Pope extends Catholic patriarchs' jurisdiction over Arabian Peninsula
- Aug 8, 2020
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Reopening of ancient cathedral a silver lining for Syria’s Christians
- Jul 22, 2020
Earlier this week Christians in Syria, particularly members of the Maronite Catholic Church, got a silver lining amid the woes of war and the coronavirus when the ancient Cathedral of Saint Elijah in Aleppo was formally reopened after years of restoration.
Jordan PM hints at support for one Israeli-Palestinian state
- Jul 21, 2020
Jordan’s prime minister says the kingdom would look “positively” on the creation of a binational state that guarantees equal rights to Israelis and Palestinians if Israel’s proposed annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank closes the door on a two-state solution.
Catholic hospitals in Syria working to help indigent patients
- Jul 18, 2020
Three Catholic-run hospitals providing life-saving services free of charge to vulnerable Syrians hope to aid some 50,000 patients by the project’s end next year.
Turkey says it rejects EU condemnation over Hagia Sophia
- Jul 14, 2020
Turkey’s foreign minister on Tuesday chided the European Union over its condemnation of a Turkish decision to convert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque, saying the matter is an issue of national sovereignty.
World Council of Churches expresses ‘grief and dismay’ over Hagia Sophia
- Jul 12, 2020
The head of the World Council of Churches has written to Turkey’s president expressing his “grief and dismay” over Turkey’s decision to change the status of Istanbul’s landmark Hagia Sophia from a museum to a mosque.
Turkey reverts Hagia Sophia to mosque despite Orthodox pleas
- Jul 11, 2020
Turkey’s State Court ruled Friday to revert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, one of the most iconic monuments for both Christianity and Islam, to a mosque – a decision that could have global repercussions in the Orthodox world.
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