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Patriarch Gregorios’ Letter for Pascha 2012 and Pope John Paul’s Prayer for Peace

Letter of H. B. Patriarch Gregorios III for Pascha 24 April 2011     The Arab World’s Way of the Cross towards Resurrection                   Christ is risen!                                                                                                                     He is risen…

New Maronite Patriarch visits Pope Benedict

ROME, APRIL 15, 2011 thanks to Zenit.org The new patriarch of the Maronite Church was in Rome this week, affirming a vision of unity and diversity. Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï, who last month…

Benedict XVI addresses Bishops of the Syro-Malankara Church

This is the address of Benedict XVI to bishops of the Syro-Malankara Church, who have just completed their five-yearly “ad limina” visit. Dear Brother Bishops, I welcome all of you here today…

New Apostolic Visitor for the UK’s Syro-Malankara Catholics

Pope Benedict XVI has erected an Apostolic Exarchate for the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church in the United States, and appointed Father Thomas Naickamparampil, 49, of the Major Archieparchy of Trivandrum as its first…