Easter 2018 Reflections by Sami El-Yousef
It has been a mere six months for me at the Latin Patriarchate though it feels like I have been here for ages! I suppose my previous two employers, Bethlehem
Easter Message from HCEF
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Once again it is that glorious Eastertide when hearts and minds of all Christians return to Jerusalem and the Holy Land. It is the time of
Iraqi Christians Hold Easter Celebrations At A Church Damaged By ISIS
TEL ESQOF: Hundreds of Iraqi Christians gathered on Sunday in a church damaged by ISIS north of Mosul, celebrating Easter there for the first time since 2014. "God willing, the
Holy Fire to be delivered to America for the first time
The Holy Fire, which descends every year on the eve of the Orthodox feast of Pascha in Jerusalem, will be delivered to the various corners of the Earth, with the
Easter Message from Rateb Y. Rabie HCEF President & CEO
Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, he has risen! Luke 24:5-6. Dear Brothers and Sisters, Once again it is that glorious Eastertide when
Easter Message 2017 From Bishop Dr. Munib Younan
Resurrection Joy in a Fearful World Matthew 28:5-8 “…the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. He
Who are Egypt’s Coptic Christians, and why do extremists target them?
They trace their founding to the voyage to Alexandria of St. Mark, the apostle of Jesus and New Testament author. Just a decade or two after the original Easter, which
Funerals of martyrs held in Tanta. Pope Tawadros: they have passed from sorrow to the joy of being embraced by Christ
Tanta – The funerals of the 29 Copt Christians murdered yesterday, Palm Sunday, in a kamikaze attack in Tanta, north of Cairo, inside a Coptic church dedicated to Saint George,
Chaldean patriarch: at Easter, faith in the risen Christ stronger than hatred and terrorism
Mar Sako highlights the “suffering and daily grief” endured by Christians in Iraq and the world. The answer to violence is a civilised and modern "state" capable of building a
Restoration of the Edicule of the Holy Sepulchre to be completed before Easter
Jerusalem - After nine months of works the restoration of the Edicule of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is about to end. The media linked to the Franciscan Custody of