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Holy Land Coordination 2018 Contenuto disponibile in Italiano Holy Land: bishops from USA, Canada, EU and South Africa, “from young people, hopes in a better future”

Dettagli: Created: 18 Gennaio 2018

(From Jerusalem) Young people in Gaza “robbed of their life’s opportunities by permanent blocks”, young people in the West Bank exposed to “daily breaches of their dignity that have unacceptably become the norm due to occupation”,

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Diocese of Banja Luka Contenuto disponibile in Italiano Bosnia and Herzegovina: faithful in Drvar with no church since 1948. Parish priest organises fundraising

Dettagli: Created: 18 Gennaio 2018

Without a church since 1948 to present day – this is the situation in the parish of Saint Joseph in Drvar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the western part of the country, in the territory of the Diocese of Banja Luka.

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WCC joins many in condemning Trump’s derogatory remarks

Dettagli: Created: 15 Gennaio 2018

15 January 2018 The World Council of Churches (WCC) joined ecumenical organizations, churches and congregations as well as many governments across the world in condemning President Trump’s reported remarks on 11 January referring to several nations as

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DECR chairman meets with Apostolic Nuncio in Russia

Dettagli: Created: 15 Gennaio 2018

January 14, 2018 – Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk received the Holy See representative in the Russian Federation, Archbishop Celestino Migliore, after the Divine Liturgy at the parish house of the church of the Icon ‘The Joy to All the Afflicted’-in-Bolshaya-Ordynka.

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Russian Orthodox archbishop says Western Europe’s gender policy an "enormous tragedy" More: http://tass.com/society/984992

Dettagli: Created: 14 Gennaio 2018

MOSCOW, January 14. /TASS/. Western Europe’s gender policy is "an enormous tragedy and next generations will see its repercussions," Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeev) of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow patriarchate's department for external church

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"Serbia without Kosovo unimaginable; Pope won't visit yet"

Dettagli: Created: 04 Gennaio 2018

"Kosovo can be taken away, be occupied as it is today, but Serbia can never say 'we are giving that away', because what is given away is lost forever, while what is taken away by force, is taken back the same way," the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) told TV Hram,

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Christmas in Iraq: the prayer of Nineveh Christians: “our enemies’ peace will be our peace”

Dettagli: Created: 03 Gennaio 2018

Daniele Rocchi- Amidst rebuilt houses and reborn churches; amidst Christmas lights and trees, which restored colour and warmth to the cradle of Iraqi Christianity. Father Paolo Mekko describes the upcoming Christmas of the Christian population of the Nineveh Plain,

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Patriarch Younan: In Syria & Iraq, Survival of One of Oldest Christian Churches Is Being Threatened

Dettagli: Created: 29 Dicembre 2017

Despite hopes otherwise, Patriarch Ignatius Youssef III Younan warns that one of the oldest

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WCC general secretary sends greetings to Taizé gathering

Dettagli: Created: 28 Dicembre 2017

In a letter to Brother Alois, prior of the Taizé Community, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit sent a message to all those gathered in Basel, Switzerland for the 40th European Meeting of Young Adults organised by the Taizé Community.

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Not less than 120 churches in Syria need to be restored - Metropolitan Hilarion

Dettagli: Created: 27 Dicembre 2017

Moscow, December 26, Interfax - Today about 120 Christian churches in Syria need restoration, head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations Metropolitan Hilarion says.

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Construction of Greek Orthodox church destroyed in Sept. 11 attacks halted

Dettagli: Created: 27 Dicembre 2017

Construction on a Greek Orthodox church destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks was temporarily suspended Tuesday because of the inability to meet payment deadlines and questions over how donations have been used.

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Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed al Tayeb

Al-Azhar shares Christmas celebrations with Coptic Church

Dettagli: Created: 27 Dicembre 2017

CAIRO – 27 December 2017: Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark’s Diocese confirmed on Wednesday that Al-Azhar and the Coptic Church have shared strong relations over history.

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Ukraine and pro-Russia rebels swap prisoners in largest exchange since fighting broke out in 2014

Dettagli: Created: 27 Dicembre 2017

Ukraine and Russian-backed rebels on Wednesday began to exchange more than 300 prisoners in the war-torn east of the country, the largest such swap since the insurgency broke out in 2014.

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Chaldean Patriarch Louis Sako urges Christians who fled to return home

Cries of joy in Mosul at first Christmas Mass in over 3 years

Dettagli: Created: 27 Dicembre 2017

Cries of joy and seasonal hymns once again filled St. Paul Cathedral in Mosul as Christmas Mass was celebrated there for the first time in three and a half years, following the northern Iraqi city's liberation from Islamic State militants.

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Egypt Coptic Pope leads Greek Orthodox Christmas Mass, visits Catholic church

Dettagli: Created: 26 Dicembre 2017

Pope Tawadros II, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, visited the St Nicolas Greek Orthodox Church on Monday to show respect to the Greek Orthodox community while they celebrated Christmas.

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Chaldean couple studying in Brisbane to run hospital for people recovering from ISIS invasion

Dettagli: Created: 24 Dicembre 2017

ONLY a year ago, Saveen Oghana and Ban Isaqi, an Iraqi couple, were busy building their careers – one as a medical doctor, the other a dentist – but now they’re in Brisbane preparing for the biggest challenge of their young lives.

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Over one thousand children are without families in Latvia. “Empty the orphanages”, but there are increasing number of children in half of them

Dettagli: Created: 22 Dicembre 2017

The government’s commitment is to find a family for the 1,200 children currently living in "social care centres.” But foster care and adoption procedures are complicated and not very widespread. On top of this stands the problem of foreign adoptions.

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AsiaNews founder Fr Piero Gheddo dies by Bernardo Cervellera

Dettagli: Created: 21 Dicembre 2017

Milan (AsiaNews) – Fr Piero Gheddo, a missionary with the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME), died today at the Ambrosiana nursing home in Cesano Boscone, near Milan. He was 89 years old and had been ill for some time.

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Albania: do you wish to proclaim the Gospel? Rrëshen is waiting for you. Take the bishop’s word for it!

Dettagli: Created: 20 Dicembre 2017

The pastor of the community of Rrëshen, in the north-eastern region of Albania, wrote an open letter with an invitation to his diocese to spread the “good news.” The region is marked by poverty and emigration, and the ecclesial environment suffers from a

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ISRAEL-PALESTINE Christian Palestinians await Christmas with 'bitter taste'

Dettagli: Created: 20 Dicembre 2017

Concerns about the tensions and that pilgrims will decide to cancel their visit: "We hope, indeed we ask everyone to come, not to cancel their trips". Two days ago, the meeting between the leaders of the Churches and President Abbas. Jerusalem for

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Taizé meeting in Basel. Fr. Alois: “Surprisingly, young people love silence and prayer”

Dettagli: Created: 19 Dicembre 2017

Twenty thousand young people will take part in the European meeting in Basel (December 28-January 1st) animated by the ecumenical community of Taizé. Silence, prayer and moments of reflection on major topical issues. Many opportunities for sharing and to make friends. Interview with Fr Alois.

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Grotta di Betlemme luogo della nascita di Gesù

“Christmas calls us to peace and redemption.” Custos Patton invites the international community and Christians to live up to their commitment

Dettagli: Created: 19 Dicembre 2017

"The Almighty makes himself small in the child of Bethlehem”: it’s the deepest meaning of Christmas for the Custos of the Holy Land Father Francesco Patton. An event that challenges even non-believers, concretely affecting everyone’s life. This is what it means to

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Saints Contenuto disponibile in Italiano Relics: Holy See “no” to abuse, trade and sale

Dettagli: Created: 16 Dicembre 2017

Issued new Vatican Instruction on relics. "No" to abuse, trade and sale. The diocesan bishop will ensure compliance with the new rules. The postulator of the cause is tasked with certifying its authenticity. Detailed indications on canonical recognition, removal of

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Holy See urges UN member states to receive and protect migrants

Dettagli: Created: 01 Dicembre 2017

(Vatican Radio) The Vatican’s Permanent Observer to the UN in Geneva has urged member states to receive and protect migrants. In a statement released during the 108th Session of the Council of the International Organization for Migration, Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič described

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Egypt: Brignone (Oasis); “The attack on the Sufi mosque is the fiercest effect of Jihadist ideology. An escalation of violence is a possible scenario”

Dettagli: Created: 28 Novembre 2017

305 dead, including 27 children, 128 left wounded: it’s the toll of the terrorist massacre of November 24th in the Al Rawdah Mosque, near the town of Bir al-Abd, in north Sinai. The attack signals a disquieting, radical change: Muslims gathered in prayer inside a mosque had never been attacked before.

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VATICAN Pope hopes that Lebanon can continue to be a message of respect and coexistence

Dettagli: Created: 20 Novembre 2017

People should not be afraid of God, as if he were "a master who wants to punish us". For the pope, “Jesus has always shown us that God is not a stern and intolerant master, but a father full of love, tenderness, and goodness. Therefore, we can and must have

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CHURCH IN EUROPE Contenuto disponibile in Italiano COMECE: Europeinfos newsletter, “renegotiate relationship between religion and society”

Dettagli: Created: 20 Novembre 2017

(Brussels) “The figures show that religion is far from declining in Europe. However, what is changing is the religious landscape”. Indeed, on the one hand, “Islam is experiencing a rapid transformation process” which “is triggering a

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Православно-католический семинар на тему соборности проходит во Фрибуре

Dettagli: Created: 18 Novembre 2017

С 16 по 18 ноября в Университете Фрибура (Швейцария) проходит международный семинар «Соборность и её реализация. Богословский топос Церкви на Востоке и Западе».

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TURKMENISTAN - Six new baptisms on World Day of the Poor, while poverty remains a taboo

Dettagli: Created: 18 Novembre 2017

Ashgabat (Agenzia Fides) – To take part in the baptism of six new Turkmen sisters with joy: this will be the first World Day of the Poor - proclaimed by the Pope for November 19 - by the Catholic faithful of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. This is

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EGYPT - Multitude of Coptic pilgrims in Rizeigat for the feast of St. George

Dettagli: Created: 17 Novembre 2017

Luxor (Agenzia Fides) – A moltitude of Coptic pilgrims crowded the San Giorgio Sanctuary in Rizeigat, in the southwestern province of Luxor for days, in one of the most impressive celebrations of Christian popular devotion recorded annually in the Arab Countries.

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