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Aleppo Archbishop: Why I Hope in Christ After 10 Easters of War in Syria
Author: Peter Jesserer Smith
Publication Date: 3/4/2021
Source: National Catholic Register
Syria has marked the 10th anniversary of a war that has devastated and impoverished the country and its indigenous Christian population.
Why do churches have mixed attitudes towards the Arab Spring?
Author: Georges Fahmi
Publication Date: 29/3/2021
Source: Open Democracy
Christian leaders in Egypt and Syria opposed the 2011 uprising but now their counterparts in Iraq and Lebanon back reform to protect their flocks.
Pope meets with Lebanon’s PM-designate, urges end of crises
Author: Nicole Winfield
Publication Date: 22/4/2021
Source: AP
Pope Francis met with Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri on Thursday and urged all Lebanese political leaders to “urgently commit themselves to the benefit of the nation,” as the country endures a series of crises and disagreements that have prevented the formation of a government.
Lebanon, a haven for Christianity, on the brink of collapse if world fails to act, experts warn
Author: Emily Wood
Publication Date: 15/4/2021
Source: Christian Post
Lebanon, known as a haven for Christianity in the Middle East, is on the brink of financial collapse and teeters on the edge of failed-state status if its path is not quickly reversed, an expert roundtable hosted by a leading Middle Eastern Christians advocacy group warned.
Hariri: Pope Francis to Visit Lebanon after a Government is Shaped
Publication Date: 22/4/2021
Source: Naharnet
Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said after meeting Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday, that the Pope is willing to visit Lebanon but after Lebanese leaders form a government, noting that parties obstructing the formation “are known to the Vatican.”
Easter church services go ‘virtual’ in coronavirus-hit Palestine and Jordan
Author: Daoud Kuttab
Publication Date: 13/4/2021
Source: Arab News
- Rituals in Jerusalem to be either cancelled or held without the faithful for the first time in centuries
- Church embraces technological tools to transmit images of Holy Week ceremonies in Old City
New archaeological discovery in St. Hilarion Monastery
Author: Ahmad Abu Amer
Publication Date: 13/4/2021
Source: Al-Monitor
In cooperation with Palestinian experts, a French antiquities mission found graves dating back to the Byzantine era at the site of St. Hilarion in the western Gaza Strip.
Hamas considers creating Christian media center
Author: Ahmad Abu Amer
Publication Date: 24/4/2021
Source: Al-Monitor
A Christian leader in the Palestinian territories has called on Hamas to establish a media center to counter Western propaganda about the movement’s ties with Christians.
