Archbishop John Darwish heads the Melkite Archdiocese of Furzol, Zahle and Bekaa in Lebanon. With a population of 200,000 Christians, Zahle…
The Syrian crisis is severely affecting various sectors of civilian life and the number of victims of this “world” war is growing day by day. In this war against Syria the nature…