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Pubblichiamo di seguito l’intervento che S.E. Mons. Paul Richard Gallagher, Segretario per i Rapporti con gli Stati, Capo Delegazione della Santa Sede, ha pronunciato ieri a New York, alla 73ma Sessione dell’Assemblea Generale delle Nazioni Unite sul

On Sunday September 30 two million Macedonian citizens are called to vote in the referendum on the agreement with Greece. The Country is divided between nationalistic drives and the “mirage” of joining the EU and NATO. PM Zaev is in favour, while President Ivanov calls for a boycott. The opinion of two experts.
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Pubblichiamo di seguito l’intervento che S.E. Mons. Paul Richard Gallagher, Segretario per i Rapporti con gli Stati, Capo Delegazione della Santa Sede, ha pronunciato ieri a New York alla 73ma Sessione dell’

(Peter Anderson) The Holy Synod of the UOC-MP met yesterday. It was the first meeting of the Synod since May 25. The complete minutes of the meeting can be read here. The following is a Google translation of

A first-hand account from Knayeh, not far from Idlib, the last stronghold of anti-Assad rebels and Qaedist Jihadists from the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (al-Nusra) front, by the few Christians still living there. They are supported by the only two

The Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, at its session held in the Kiev Lavra of the Caves on 25 September 2018 under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine, called for the rejection of the

The Chief Rabbi of Vienna, Arie Folger, has taken issue with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI over his treatment of the “substitution theory” that coloured relations between Jews and Christians over many centuries, and was used to justify persecution of Jews by Christians.

On 19 September 2018, His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa arrived in Poland at the invitation of His Beatitude Metropolitan Sawa of Warsaw and All Poland to begin his official visit to the

The case was repeatedly revealed in the recording of a TV program.  Greek-Catholic Bishop Milan Chautur reportedly sexually harassed a woman when she was a child.
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H.B. Patriarch Cardinal  Sako  sent a Letter today 19 September 20018   to the New  Iraqi Parliament   ---    Ladies and Gentlemen, Peace be with you all,

'Constantinople's vile and treacherous policy is damaging not just Russian Orthodoxy, but the entire Orthodox world'

EVEN as political relations between Russia and Ukraine have worsened of late, spiritual relations between the two main poles of authority in eastern Christianity have also taken a dive this month. They will probably sink further.
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Race and religion are included in the national identity card. The religious choices and practices of Muslims are subject to most restrictions. Other religions are not allowed to proselytise. Mixed couples have three choices: convert, leave the country or live together outside marriage.
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Double rainbow in Wrangell-St Elias National Park, Alaska, by Eric Rolph - Catholic institutions from around the world are making new commitments to divest from fossil fuels.
A group of 19 institutions, led by Caritas India and the Irish Catholic Bishops' Conference, announced its divestment today.
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Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan, left, leads a procession Sept. 9 during Mass at the restored Our Lady of the Assumption Syriac Catholic Cathedral in Aleppo. During the inauguration and rededication of the cathedral, Patriarch Younan said, "We will always be people of hope and life." (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Syriac Catholic Patriarchate.)
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The research project “Voices of 9/11” is a collection of the stories of the 2,977 people killed in the Twin Tower terror attacks. It includes personal video testimonies of victims’ families, survivors, and responders, preserved in a digital archive. “Voices of 9/11” is not only

In an interview with SIR Metropolitan Emmanuel Admakis of France spoke about the meeting between the Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow at the Phanar. “I can confirm that the ecumenical Patriarchate –mindful of its responsibility as

Within the framework of the preparations for the granting of autocephaly to the Orthodox Church in Ukraine, the Ecumenical Patriarchate has appointed as its Exarchs in Kiev His Excellency Archbishop Daniel of

Possibly with Ukraine, Macedonia and even Montenegro in mind, the Serbian Orthodox Patriarch has written to the global head of Orthodoxy, saying new countries should not necessarily have their own independent churches.
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Moscow, August 31, Interfax - The chief of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations, Metropolitan Hilarion, called for questioning Ukrainian media reports on the outcomes of a meeting between Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.
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Cette session était prévue pour le 10 septembre et devait trouver une solution au problème de la situation de l'Eglise ukrainienne. Désormais la date de cette session a été reportée aux et 9 et 10 octobre.
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LONDON (AP) — The Russian hackers indicted by the U.S. special prosecutor last month have spent years trying to steal the private correspondence of some of the world’s most senior Orthodox Christian figures, The Associated Press has found,

Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) is actively considering a special meeting of the Holy Assembly of Bishops with Kosovo and Metohija as the main topic.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople have discussed the establishment of a unified local Orthodox church in Ukraine in a telephone conversation.
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In a letter the Chaldean primate recalls the sufferings and persecutions of community in the last decade. He calls for future "guarantees" and a "common foundation" based on equal citizenship. The challenge of emigration, can only be defeated by restoring a social and political fabric on which to rebuild life.
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No delegation from Iraq will be present at the global event being held in Ireland. About 20 families were ready to leave from Erbil, Baghdad and Basra. But the embassies rejected their visa applications. Auxiliary of Baghdad: "We are not fanatics or terrorists". Even today in Iraq the family plays a central role, but government and political aid is lacking.
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Se référant au site ukrainien LB.ua l’agence russe Interfax a publié une information selon laquelle l’examen de la « question ukrainienne » qui devait avoir lieu lors de la session de septembre du Saint-Synode du Patriarcat de Constantinople, serait reporté au mois d’octobre. « Il convient maintenant d’attendre son règlement au minimum jusqu’au mois d’octobre » est-il mentionné sur le site ukrainien.
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«The crisis of the family is devastating, we need to go back to the origin, to God's project, to the model of the Holy Family. That's why so many families come to Medjugorje». These are the words of archbishop Henryk Hoser, Permanent Apostolic Visitor to the

A new painting of the Coptic martyrs in Libya hung in their home church in Minya, Egypt. (not my photo)
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Ufa, August 21, Interfax - Central Muslim Spiritual Board chairman and Russian Chief Mufti Talgat Tajuddin has called on the international community to provide humanitarian aid to Syria.