Tag: Middle East
With ISIS an Hour Away, Christian Community Makes Its ‘Last Stand in Iraq’
By Matthew Fisher http://news.nationalpost.com - 10/7/14 IRBIL, Iraq -- With extremists flying the black flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham less than an ... Read More
His Holiness Aram I Is Awarded an Honorary Doctorate by The University of Athens
October 2014 His Holiness Aram I was awarded with an honorary doctorate from the University of Athens. In awarding the degree, the Rector of the ... Read More
“There is no need to improve relations between the Orthodox and the Muslim world”
Photo: http://en.apa.az 30/9/14 Moscow. Farid Akbarov - APA. "There is no need to improve relations between the Orthodox and the Muslim world. Because the relations ... Read More
Baylor Hosts Panel About ISIS’ Persecution of Christians in Iraq and Syria
By Kristianna Gross http://www.kxxv.com - 30/9/14 WACO -- As world leaders come together to take on the brutality of ISIS, thousands of Christians are fleeing from ... Read More
Assembly of Bishops Issues Statement on the Middle East
September 2014 The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America wrapped up its fifth annual meeting on September 18, 2014, by ... Read More
DECR chairman meets with Syria’s Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs
September 2014 On September 14, 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with the Minister of ... Read More
Future of Christianity in the Middle East & Call to Unity – Catholicos Aram I
September 2014 The following text is a summary of the reflections of H.H. Aram I during the International Summit held 9-11 September 2014 in Washington ... Read More
The International Community Should Adopt a Comprehensive Strategy to Defeat the Growing Extremism in the Middle East Stated His Holiness Aram I
September 2014 The International Conference on the Crisis in the Middle East concluded its deliberations on Friday, 11 September 2014, with the intervention of the ... Read More
Assyrian Bishop on Why Christianity is Vital to the Middle East
September 2014 On the third day of the In Defense of Christians summit, Bishop Awa Royel, Bishop of California for the Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian ... Read More
FARR: “IF YOU DON’T HAVE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE A STABLE DEMOCRACY
IDC - September 2014 Thomas Farr said religious freedom is critical to achieving peace and stability in the Middle East. The Catholic News Agency covered his ... Read More
STATEMENT OF IDC PRESIDENT FOLLOWING DISRUPTION AT IDC GALA DINNER
Statement of IDC President following disruption at IDC Gala Dinner 12/9/14 Contact : 703-286-9677 Email: joseph@indefenseofchristians.org In Defense of Christians President Toufic Baaklini issued the ... Read More
Christian Unity is imperative in the Middle East – States Catholicos Aram I
10/9/14 On the first day of the International Conference on Christians in the Middle East, His Holiness Aram I addressed the theme of church unity. ... Read More
Christians and Yazidis Seek Safe Zone in Iraq At the UN Security Council
Assyrian refugees in Dohuk, Iraq. September 2014 http://www.prnewswire.com In an historic visit to the United Nations Security Council and Secretariat General, the widest coalition of ... Read More
Church Leaders gather at Lambeth to pray for the Middle East
United Kingdom - September 2014 On 3 September, following the initiative of His Grace Bishop Angaelos, Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury invited leaders and representatives ... Read More
His Holiness Aram I meets with the Heads of the Middle East Churches
August- September 2014 On Wednesday 27 August, the Heads of Middle East Churches met at the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke (Lebanon). His Holiness Aram I ... Read More
Washington Summit to Call Attention to Plight of Christians in the Middle East
In Defense of Christians - 30/8/14 Washington -- The deteriorating situation facing millions of Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East will be ... Read More
Middle East patriarchs meet diplomats : Call for wiping out terrorists
August 2014 BEIRUT (CNS) — Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs of the Middle East denounced attacks on Christians and called upon the international community to work ... Read More
People in Middle East thank Patriarch Kirill for his efforts to defend Christians in the region
24/8/14 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations have received letters expressing gratitude for ... Read More
“Christians will Remain in the Middle East Irrespective of the Conflicts” says Catholicos Aram I
August 2014 On Monday 18 August 2014, a delegation representing the Churches in Sweden met with His Holiness Aram I at St. Mary’s Monastery in ... Read More
The Christian Exodus From Historic Land
By Trey Mays http://www.truthdispatch.com - 21/8/14 The Christians in Iraq have been forced to flee the historic land they have called home for over two millennia ... Read More
Indian Orthodox Malankara churches in Gujarat under Mar Yulios holds special prayers for peace in Iraq & Middle East
Metropolitan Yulios Geevargahese of Ahmedabad 15/8/14 Liju Cherian Signatories urge perpetrators to shun inhuman acts of violence. India/MIRZAPUR/ Ahmedabad/Gujarat- HG Pulikkottil Dr Geevarghese Mar Yulios, ... Read More