Category: RIA

Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox papal election enters penultimate phase

obl- October 29, 2012

The five candidates of Papal elections, from Left, Father Pachomios El-Syrian,Father Raphael Ava Mina,Father Seraphim El-Syrian, Bishop Raphael and Bishop Tawadros in Saint Mark’s Coptic ... Read More

Legal Issues Cast Doubt on Return of Christians to Turkey’s Southeast

obl- October 29, 2012

Syriac Christian monks attend a service in Mor Gabriel monastery in southeastern Turkey. Dorian Jones 26/10/2012 MOR GABRIEL, TURKEY — Turkey is home to Syriac ... Read More

Nikolic proposal raises hopes in church dispute

obl- October 29, 2012

Biljana Lajmanovska for Southeast European Times in Skopje 28/10/2012 Serbia President Tomislav Nikolic recently proposed that Macedonian authorities free convicted felon Zoran Vraniskovski in return ... Read More

Saint Pious Dimitrios the New Celebrated at the Romanian Patriarchate

obl- October 29, 2012

Saint Pious Dimitrios the New, Protector of Bucharest, whose holy relics are kept at the Patriarchal Cathedral, is celebrated today, 27 October 2012. His Beatitude ... Read More

New Metropolitan Consecrated for Syriac Orthodox Church

obl- October 27, 2012

OCP News Service Consecrated 26/10/2012 Lebanon/Beirut: A a new Metropolitan has been consecrated for the  Syriac Orthodox Church. Monk Priest Very Rev. Read More

Third Episcopal Assembly оf Oceania Communique

obl- October 27, 2012

26/10/2012 The members of the 3rd Episcopal Assembly of the canonical Orthodox Bishops of Oceania welcomed once again the opportunity to meet in Sydney from ... Read More

Relics of Saint Maximus in Serbian Capital City

obl- October 27, 2012

24/10/2012 With the blessing of His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, His Grace Atanasije, Bishop of Hvosno celebrated on Sunday, October 21, 2012, the Hierarchal Divine ... Read More