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The kidnapping of five Orthodox nuns from a Christian village near Damascus has shocked Syria’s Christian community and filled many…
Both the UK’s Conservative and Labour party leaderships are determined to undermine the Church, and to play down the sustained…
Worshippers attend a mass at the Syriac Orthodox Church in Al-Darbasiyah, Hasakah province on Nov. 13, 2013. Due to the…
Political and spiritual leaders concerned about rising fundamentalism in the Russian autonomous republic with a Muslim majority. Spiritual leaders invite…
Following an increase in violence in the country and the abduction of Orthodox nuns, the Greek Melkite patriarch of Antioch…
The nuns are said to be in good condition. At present, it remains unclear why Islamist insurgents took them or…
The sisters were abducted this afternoon when a group of armed men stormed the monastery. For Vatican nuncio Mgr Mario…
Vatican City, 30 November 2013 (VIS) – Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, is…
Damascus (Agenzia Fides) – The predominantly Christian village of Maalula, 60km west of Damascus, was again attacked by rebel militias…