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Photo: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople embraces newly enthroned Pope Francis after his inaugural Mass in Rome on March 19, 2013.

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Title	Created Date
Attack on Catholic church in Aleppo	2016-09-23
Chaldean synod begins and ends	2016-09-23
Russian Orthodox official renews criticism of Ukrainian Catholics	2016-09-20
Russian Orthodox official: Eastern Catholics are obstacles to ecumenical unity	2016-09-19
Pope receives leading Russian Orthodox official	2016-09-16
Catholic-Orthodox dialogue focuses on synodality, primacy	2016-09-16
Patriarch Louis Raphael I: remove mines from Nineveh Plain	2016-09-16
New motu proprio on harmonizing codes of canon law: full English translation	2016-09-16
Mideast Christian leaders to explain plight to international community	2016-09-13
Patriarch Gregorios III sends greetings to Muslims for Eid ul-Adha	2016-09-09
Ukrainians present to Patriarch Bartholomew Petition for Autocephay for Orthodox Church in Ukraine	2016-09-09
Papal message to conference on Orthodoxy, martyrdom	2016-09-09
Speech of Patriarch Gregorios III to the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church	2016-09-08
Solidarity between Christians in the Middle East and Ukraine in a time of conflict and crisis	2016-09-08
Ecumenical Patriarch denies involvement in Turkish coup attempt	2016-09-08
Egypt, Coptic Orthodox Church agree to new law on church construction	2016-08-30
Chaldean Patriarch Louis Raphael I calls upon Muslims to repudiate ISIS	2016-08-30
Pope appeals for peace in Ukraine	2016-08-25
Syria's Christian leaders urge end to international sanctions	2016-08-24
Bishop Richard Stephen (Seminack) of Chicago Falls Asleep in the Lord	2016-08-18
New Biographic Sketch Published on Patriarch Maximos III Mazlum	2016-08-15
Travels of Patriarch Gregorios III (Summer 2016)	2016-08-15
Russian Patriarch Kirill: no contradiction between religion, science	2016-08-11
Constantinople denies plan to create new Orthodox jurisdiction in Ukraine	2016-08-10
Coptic Orthodox leader distances himself from demonstrations in US	2016-08-10
Chaldean prelate looks forward to rebuilding Iraq after defeat of Islamic State	2016-08-05
Syriac Patriarch Ignatius III raps Western indifference to persecution of Christians in Middle East	2016-08-04
Moscow rips Ukrainian Catholic Church; Constantinople differs	2016-08-04
Syrian bishop: 'moderate' Syrian rebel force does not exist	2016-08-01
Patriarch Gregorios III: Call to Prayer and Fasting for the Dormition	2016-07-29
Syriac Catholic patriarch decries actions of Western leaders, European prelates	2016-07-28
Coptic Pope suspends audience as religious strife escalates in Egypt	2016-07-25
Syria: patriarch blasts Western efforts to remove Assad	2016-07-22
Bishop: Turkey’s Catholics are safe because they stay out of politics	2016-07-22
Orthodox Patriarch left Turkey just before coup, sparking rumors	2016-07-20
Rebel rockets rain down on Christian quarter in Aleppo	2016-07-20
Patriarch Bartholomew foresees significant ecumenical progress in coming years	2016-07-20
Russian Orthodox Church: recent council in Crete was ‘important’ but ‘not pan-Orthodox’	2016-07-19
Iraqi bishop laments conditions in refugee camps	2016-07-18
“Russia should realize: war will be equally terrible for everyone,” Liubomyr (Husar)	2016-07-13
Joint Orthodox-Catholic commission begins study on Cardinal Stepanic	2016-07-13
Ukraine made its choice in favor of European family of nations as early as in Prince Volodymyr’s times - Patriarch Sviatoslav	2016-07-13
Cardinal suggests new meeting between Pope, Russian patriarch	2016-07-13
Church halts all non-sacramental activities in besieged Syrian city	2016-07-13
Prelate: non-Catholic Armenians see Pope as ‘true universal pastor’	2016-07-11
Interview with Syrian Catholic Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III	2016-07-08
‘SAVE MY PEOPLE’ - An interview with a Chaldean Catholic priest from Iraq	2016-07-07
Maronite Patriarch: don’t encourage Christians to leave the Middle East	2016-07-07
Coptic nun killed by stray bullet in shoot-out in Egypt	2016-07-06
First Muslim call to prayer inside Hagia Sophia since 1931	2016-07-05

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Teachings of Christ

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” (Matthew 5:43-44 ESV)

The Weapon of Peace

Save Your people, O Lord, and bless Your inheritance; * grant victory to Your Church over her enemies * and protect Your commonwealth by Your Cross. (Troparion, Tone 1)

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.

Willingly lifted up on the Cross, O Christ God, * bestow Your compassions upon the new commonwealth that bears Your name. * By your power grant joy to Your Church, * granting her victory over her enemies. * May she have your Cross as the weapon of peace * and the invincible ensign of victory. (Kontakion, Tone 4)

Random Proverb

Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. (Proverbs 3:9,10 ESV)

Pray Without Ceasing

Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.

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