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13 Oct 2010 – Before the speech-giving began at the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East, Pope Benedict XVI offered participants an unusual reflection on the threat of “false gods” that beset the modern world. Read more...
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13 Oct 2010 – In the face of tension and violence, Middle East Christians must work to defend freedom, democracy, peace and the human rights of each and every individual, said leaders of the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East. Read more...
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13 Oct 2010 – Pope Benedict XVI opened the Synod of Bishops for the Middle East with a strong call to support the minority Christian population in the region, and said peace and protection of human rights were essential conditions for the church’s survival there. Read more...
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13 Oct 2010 – When conductor Murry Sidlin visits the mass graves near the former concentration camp in Terezin, Czech Republic, he is convinced the “ground is unsettled.” Read more...
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13 Oct 2010 – The vast majority of Catholics in the Middle East belong to Eastern Catholic churches, and their bishops spoke loudly at the Vatican, asking for greater respect and a higher profile for Eastern Catholics. Read more...
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13 Oct 2010 – Archbishops Thomas Collins of Toronto and Allen Vigneron of Detroit, Maronite Bishop Gregory Mansour of Brooklyn and Melkite Greek Catholic Bishop Ibrahim Ibrahim, B.S.O., of Montreal will meet with members of the press on 13 October at 3:00 Read more...
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12 Oct 2010 – Members of the Christian, Jewish and Muslim faiths gathered at a Brooklyn church Oct. 6 to pray for peace in the Middle East and for the success of the Synod of Bishops working toward that goal. Read more...
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12 Oct 2010 – Catholic and Orthodox church representatives have offered their vision of what the unity of both churches might look like in two statements approved during a recent meeting at Georgetown University. Read more...
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