Category: RIA
Islamisation tramples faith
Residents inspect the damage inside St. Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Church after a bomb attack in central Kirkuk, Iraq, 15 August Read More
Holy Fire set to take over Old City
By NICOLE JANSEZIAN, TRAVELUJAH 11/4/2012 Easter in Israel is unique in many ways, but probably the most significant tradition that occurs only in the Holy ... Read More
Istanbul: Historic Greek Orphanage to Become Environmental Center Under Patriarch Bartholomew I
By Areti Kotseli 10/4/2012 The Büyükada Greek Orphanage of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate is set to become an international environmental foundation, according to a recent ... Read More
In Jerusalem, the spiritual and the physical can be overwhelming
Photo by Millie Ball 10/4/2012 IF YOU GO TO JERUSALEM Arriving: Airlines fly into Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport, about 35 miles from Jerusalem. Read More
Serbian Patriarch Irinej celebrated its Patron Saint’s Day
8/4/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch served today on the Annunciation of the Lord and Lazarus Saturday, the Divine Liturgy in Belgrade’s Cathedral Church. On ... Read More
Syria’s Christians caught in the middle
7/4/2012 As the year-long conflict polarises Syrian society, Omar Abdel-Razek from BBC Arabic finds an Orthodox Christian community worried it could face trouble from both ... Read More
It may be tragic, but I’ll never have a Breguet. And I also won’t have “not expensive watch with the coat of arms” – Patriarch Kirill
Valentina TRUBETSKAYA, Interfax-Religion editor-in-chief 8/4/2012 It may be tragic, but I’ll never have a Breguet. And I also won’t have “not expensive watch with the ... Read More
After Arab Spring, experts fearful of Christian targeting at Easter celebrations
By Dan Merica, CNN 7/4/2012 (CNN)– For Christians in countries thrown into tumult by the Arab Spring revolutions, Easter celebrations may prove dangerous. According to ... Read More
Armenian church of Diarbeqir turned into handicraft center
05/04/2012 Ancient Armenian church located in the region of Suri, southeastern province of Diarbeqir, Turkey, turned into a handicraft center after it was repaired. Turkish ... Read More
Orthodox Pilgrimage on the Palm Sunday in Bucharest
The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archdiocese of Bucharest, inform us: Saturday, 7 April 2012, on the eve of the royal feast ... Read More