Articles on this issue "Middle East"
While interreligious dialogue between leaders is advancing, it's time to take it to the streets, where the people are "good and peaceful," says the Coptic Catholic bishop of Luxor, Egypt. …
read moreWhen Bishop Paul Hinder looks at a map of his territory to plan pastoral visits, the view he contemplates is unparalleled in the rest of the Church. The 68-year-old bishop, a native of …
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read moreHere is the full text of the address given today at the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops by special guest Rabbi David Rosen, advisor to the Chief Rabbinate of …
read moreThe Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops is well under way, and the synod fathers are discussing matters transparently, in the hopes of finding the necessary solutions …
read moreOn Wednesday, while Benedict XVI held his regular Wednesday general audience, instead of attending the daily plenary session of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of …
read moreA delegation of the Special Assembly for the Middle East of the Synod of Bishops visited the president of Italy, Giorgio Napolitano. The synod is currently under way in Rome until Oct. 24. …
read moreNothing less than religious liberty can be accepted for Jerusalem, says an auxiliary bishop of the Jerusalem Patriarchate. Bishop William Shomali affirmed this Friday at a seminar in Rome on …
read moreToday we began with the synod father's interventions, which were related to the theme chosen in "Instrumentum Laboris," and each spoke for five minutes. We began with the intervention of the …
read moreA multi-media exhibit complementing the synod on the Middle East gives a chance to remember the positive aspects the Churches of the region appreciate, such as 14 communities of contemplatives …
read moreThe synod on the Middle East under way in Rome can give a real understanding of the realities endured by the various peoples of the region, according to a non-sectarian New York-based …
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read moreHere is the reflection offered today by Benedict XVI at the opening of the first general congregation of the Special Assembly for the Middle East for the Middle East. * * * Dear brothers and …
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read moreHere is the Vatican translation of the report of the secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, Archbishop Nikola Eterović, given today on the first day of the Special Assembly of the Synod of …
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