Articles on this issue "kidnapping"
Syrian Orthodox Metropolitan Jean Kawak called for aid from Turkish leaders in securing the release of two Syrian bishops who were kidnapped in Aleppo. "Turkey is important to resolve the …
read moreA spokesman for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo says there is still no news about the two Syrian archbishops kidnapped a week ago, on April 22. The spokesman, who asked not to be …
read moreHere is a statement released Friday by the president of the US episcopal conference, regarding the kidnapping of two Syrian archbishops. * * * The kidnappings of two archbishops in Syria and …
read moreHere is a joint statement from Archbishop Vincent Nichols, Catholic archbishop of Westminster, and the leader of the Anglican Communion, Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury, regarding the …
read more“Hope comes to us dressed in rags, so that we will make a party dress for it” (Paul Ricoeur). We have waited so long for the release of two Syrian bishops kidnapped on Monday, March 22. The …
read moreAt the conclusion of his weekly General Audience address, Pope Francis called for an end to the bloodshed in Syria. The Holy Father’s plea comes at a difficult moment for the Church in Syria …
read moreHere is the translation of the statement released by Fr. Federico Lombardi, director of the Holy See Press Office on the recent kidnapping of two Metropolitan bishops in Syria yesterday. * * …
read moreThe Holy See has expressed its sadness over the recent kidnapping of two Metropolitan bishops from Syria today. On Monday, Metropolitans Mar Gregorios Ibrahim of the Syriac Orthodox Church …
read moreA group of Colombian motorcyclists sporting black T-shirts reading "liberty" formed part of the audience for Benedict XVI's public address Wednesday. They had arrived to Paul VI Hall from …
read moreMuslim leaders in the Philippines are condemning the kidnapping of a Catholic priest, affirming that this act is contrary to the religious values of both Islam and Christianity. Columban …
read moreA month before French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt was released from imprisonment, she made a promise to God. In a press conference Monday after her meeting with Benedict XVI, the …
read moreIraq has a problem beside suicide bombings and political instability, and it receives too little media attention, affirmed an archbishop in Baghdad: There is a growing wave of kidnappings. …
read moreThe Colombian bishops say their repeated exhortations to pray for kidnap victims is now an invitation to give thanks to God for having heard the prayers. In a statement Friday, the prelates, …
read moreThe Vatican is calling into question the "serious and professional ethics" of some Italian journalists, who have refocused attention on the case of the 1983 disappearance of a daughter of a …
read moreThe Church in Iraq is opposing the death penalty for one of the kidnappers involved in the March death of Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho. "If he were still alive, Archbishop Rahho himself would …
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