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April 20, 2015

Greek Orthodox patriarch: World remains silent about missing bishops

Members of the clergy hold candles during a vigil at the Balamand Monastery in Koura, Lebanon, June 22, to pray for the release of bishops kidnapped in northern Syria. Orthodox Metropolitan Paul of Aleppo and Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan Gregorios Yohanna of Aleppo were kidnapped April 22, 2013 in northern Syria while on a humanitarian mission.

BEIRUT - Commemorating the second anniversary of the kidnapping of two Syrian bishops, the Greek Orthodox patriarch lamented the indifference of the international community about their fate.

Published in International
July 14, 2014

Calgary Catholic parish prays for missing child, grandparents, as man charged with murder

Carol Mitchell prays for the safe return of Nathan O'Brien and his grandparents.

Updated 07/14/14

CALGARY - Calgary Catholics still maintain hope that five-year-old Nathan O’Brien and his grandparents Alvin and Kathryn Liknes, missing since June 29, will be brought home to safety, but it is looking unlikely as Calgary police have laid three murder charges against a man who was a person of interest in the trio's disappearance.

Published in Canada