Articles on this issue "Middle East"
Here is the homily delivered today in St. Peter's Basilica at the solemn closing of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops. The theme of the two-week synod was: "The …
read moreThe first Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops is wrapping up in Rome, and its participants hope that the gathering will serve to erase a few words from the vocabulary …
read moreFor now at least, the work of the synod on the Middle East is focused on 41 proposals that, after further revisions, will be presented to Benedict XVI this Saturday. Among the most …
read moreGiven that the synod on the Middle East brings together the Eastern Churches, in which the priestly ordination of married men is common, a debate on priestly celibacy was expected. To the …
read moreOn the list of 24 men who will be made cardinals next month, one is an Egyptian was already in Rome when today's announcement was made: His Beatitude Antonios Naguib. Patriarch Naguib is one …
read moreArchbishop Youssef Soueif is working as special secretary at the synod of bishops on the Middle East. But the archbishop is also contributing his message as a representative of an island …
read moreWhen Benedict XVI made his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in May 2009, Jordan was his first stop. But many pilgrims overlook Jordan, excluding it from official Holy Land tours. Still, it is one …
read moreSt. Peter's square these days is a particularly international meeting point. Amidst the throngs of ever-present tourists drawn together between Bernini's colonnades strides an Iranian …
read moreWhen Muhammad al-Sammak hears someone affirm that interreligious dialogue is useless, he counters: "What is the alternative?" Al-Sammak, a Sunni Muslim who is secretary general of Lebanon's …
read moreHere is the "relatio post disceptationem" (report after the discussion) that was read today by the general relator of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops, …
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read moreWe greet you again from the Vatican. On Thursday morning, in the presence of His Holiness Benedict XVI, the synod fathers continued their interventions. The topics raised were diverse, and the …
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read moreHere is the intervention given Thursday by special guest Ayatollah Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Ahmadabadi, professor at the Faculty of Law at the Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran and member of …
read moreHere is the intervention given Thursday by special guest Muhammad Al-Sammak, political advisor to the Mufti of Lebanon, to the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops. He …
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