Category: RIA

Orthodox Church Is Losing Belarus

obl- March 2, 2012

1/3/2012 Belarus is turning away from the Orthodox Church. That is what statistics presented last week by Lieanid Huliaka, the Commissioner for Religions and Nationalities ... Read More

Canon of Saint Andrew the Cretan at the Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral

OCP- March 2, 2012

2/3/2012 The Fourth Day of the Canon of Saint Andrew the Cretan at the Patriarchal Cathedral On the fourth day of the Holy Easter Lent ... Read More

Festival in Solidarity with Syria Held in Haifa

obl- February 29, 2012

29/2/2012 Haifa, Occupied Palestine, (SANA) – The Palestinian Popular Committee for Solidarity with Syria in the Occupied Palestinian Lands of 1948, political and religious figures ... Read More

Egypt’s Copts protest “disappearance of girls”

OCP- February 29, 2012

A Coptic woman praying during church service. Photo by Joseph Mayton Mohamed Abdel Salam and Joseph Mayton 29/2/2012 CAIRO: A number of Egypt Coptic Christian ... Read More

Bob Marley was Orthodox Christian long before death, said to have Called upon Jesus on his deathbed

OCP- February 29, 2012

February 2012 File News, First Week of February Bob Marley was born on Feb 6., and although many are familiar with the reggae legend as ... Read More

New find revives ‘Jesus Tomb’ flap

OCP- February 28, 2012

One of the designs etched on a bone box found within a 1st-century Jerusalem tomb suggests the biblical story of Jonah and the fish, which ... Read More

Lebanon held commemoration event to honor victims of Sumgait massacres

obl- February 28, 2012

28/2/2012 BEIRUT. – All Armenian churches in Lebanon held commemoration liturgy for the victims of Sumgait massacres on Feb. 26. Read More

International Conference to Honor Fr. John Meyendorff Held at St. Sergius Institute

obl- February 28, 2012

Fr. John Meyendorff 28/2/2012 [SVOTS Communications, Yonkers, NY] From 9–11 February, 2012, an international conference was held at St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris, ... Read More

Malankara Association meeting on March 7

obl- February 28, 2012

Catholicos Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose-II inaugurating the work on the pandal for the forthcoming Malankara Syrian Christian Association meeting at the Catholicate College grounds in ... Read More

Armenian community’s Paylan: Constitution should have no superior identity

obl- February 27, 2012

Garo Paylan (Photo: Today's Zaman) 27/2/2012 YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN, İSTANBUL An Armenian community leader who is working in civil society platforms to develop ideas on ... Read More