Category: Greek Orthodox Patriarchate

Gov’t gives green light to opening of seminary

obl- February 27, 2012

Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew (L) shakes hands with former Parliament Speaker Mehmet Ali Şahin, who is a member of Parliament’s Constitutional Conciliation Commission, before presenting ... Read More

Kenyan Orthodox Family Seeking Help

OCP- January 11, 2012

Beloved Readers and Well Wishers A Kenyan Orthodox family seeks financial help to educated their children. The family has joined Orthodox Church from one of ... Read More

Metropolitan Hanna: Conspiracy against Syria Targets its National Stances, Support to Resistanc

obl- December 19, 2011

18/12/2011 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (SANA)_Metropolitan Attallah Hanna, Archbishop of Sevastia of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, said that the conspiracy against Syria targets its stances ... Read More

Christianity: A Religion in Between in Jerusalem

OCP- December 13, 2011

Nicole Jansezian, Travelujah 13/12/2011 It isn’t always easy to be a Christian in Jerusalem, as the minority community must navigate complicated relations and sometimes persecution ... Read More

Armenians claim roots in Diyarbakır

obl- October 24, 2011

The Surp Giragos Church was blessed on Oct. 22 in accordance with the traditions of the Apostolic Armenian Church. DHA photo VERCİHAN ZİFLİOĞLU DİYARBAKIR – ... Read More

Turkey Decrees Partial Return of Confiscated Christian, Jewish Property (Update)

OCP- August 28, 2011

By: Weekly Staff 28/8/2011 ANKARA, Turkey—Turkey’s government is returning hundreds of properties confiscated from the country’s Christian and Jewish minorities over the past 75 years ... Read More

Opinion: Turkey’s Grand Gesture

OCP- August 27, 2011

By Idris Tawfiq – The Egyptian Gazette 26.8.2011 Turkey has come a long way in recent years. Gone is the era and ethos of a ... Read More

THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THE FUTURE OF JERUSALEM

obl- July 30, 2011

26/07/2011 The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, was interviewed by Palestine-Israel Journal intern/journalist Anna Koulouris. Politically speaking, Jerusalem is often discussed in terms ... Read More

Greek Orthodox Christians renew calls for Arabising Church Leadership

obl- May 31, 2011

By Thameen Kheetan 31/5/2011 AMMAN – Jordanian members of the Greek Orthodox Church have renewed calls for Patriarch Theophilus III to step down and for ... Read More

US Senate resolution calls on Turkey to reopen Greek Orthodox Seminary

OCP- May 29, 2011

27/5/2011 TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL A resolution introduced to the US Senate on Tuesday calls upon the Turkish government to facilitate the reopening of the Greek ... Read More