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Encyclical of Greek Orthodox Archbishop Demetrios for Prayer and Aid for Japan 11-03-16
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Mourns the Passing of Metropolitan Nicholas of Amissos, Archbishop Demetrios Appointed Locum Tenens 11-03-16
Maronite Synod chooses new Patriarch 11-03-15
Egyptian military helping to rebuild Coptic church 11-03-15
Syrian prelate: fleeing Iraqis have revitalized Church 11-03-15
Ethiopian leader says small Muslim sect carried out attacks on Christian churches 11-03-14
Patriarch Bartholomew condemns nuclear power after Japanese mishaps 11-03-14
Metropolitan Nicholas Falls Asleep in the Lord 11-03-13
Vatican's top ecumenist heads to Moscow for meeting with Orthodox Patriarch 11-03-11
Archpastoral Letter of Metropolitan Nicholas of Johnstown for the Great Fast 11-03-09
Copts meet with Egyptian premier, discuss assaults 11-03-08
Appeal for Prayer for Arab Countries 11-03-07
Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches visits Melkite Patriarch’s Lebanese Residence 11-03-07
Patriarch Gregorios III attends Maronite Patriarch’s Diamond Jubilee of Priesthood 11-03-07
Muslim mob attacks Coptic church in Egypt 11-03-07
Russian patriarch: no true progress apart from moral norms 11-03-04
Letter of Gregorios III for Great and Holy Lent 2011 11-03-02
Maronite Patriarch retires; successor to be elected in March 11-02-28
Letter of His Holiness Benedict XVI to S.B. Cardinal Nasrallah Pierre Sfeir at the end of his service as Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites. 11-02-26
Pope sees Lebanon as model for Christian-Muslim coexistence 11-02-25
Egypt: acquittals in drive-by shooting of Christians 11-02-25
Mubarak may have engineered killing of Copts, Catholic prelate theorizes 11-02-23
Statue of St. Maron dedicated at Vatican; no word on Maronite Patriarch's resignation 11-02-23
Coptic Christians call for a secular Egypt 11-02-22
Another Pakistani Christian woman faces blasphemy charge 11-02-22