Tag: greek orthodox
Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Michael of Austria & Exarch of Hungary & Mid-Europe Receives Highest Austrian Honor
By Anastasia Miskedaki 5/4/2011 A historical moment for Orthodoxy in Austria and a new milestone in its relations with the Austrian state is the forthcoming ... Read More
Lent in Jerusalem: The Holy Fire Ceremony
By NICOLE JANSEZIAN, TRAVELUJAH 04/05/2011 For further information on Christian tourism and Holy Land Tours to Israel contact Travelujah. Easter in Israel is essentially centered ... Read More
Greek Christians battle over new ID cards
A Greek Orthodox nun holds a cutout of Christ on the Cross during a rally against proposed new ID cards in Athens on Sunday, March ... Read More
Orthodox Churches in the Indian Sub Continent and South East Asia
The Holy Chinese Orthodox Martyrs of the Boxer Rebellion March 2011 The following article tries to discus an account of the presence of Orthodox Churches ... Read More
Greek Orthodox Church Sells Properties to Jewish Group
Patriarch Theophilos III By Hillel Fendel A group of Jewish businessmen has purchased “hundreds of dunams [quarter-acres]” of land from the Greek Orthodox Church. The ... Read More
The Glories of Byzantium
Early sixth-century marble head of the Empress Ariane BYZANTIUM-silo BYZANTIUM-silo 12th-century arm reliquary of St. Theodore Read More
A Monk in Confinement, Waiting to Reclaim a Title
Monk Irenaeus (Former Patriarch of Jerusalem) By ISABEL KERSHNER 7/3/2011 Jerusalem Journal New York Times JERUSALEM — Like a figure in a medieval drama, the ... Read More
IOCC Supports Earthquake Relief Efforts of the Greek Archdiocese of New Zealand
1/3/2011 Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — As survivors begin to piece back their lives in the New Zealand city of Christchurch following a 6.3 magnitude quake ... Read More
Bones of Greek Patriarch ‘Araboğlu’ brought to Istanbul after 86 Years
ISTANBUL – Hürriyet 4/3/2011 The bones of Patriarch Constantine the Sixth, or “Araboğlu,” who caused a crisis between Turkey and Greece in 1925, have been ... Read More
Greek patriarch repeats call to reopen Halki Seminary
The documentary film “The Silent School” premiered on Monday evening at the Sismanoglio Megaro of the Consulate General of Greece. Read More