Patriarch Boutros Raï offers a distinctly open and prophetic voice to the Lebanese people at a moment of religious and political upheaval The Catholic foundation Fellowship and Aid to the Christians of the East (FACE) is hosting a webinar with His Beatitude Cardinal Béchara Boutros Raï O.M.M. Patriarch of Antioch, and head of the Maronite …
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On 15 June , Living Stones Theology Group will hold a consultation on ‘Ecclesial identity and character of the Church in the Holy land’. This will be one of a series of consultations alongside our usual pattern of presentations of recent research followed by comment and discussion. It will start at 2.00 pm as usual and we will be planning …
Theology Group Meeting: Tuesday 15th June 2.00 pm Read More »
Fr Robin Gibbons writes: At the beginning of St John Paul II’s Apostolic letter, Orientale Lumen of May 2nd 1995, this phrase appears: ‘…we believe that the venerable and ancient tradition of the Eastern Churches is an integral part of the heritage of Christ’s Church, the first need for Catholics is to be familiar with that …
On behalf of the Catholic foundation Fellowship and Aid to the Christians of the East(FACE), I am very pleased to invite you to attend our webinar on The Future of Christianity in the Middle East, with the participation of: His Beatitude Louis Raphaël Cardinal Sako, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans and head of the Chaldean Catholic Church …
The Future of Christianity in the Middle East: Saturday 24th April Read More »
“We have been told that you have no right to exist. And those delivering this message to us are the rulers of the earth today.” Even more bluntly, he warns, “We need to know that we are facing death and therefore, we must take the simplest of things seriously.” Archbishop Michel Sabbah Read the full …
The People’s Patriarch: Archbishop Michel Sabbah Read More »
Saturday April 3 | 9am PT | 12pm ET | 7pm Palestine The first Easter celebration took place in Jerusalem. The Palestinian Christian community has kept the celebration going ever since. Every year on Holy Saturday Palestinians participate in a unique commemoration of the resurrection via a stream of candles from the Church of the …
We are conscious that the world today is a diverse ecological environment in its cultures, economic structures and capacities, political positions, and the religious complexion of its human population. In considering the region of the so called ‘Middle East’ (West Asia) we focus on a part of our world that has been fought over by empires spreading from …
Christian Communities with their Backs to the Wall Read More »
The AGM this year will be held by ZOOM and all members will receive the papers in advance and should have received them by October 31st either by post or by e-mail attachment. If not please let Michael, our Membership Secertary, know by e-mailing admin@livingstones.ngo and your e-mail will be forwarded to him. Registration is from 10.30 …
“Offering an authoritative study of the plural religious landscape in modern Syria and of the diverse Christian and Muslim communities that have cohabited the country for centuries, this volume considers a wide range of cultural, religious and political issues that have impacted the interreligious dynamic, putting them in their local and wider context. Combining fieldwork …
Christian-Muslim Relations in Syria: Andrew Ashdown Read More »
