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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…

Damian Thompson on Syria

“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…

Christian Arabs trying to revive Aramaic, language of Jesus

Thursday, May 31, 2012 | by diaa hadid associated press – jish, israel Two villages in the Holy Land’s tiny Christian community are teaching Aramaic in an ambitious effort to revive the language…

East-West Monastic Day IX at Minster Abbey

“FATHER MAY THEY ALL BE ONE”  2 June, 2012  An East-West Dialogue Day at Minster Abbey    SPEAKERS Archbishop Kevin McDonald, Southwark Bishop Demetrios Charbak of Safita, Syria Presentation on Egyptian Monasticism…