Eastern Christianity

Christian traditions originating from Greek- and Syriac-speaking populations

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2024 The British Columbia government formally apologized to the Doukhobor community for historical wrongs, acknowledging systematic cultural genocide and forced assimilation policies. A reparation payment was made to support cultural repair.
2019 The Happy Child House project was initiated in Damascus, Syria, to provide childcare services.
September 8 2018 Antioch Syrian University was founded in Maarat Saidnaya, near Damascus, offering courses in engineering, management, and economics.
2015 Pope Francis addressed the Syriac Orthodox Church as a 'Church of Martyrs' during the visit of Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II to the Holy See.
2015 Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II visited Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, discussing bilateral and theological dialogue that had existed since the late 1980s.
2014 Ignatius Aphrem II began serving as the Patriarch of Antioch for the Syriac Orthodox Church.
2013 The previously excommunicated Charismatic movement in Guatemala joined the Syriac Orthodox Church, establishing an archdiocese with Mayan members in rural areas.
2012 Doukhobor researchers estimated over 20,000 people of Doukhobor stock in Canada, with over 40,000 by a broader definition of religion, ethnicity, and social movement.
2011 Census recorded 2,290 Canadians identifying their religious affiliation as Doukhobor, with the majority (1,860) located in British Columbia.

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