On December 25, His Beatitude John X celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Damascus. In his homily, His Beatitude highlighted the joy as main the message of Nativity. “Our liturgical services are full with these words: light, joy, gladness.

The theme of Pope Francis’ annual Christmas Day “Urbi et Orbi” Message is “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light”.

at the 2nd International Conference on Persecuted Christians in Budapest – HUNGARY

Two years ago, many of us were gathered in this same room at the invitation of His Excellency Viktor Orban for the First International Conference on Persecuted Christians. We consider that event to be the first of its kind in Europe where a European government takes the issue of the persecution of Christians very seriously and organizes an international conference for the same.

Pope Francis on Friday received in the Vatican the Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Tayeb of Al-Azhar of Egypt and his retinue.

His Beatitude Patriarch Louis Raphael Cardinal Sako led an ecumenical prayer for peace, safety and stability in Iraq. The event was organized by the Chaldean Patriarchate at St. Joseph Cathedral in Baghdad on Monday the 4th of November 2019 and themed “O Lord of Peace, Grant our Iraq Peace”.

H.B Mar Louis Raphael Sako, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans and President of MECC for the Catholic Family, expressed his solidarity with the demonstrators in Lebanon and Iraq and their rightful demands, calling on the Church to a prophetic initiative

The meetings of the Central Council of the Armenian Catholicosate of the Holy See of Cilicia in Antelias, Lebanon, presided by His Holiness Catholicos Aram I, warmly congratulates the adoption of the resolution by the U.S. House of Representatives recognizing the Armenian Genocide.

Pope Francis appeals to all citizens of Iraq to pursue the path of dialogue and reconciliation in search of solutions, after nearly a week of renewed anti-government protests that have left hundreds of people dead.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit expressed grave concern for people’s rights and well-being in Lebanon.

Churches in Italy rang their bells in solidarity with Lebanon where popular protests entered their twelfth day, and Italian newspapers such as "Avvenire" devoted pages to developments in Lebanon, National News Agency correspondent reported Monday from the Vatican.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara el-Rahi raised calls Wednesday upon President Michel Aoun to start consultations with the political and spiritual leaders "to make the necessary decisions regarding the demands of people" with whom he expressed solidarity.

Στο Ιερό Πατριαρχικό Κέντρο στην Αλεξάνδρεια, συνήλθε σήμερα 7η Οκτωβρίου ε.έ., κατόπιν προσκλήσεως της Α. Θ. Μ. του Πάπα και Πατριάρχου Αλεξανδρείας και πάσης Αφρικής κ.κ. Θεοδώρου Β΄, η Ιερά Σύνοδος της Ιεραρχίας του Αλεξανδρινού Θρόνου, η οποία εφέτος πραγματοποιείται με την ιδιαίτερη ευλογία της συμπληρώσεως ευκλεούς δεκαπενταετίας από της αναρρήσεως στον Αποστολικό Θρόνο του Ευαγγελιστού Μάρκου του Αλεξανδρινού Προκαθημένου.

On September 18, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II participated in the Opening Session of the Forum of the Common Christian Heritage of the Holy Valley, organized by the Qannoubine League at the “House of Memory and Media” – Garden of the Patriarchs in Diman.

Pope Francis expresses his appreciation for a new committee set up in the United Arab Emirates to promote the ideals contained in the Document on Human Fraternity.

An Italian association holds a press conference to remind the world about the abduction of Fr. Paolo Dall’Oglio, who like so many others disappeared in Syria during the so-called Islamic State’s reign of terror.

A top Vatican official welcomes the UK-commissioned Persecuted Christians Review at an event in Rome, and says Christians in certain countries risk being completely purged, while in some democracies they face discrimination for standing up for their beliefs regarding life, marriage, and the family.

On the evening of Friday, July 12th, 2019, His Holiness Aram I delivered a lecture to a group of young representatives of Middle East Churches from the Ecumenical Institute for the Middle East. The lecture entitled “The Church in the Current world.”

His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II denounced the terrorist blast that took place today July 11, 2019 in front of St. Mary Syriac Orthodox Church in Qamishly.
Upon hearing the news, His Holiness called His Eminence Mor Maurice Amsih, Archbishop of Jazeerah and Euphrates who confirmed to him that the priests and faithful in the church are safe.

MONACO – Politicians, journalists, photographers and a few other professional persons often share the dizzying experience of being able to observe the course of history while it happens. One such privileged observer is none other than Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate since 2016 and, a long time before, Custos of the Holy Land. For almost thirty years, he’s been living in the Holy Land and can observe the development of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the viewpoint of the very small Christian minority still living in the places of Jesus’ public ministry.