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Syrian Orthodox Bishop Calls for Diplomatic Initiatives in Syria

Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim Describes Increasing Violence VATICAN CITY, OCT. 9, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, the Syrian Orthodox Bishop of Aleppo appealed for concrete diplomatic initiatives in response to the…

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Vatican City, 17 September 2012 (VIS) – Yesterday evening the Holy Father met with Orthodox Patriarchs, representatives of Protestant communities and Catholic Patriarchs of Lebanon. The encounter took place at the Syrian…

Ecclesia in Medio Oriente: Post-Synodal Exhortation

From the Vatican website, here is the text of the Post-Synodal Exhortation of Pope Benedict XVI, following the October 2010 Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops, on…

The Holy Father’s Visit to Lebanon

Here is the Official Website for Pope Benedict’s Visit to Lebanon: www.lbpapalvisit.com

Serbian Orthodox patriarch would welcome papal visit

From CWN, 10 July 2012: Serbian Orthodox Patriarch Irinej I has said that he would welcome a visit by Pope Benedict XVI, despite an earlier decision by the Serbian Orthodox Church not…