Tag: syriac

Beacons of Peace

The Syrian Catholic Church recently elected its new patriarch. The appointment is important not only because the Syrian Catholics have…

Pope’s concern over attacks on churches in Iraq

The Vatican Information Service reports, 14th July 2009: Pope Benedict XVI has expressed his concern over last weekend’s attacks on…

Syriac-Catholic Liturgy at Santa Maria Maggiore

From the Rorate Caeli blog (where more pictures are available): “His Beatitude Mar Ignatius Joseph III, Syrian Catholic Patriarch of…