His Majesty King Abdullah has said that violence, whether against Muslims or Christians or minority communities, is utterly condemned by Islam, and stressed that "in our world today, the vast
Communion self-understanding and the 2017 Assembly and Reformation anniversary are among key discussions that will feature at The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) Council meeting in Geneva, 18-22 June. LWF President Bishop
Despite desperate times in the Middle East, Christians there continue to worship and sustain their faith, keeping the church alive. “I think there is no single day we don’t hear
One year after ISIS invaded Mosul, the Iraqi city’s diverse religious heritage is on the verge of extinction, warned a U.S. government commission on Tuesday. If appropriate actions are not
An impressive building complex owned by the Presbyterian Church located in the Palestinian territory was sold and, after several changes of ownership, is preparing to host a community of Jewish
Catholics in countries around the world on Monday observed ‘a minute for peace’ on the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ prayer for peace in the Vatican with the Israeli and
On May 10-23 and June 1-12, the Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation facilitated the pilgrimages of two American groups that each spent over a week participating in HCEF’s Living Stones
Damascus – Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bshara Butros al-Rai, called Sunday for "political solutions to the obstacles at stake," while condemning "all those who supply weapons and money to fuel destructions,
As the forces of the Islamic State advance in Syria and Iraq– with millions of Iraqis in flight, in the words of L’Osservatore Romano's June 3 front-page headline– the Melkite Greek Catholic
The Chaldean Catholic archbishop of Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, called for additional military action to stop the “cancer” of the Islamic State. “Military action is needed