Vatican City, April 04, 2014 (Zenit.org) The Holy Father sent a message this morning to the new Syrian-Orthodox Patriarch, Ingnatius Aphrem II, congratulating him on his election as the supreme head of…
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Published: April 01, 2014 by Nuri Kino, World Watch Monitor Return to homeland will give Christians ‘hope to remain’ The Syriac Orthodox Church, one of the oldest churches in the world and…
Posted 2014-04-01 An ornate mosaic floor from a Byzantine monastery has been found in Israel’s northern Negev desert. Colourful birds, leaves and floral motifs adorn the Byzantine mosaic and inscriptions in both…
Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, newly elected patriarch of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch and All the East, has received congratulations and an affirmation of support from the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse…
AP reports, 31 March 2014 (AP) — The Syriac Orthodox Church has elected a new patriarch to lead one of the world’s oldest Christian sects, Lebanon’s national news agency said Monday. The…
By Augin Kurt Haninke, 2014-03-27 Stockholm (AINA) — On the same day I received the news that Patriarch Zakka had passed away in a hospital in Germany (AINA 2014-03-21), I was invited…
DAMASCUS (AP) — The patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, who led one of the world’s oldest Christian sects, was buried in a village near Damascus on Friday after an elaborate memorial…
As the Syrian civil war drags on, one issue that has been neglected is the status of the remaining Christians within the country. Media reports have generally focused on the concerns Christian…
The funeral of His Holiness Moran Mar Ignatius Zakka I, the Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, will be held at St Peter’s Cathedral in Damascus on March 30. Baselios Thomas…
Pope Francis has sent a telegram of condolences to the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East upon the death of Patriarch Ignatius Zakka Iwas, who passed away in a…