Tag: greek orthodox

Orthodox Service Held in the Hungarian City of Kecskemét after 100 Years

OCP- March 14, 2012

By Areti Kotseli 13/3/2012 Last Sunday an Orthodox Episcopal service was held in the historical church of Holy Trinity in the Hungarian city Kecskemét celebrated ... Read More

Greek Patriarch denies negotiations over monastery

OCP- March 10, 2012

His Beatitude Theophilos III - Patriarch of Jerusalem DFWATCH STAFF 10/3/2012 TBILISI, DFWatch – Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, is unfamiliar with ... Read More

How a Funeral Home is Healing the Painful History of Turkish Christians

OCP- March 10, 2012

An Orthodox woman prays during Christmas Liturgy at Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul / Reuters 10/3/2012 An Orthodox cemetery in Istanbul is trying to ... Read More

Syrian Christians worry about life after Bashar Assad

obl- March 7, 2012

Greek and Armenian Orthodox Priests pray during a liturgy in January for a Christian boy who was killed in the fighting in the central Syrian ... Read More

Turkish government ‘firm’ on solving woes of minorities

OCP- March 4, 2012

Arınç said that the Foundations Council, the highest authority on religious foundations, now includes a non-Muslim member representing minority faiths for the first time. Read More

Turkey’s Syriacs Lay Out Vision for New Constitution

obl- March 3, 2012

A restored Syrian Orthodox Church in Turkey (2010) 3/3/2012 In an unprecedented move, the political and community representatives of the Syriac Christians visited parliament this ... Read More

Honoring The Extraordinary Religious History Of The Syrian City Of Homs

obl- March 3, 2012

Lucas Van RompayChair, Department of Religion, Duke University 3/3/2012 To many, Syria’s third largest city was largely unknown until it became, in recent weeks, the ... Read More

Syria’s Greek patriarch opposes foreign intervention

obl- March 3, 2012

3/3/2012 The leader of Greek Orthodox Christians in Syria opposes any foreign intervention in the country, saying it would be harmful to both Christians and ... 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