Trabzon (Agenzia Fides) – The Administrative Court of Trabzon rejected the request concerning the transformation of the local museum of Ayasofya into a mosque. As reported by Turkish sources consulted by Fides…
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After coming closer together following meetings between their leaders, Greece and Turkey are at odds over a proposal by Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to re-open the Halki Seminary if Greece…
UNESCO has listed Assyrian as one of the “definitely endangered languages” of the world. It is one of the oldest languages in the Middle East and a dialect of ancient Aramaic. But…
Turkey Returned Some Church Effects After 1920s Genocide
In eastern Turkey, a rare renaissance for Middle East Assyrian Christians – CSMonitor.com
Since the 1974 invasion, the 200 thousand Greek Cypriots forced to leave the area have been replaced by 300 thousand settlers from Anatolia, who lack education, but are devout Muslims. And even…
Ahmad Hassoun Badreddin’s words reported by directors of a Russian humanitarian organization engaged in the Middle East and who met the Syrian spiritual leader in Moscow: “Chechen militants and the Turkish authorities…
Vatican City (AsiaNews) – Catholic humanitarian organisations have allocated US$ 72 million to cope with the crisis in Syria and neighbouring regions, with help sent to 20 Syrian cities. Aid was also…
Turkey, Religious Freedom and the Current State of Christian-Muslim Dialogue