Articles on this issue "Eastern Churches"
Europe's disassociation with its Christian roots is "shocking" to Eastern Christians who remember the continent's missionaries who evangelized the Americas, Asia and Africa, says a scholar of …
read moreThe question regarding Christians in Iraq is whether they have a future there, or if it would be better to focus efforts on helping them relocate, says a Vatican aide. Father Leon Lemmens, the …
read moreBenedict XVI is praising the Melkite Catholic Church for their work in establishing good relations with Islam. The Pope expressed this view today when he received some 300 members of the …
read moreThe wisdom of Eastern Christianity is a heritage that the Church values, said Benedict XVI upon receiving a delegation from the Pontifical Oriental Institute. The Pope received 280 members of …
read moreThe Holy Land belongs to everyone, and is like a family home that all need to collaborate in maintaining, said the prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches. And the phenomenon of …
read moreThe works of ecumenism and interreligious dialogue are nourished by charity, says Benedict XVI. The Pope said this Thursday when he met with members of the Vatican agency that coordinates …
read moreBenedict XVI prayed for peace in the Holy Land, Iraq and Lebanon the same day he received a visit from U.S. President George Bush. The Pope voiced his prayer at a Saturday visit to the …
read moreBenedict XVI paid tribute to Eastern Christians, expressing his gratitude for their fidelity at the price of martyrdom. The Pope said this when he visited the headquarters of the Congregation …
read moreAt this time of political transition in the Holy Land, Lent calls its Christians toward solidarity with the region's needy, says the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem. Patriarch Michel Sabbah …
read moreEducation will play a key role in helping to bring about peace in the Holy Land, says an official of the Maronite exarchy. Sobhy Makhoul, secretary of the exarchy and member of the Central …
read moreFides).- The Greek-Catholic Church in Ukraine is beginning to reap the first fruits of John Paul IIs recent visit, with the establishment of two new exarchates, in Odessa and Donetsk. The …
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