Sweden: Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of Antioch and All East was interviewed by Swedish national radio about the current situation of the Syriac refugees and Christians of the Middle East.
A Syriac Catholic monk and a church volunteer were abducted by masked militants from a monastery in Homs province on Friday, May 22. Fr. Jack Murad and Boutros Hanna, a
In line with its ongoing effort to sustain, empower and bring life to the Christians of the Holy Land, HCEF has come to the aid of Christian Iraqi refugees in
Las imágenes de los Santas Palestinas, St. Maria-Alfonsina (extrema izquierda) y St. María de Jesús Crucificado (extrema derecha) aparecen colgadas en el Vaticano en la fachada de la Basílica
Priest Jacques Murad, Prior of the Monastery of Mar Elian, was abducted by two kidnappers at the Monastery under the threat of arms. According to some local sources, contacted by
"We have to take care of all the questions and demands that come from our people". This is the message that Coptic Orthodox Patriarch Tawadros II wanted to launch on
On Sunday, May 17 His Holiness Pope Francis canonized two Palestinian nuns from the 19th-century, Miriam Bawardy, a sister of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, and Marie Alphonsine Ghattas,
Four young Coptic Christians in the province of Minya, Upper Egypt, were kidnapped along the country road they were walking to reach the ancient church dedicated to the Virgin Mary
The Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil Elaraby welcomed "the Vatican recognition of the Palestinian state", national entity whose words will be explicitly mentioned in the global Agreement between
Saying he was giving them a “mission,” Pope Francis has asked religious sisters from Bethlehem and the Middle East to pray for peace in the region and for two new