To H.H. Pope Benedict XVI in the Church of St Paul, Harissa, Lebanon, during the signing ceremony of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation following the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the…
Tag: peace
Syria: Christians take up arms for first time – Telegraph
To our sons and daughters in Syria and to the sons and daughters of the Church worldwide To all persons of good will “Come to a common word between us and you.”…
“Radical Islam revives an ancient hatred – Damian Thompson in Saturday’s Daily Telegraph Is a new and shocking wave of anti-Semitism engulfing the Middle East and the developing world? Consider the following: More…
Damascus, 3 August 2012 “Blessed are the peacemakers” With these words Our Lord exalts peace-makers, saying that “they shall be called children of God.” (Matthew 5: 9). Through these same Gospel words,…
We have just received this email from His Grace Samir Nassar, Archbishop of Damascus of the Maronites, circulated by Bishop Nicholas Samra of the Melkite Eparchy of Newton in the USA. …
On 16th July 2012, His Beatitude Patriarch Gregorios III (Laham), of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Syria, imparted these reflections and observations as a vademecum to throw light on the attitudes…
Wednesday 25th July – 4.30 to 6.30 pm Marie Eugenie Room, Centre for Eastern Christianity, Heythrop College, University of London – Kensington Square, London W8 5HN Ian Knowles, Founder-Director of the Bethlehem Icon…
In the ancient Eastern tradition of the Church, after Pentecost in June is observed the Fast (or period of abstinence) of the Twelve Apostles, chief among whom are Peter and Paul, whom…
Living Stones of the Holy Land Trust MICHAEL PRIOR 2012 MEMORIAL LECTURE Peace and Justice: a Christian Viewpoint from the Holy Land Reverend Doctor Raed Awad Deeb Abusahlia Born in Zababdeh in Palestine, Father Raed…