The death of a child from a sinking boat off the Turkish coast has moved the whole world, but lest we forget, thousands more have already died in Syria’s war. The refugee problem must be addressed but so do the causes that have led to this tragedy, namely Mideast wars, funding the Islamic State group, and proxies acting on behalf of regional and world powers.
Reuven Rivlin was received in an audience in the Vatican today, during which, Francis said “the challenge is to unite”. The two also discussed the role of religious leaders and the problem faced by Christian schools.
"Dear passengers, our plane has touched down in Amman, you are safe." That's what happened a year ago when a Royal Jordanian airliner landed at Amman International Airport, carrying the first batch of the Iraqis from Mosul and other areas of Iraqi Nineveh who left their homeland, their properties, and their history to come to this beloved homeland, sharing with its citizens their security and stability.
A year ago has passed. Based on the statistics, some 8,000 displaced Iraqis have arrived in Jordan. They managed, at least, to preserve their faith and their lives.
The Holy See has issued a communiqué acknowledging that it is not entitled to oppose the tabling of a draft resolution by a Member State but pointing out “the long established praxis and tradition whereby only flags of member States are displayed at the UN headquarters and offices”
We are a happy family. We live in a small tent. We came from Syria to Jordan seeking safety and a happy life. We thank the Lord all the time for what He has offered us. We watch television programs including the "The Neighborhood Door'' serial, Turkish films… as well as newscasts so as to know what is going on around us...
Our mother cooks our meals outside the tent. Do not ask us about the menu. It is quite normal. Our father works day and night. He entertains us before going to bed.
Fr. Ibrahim Alsabagh describes his experience in Aleppo at the Rimini Meeting in Italy. Small daily gestures that can change a person and the world.
The monastery of Mar Elian, destroyed by ISIS, was a beacon of inter-faith cooperation.
When I first moved to Dayr Mar Elian in the summer of 2001 I was slightly disconcerted when the Qurwani, as the people of Qaryatayn are known, kept asking me if I had met Mar Elian yet. Since he is believed to have died more than 1,500 years ago, I thought that they meant had I seen the sarcophagus, which of course I had. When I said this I was somewhat perplexed to realise that I had misunderstood the question.
With the sun rising on Wednesday, August 27, 2015, marking the birth of a new day, the abouna.org site celebrates its 12th anniversary--with this site taking a prominent place among numerous electronic websites that post thousands of pieces of news, reports, articles and analyses on daily bases.
Over the past two years, countless stories of church demolitions and cross removals have come out of China. Estimates vary, but the total figure of churches affected is believed to be somewhere between 1,500 and 1,700 – a move that campaigners have branded unprecedented, or at least not seen since the harrowing days of the Cultural Revolution.
On August 25, Christians celebrate the “Day of Remembrance”, in commemoration of the ethnic cleansing that was carried out by Hindu extremists in Orissa in 2008. And they express their gratitude to those who hid Christian faithful in their homes.
She put her life on the line to save Christians. Satyabhama Nayak is a Hindu woman who opened her doors to a group of nuns and hid them in the midst of the anti-Christian pogroms that raged across the Indian state of Orissa in August 2008.
