The spiritual leaders of the main Islamic sects in Lebanon in a joint statement have warned after an “urgent summit” Tuesday, against fueling sectarian tensions in the country, underlining that
Instead of seeking to impose Western-style democracy in the Middle East, the Western powers should act concretely to assist persecuted Christians, the Syrian Catholic patriarch said in an interview with
The efforts of the influential Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo to promote a more moderate Islam are “commendable,” according to an analysis published on the website of the Latin Patriarchate of
A 1,650-year-old monastery in northern Iraq, one of the oldest Christian monasteries in the world, is in danger of falling to ISIS. St. Matthew’s monastery, founded in A.D. 363, has
Fr. Jacques Murad Was Kidnapped in May by Suspected IS Militants. Local Muslim leaders in Syria have called for the release of a kidnapped missionary priest. On May 21, Father Jacques
CAIRO – Since few days, several many Arab and international media sites refer to the meeting which prestigious Mosque Al Azhar in Cairo hosted on Tuesday 26 May 2015 to discuss among
Father Jaques Murad, the priest kidnapped in the area of Homs on May 21, known in the area of the village of Al-Qaryatayn, where he lived in the monastery of
Two auxiliary bishops of Jerusalem, joined by other Christian leaders and parents, took part in a May 27 protest outside Israel’s education ministry to protest policies that they say threaten
Sweden: His Holiness Ignatius Aphrem II – Patriarch of Antioch and All East spoke in a session at the Swedish government hall about the sad life of persecuted Christians in the Middle
JERUSALEM – A year ago, between 24 and 26 May 2014, Pope Francis came on a visit to the diocese, first in Jordan, then in Palestine, before winding up with