Mar Emmanuel has received support from across the broader Christian community, including from Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP, who sent flowers and expressed his solidarity and prayerful support with clergy of all religions.

Explaining what we mean when we say that the Church is ‘universal,’ and discussing the key beliefs that Catholics share. With Bishop Daniel Meagher

“I think Bishop Mari will forgive the person who did this but will also expect him to be judged under the law,” Fr Lenard Ina, a neighbouring priest who knows Mar Emmanuel well, said the day after the attack.

NSW Premier Chris Minns has confirmed the stabbing of an Assyrian Orthodox clergyman in Wakeley last night was a “terrorist act,” after convening a council of religious and community leaders overnight to call for calm.

Pope Francis reinstated the title "Patriarch of the West" for the first time since 2006 as an ecumenical gesture to the Orthodox Church.

A recent document from the Russian Orthodox Church under Patriarch Kirill attempts to spiritualise and sanctify the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Holy See would do well to rally Christian leaders to condemn the notion that Russia is waging a “holy war” and has a special mission from God in the 21st century, writes George Weigel.

Pope Francis took over the catechism classes 11 April at St John Vianney parish, advising children to always pray and never lie. It was one of his initiatives, part of the Year of Prayer.