In February of this year, a group of dedicated Embrace supporters made their way to Israel and Palestine after two years of travel restrictions. The group was led by Bishop…

This week, our friends and partners in Egypt tell us how they celebrate Holy Week. Just like in the UK, Holy Week and the Easter celebrations at its end are…

Lent is observed by Christians across the world. This week, our friends and partners in Egypt share how their churches mark this time of reflection and contemplation. Christians in Egypt…

As many Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas this week Embrace friend and co-author of The International Community of the Holy Sepulchre’s recent report on the situation of Christianity in the Holy…

The word ‘peace’ can be defined in many ways. Is it the harmony and undisturbed coexistence with neighbours? Is it the welfare of the nation without internal strife and any…

Archbishop Angaelos is the first Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London. Here, he gives a fascinating insight into Christianity in Egypt.

This blog is about a childhood experience of fear and flight, recollected in the midst of events in Afghanistan. The author, who is well known to us, has asked to…

This crisis must bring the Israeli-Palestinian question back to the center of the international agenda.

As we approach Coptic Easter, Embrace Chair of Trustees and Canon of Westminster and of All Saints Cathedral, Cairo Canon Anthony Ball reflects on the idea of freedom, encouraging us…

At this time of the year, the hearts and minds of so many are turned towards Bethlehem and the Holy Land. Christians in every nation are making their spiritual preparation…

Elizabeth Harris-Sawczenko is a Trustee of the Abraham Initiatives. Here, she reflects on what it really means to be a source of light in the darkness.