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The ousting of Christians from the countries of the Middle East is a sore spot of the modern world. Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and Syria are in the midst of a civil…
Dr. Ashraf Ramelah, an Egyptian Christian activist and founder of Voice of the Copts, said in a recent interview with Arab media that the new constitution being discussed in Egypt is further…
By Jean Aziz AL Monitor Posted 2013-12-18 01:50 GMT Amid the positive and negative developments involving Lebanon these days, and the anticipation and anxiety surrounding the upcoming constitutional procedures —…
This list has been assembled by the Patriarchate after exhaustive research and accompanies Patriarch Gregorios’ plea (see the following post): “Why attack places of worship?” To this list, His Beatitude adds this…
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…
(Milan) – In early December the United States and Britain announced that they are suspending all non-lethal aid to opposition forces in northern Syria due to the infiltration of Islamist combat forces…
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, New York Times Published: December 15, 2013 Three Coptic Christians in Egypt were given long prison sentences on Sunday over the death of a Muslim in a sectarian clash…
Rome, December 16, 2013 (Zenit.org) Ann Schneible The increase in sectarian violence against Egypt’s Christian communities endangers not only the country’s ancient Christian heritage, but also the cultural, social and political dimensions…
Damascus, December 16, 2013 (Zenit.org) Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan Earlier this month, British parliamentarians spoke passionately about the lack of concern exhibited by the Foreign Office on behalf of persecuted Christians.…