Category: RIA
Pope not planning to visit Serbia, Vatican says
TANJUG 19/4/2012 VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI is not planning to visit Serbia next year for the 1,700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan, ... Read More
Georgia-Israel Relations Continue Stumbling With Monastery Flap – Analysis
The Monastery of the Cross, Jerusalem. By Brittany Pheiffer 19/4/2012 A controversy over a historically Georgian monastery in Jerusalem is further complicating already-strained ties between ... Read More
A European monarch is buried in Libertyville
St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church and Monastery has been a landmark in Libertyville for more than 85 years. BY ARLENE LANE AND SONIA SCHOENFIELD 18/4/2012 ... Read More
Stars Speak of God as Orthodox Church Prepares to Defend Faith
18/04/2012 Marc Bennetts, RIA Novosti With Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church facing a wave of criticism from what it has called supporters of “radical liberal values,” ... Read More
Coptic Christians celebrate Easter without Pope Shenouda
Pope Shenouda’s III died on March 17, leaving the Coptic community without its well-loved and active leader. (Reuters) By CLAIRE READ AL ARABIYA CAIRO 17/4/2012 ... Read More
Archbishop Hanna: Syria Will Be Victorious against Conspiracy
17/4/2012 R. Raslan/ Ghossoun DAMASCUS, (SANA) – The Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, Atallah Hanna, Stressed that Syria will achieve victory thanks to the awareness ... Read More
Islamists force 50,000 Christians to flee from Syrian city of Homs
Damascus: April 16, 2012. (PCP) The Syrian Orthodox Church, which represents over half of Syrian Christians, issued a statement saying revolutionary fighters had expelled some ... Read More
Orthodox Christians take steps toward unity
By Ann Rodgers / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 15/4/2012 USA As Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter today, they have resurrected a movement toward unity in America, where they ... Read More
Egypt’s Copts face tough choices in looming presidential elections
Late Pope Shenouda III (L), head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church, cast his vote during a national referendum, at a school in Cairo 19 March, ... Read More
Land purchased for First Orthodox Church in Pakistan
17/4/2012 Pakistan Pakistan: A piece of land has been purchased by the Greek Orthodox Church of Pakistan (Ecumenical Patriarchate) to build its own temple for ... Read More