Category: RIA
Syrian regime threatens Christians, clamps down on churches
Many Syrian Christians have been targeted by the regime of President Bashar al-Assad for participating in protests demanding his ouster. (Reuters) By MOHAMED ZEID MESTOU ... Read More
Gov’t gives green light to opening of seminary
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
Aram I calls for return of stolen Armenian Churches (Report,Snaps and Video)
International Conference on the Armenian Genocide, part 1 International Conference on the Armenian Genocide, part 2 26/2/2012 A two-day international conference titled “The Armenian Genocide: ... Read More
US preacher demands Obama act on “Muslim war against Christians”
Franklin Graham Joseph Mayton 25/2/12 CAIRO: American preacher Franklin Graham called on US President Barack Obama to act on the “war on Christians” in the ... Read More
In Egypt, Christian-Muslim Tension Is On The Rise
A Coptic Christian man holds a cross made of flowers during a clash between Christians and Muslims in Cairo in November. Read More
The Key to Armenia’s Survival
An Armenian merchant portrayed by Giovanni Grevembroch in the 18th century By RODERICK CONWAY MORRIS 24/2/2012 VENICE — Armenian civilization is one of the most ... Read More
Memory of Patriarch Alexy II honoured
25/2/2012 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has honoured the memory of his predecessor Patriarch Alexy II by holding a requiem service at Alexy’s ... Read More
Eastern Orthodox members trying to grow in Jacksonville
Peyton Tosh reads aloud during a Vespers service for the Jacksonville Eastern Orthodox Church with her brother Gabriel and sister Lydia in the chapel at ... Read More
Christian homes invaded in besieged Syrian city; families desperate to flee
25/2/2012 Barnabas Fund Christians desperate to flee the besieged Syrian city of Homs are caught in the crossfire; they are not even safe in their ... Read More