Vatican news At the end of their annual synod in Baghdad, Iraqi bishops expressed their deep concern about the impact of the war in Gaza on the entire region and reaffirmed the two-state solution as the only path to lasting peace. By Lisa Zengarini As the war in Gaza threatens to spread further and engulf…
Vatican news Ten years after the devastation wreaked by ISIS in the historic region of Upper Mesopotamia, the Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul speaks to Vatican News about a careful rebuilding of trust among the region’s people. By Delphine Allaire In June 2014, Mosul and the Nineveh Plains in northern Iraq were captured by the Islamic…
Vatican news In this week's news from the Churches of the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, a 1,500-year-old Byzantine church is discovered in Israel, Armenia recognizes the State of Palestine and Cardinal Pietro Parolin visits the Church in Lebanon. This week's Oriental News: Discovery of a Byzantine church in the Negev The remains…
Vatican news Pope Francis addresses members of ROACO, the humanitarian arm of the Holy See for the Eastern Churches, and renews his call for peace, calling for solidarity with Eastern Christians fleeing conflict. By Lisa Zengarini During his meeting Thursday with the Meeting of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches (ROACO), Pope Francis reiterated his…
From June 24 to 27, the 97th assembly of the Meeting of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches will take place in Rome with contributions and reports from the Holy Land and Ukraine. By Vatican News The 97th plenary assembly of the Meeting of Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches (Roaco) will be held in…
Vatican news Father Roman Ostrovskyy, vice-rector of the Greek-Catholic seminary in kyiv, expresses the feeling of oppression felt by Ukrainians in this third year of conflict in their country. He says that in the darkest days, faith keeps him alive. By Svitlana Dukhovitch “As long as a person is alive, there is always hope, a…
Vatican news In this week's news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, there are elections in India, the solemnity of Corpus Christi is celebrated in the East and the martyrs of Damascus will soon be saints . This week's Oriental News: Elections in India Tuesday June 4, the BJP, the party…
Vatican news Major Archbishop Raphael Thattil, the new head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, speaks to Vatican News about the ancient Church he leads. Meeting the head of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, divided for several years by a violent liturgical conflict, Pope Francis underlines the importance of obedience… By Joseph Tulloch In January this year,…
Vatican news In this week's Eastern Churches news, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient, Orthodox Christians celebrate the sacred fire ceremony in Jerusalem, Europeans hold an ecumenical prayer service and Islamic extremists attack two villages in Egypt. This week's Oriental News: Sacred fire ceremony in Jerusalem On Saturday evening according to the Julian calendar, as…
Vatican news Pope Francis extends Easter greetings to Eastern Rite Catholics and Orthodox brothers and sisters who celebrate the Lord's resurrection according to the Julian calendar and prays for peace in Ukraine, Palestine and Israel. By Nathan Morley and Christopher Wells In his reflections on the Sunday Gospel during the Regina Coeli, Pope Francis recalls…