News from the Orient – November 1, 2024

News from the Orient – November 1, 2024

Vatican news In this week’s news from the Eastern Churches, produced in collaboration with L’Œuvre d’Orient, Lebanese Christians pray for peace, Jerusalem celebrates Our Lady of Palestine and Major Archbishop Shevchuk is visiting France. This week’s Oriental News: Eucharistic adoration in Kfarshima Lebanese Christians from the village of Kfarshima, close to the fighting between Israel…

Cardinal Pizzaballa: We stand by those working for good in this dark night

Cardinal Pizzaballa: We stand by those working for good in this dark night

Vatican news The Latin Patriarch Cardinal of Jerusalem speaks of the critical period the Holy Land is going through and the difficulty of finding solutions. By Andrea Tornielli “The moment is very painful, we are experiencing a very long night. But we also know that the nights are ending. This is the moment when the…

News from the Orient – May 10, 2024

News from the Orient – May 10, 2024

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…