Vatican news In this week’s news from the Churches of the East, produced in collaboration with L’Œuvre d’Orient, Christians celebrate the feast of St. Matthew in Iraq and Eastern Rite bishops in Europe hold their annual meeting. This week’s news from the Orient: Party at Mar Mattai On September 17, hundreds of faithful gathered at…
Vatican news Pope Francis prays for the victims of storms and floods in Central and Eastern Europe, and assures of his closeness to all those affected. By Christopher Wells Pope Francis assured the victims of Storm Boris of his closeness, saying at the weekly general audience that he was praying especially for those who lost…
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 On the eve of the April 11 vote in Brussels on whether or not to include the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, the bishops of the European Union (COMECE) reiterate their firm opposition to this proposal. and denounce imposing ideologies. Deborah Castellano Lubov The human being, in any…