Tag: holy
Metropolitan Jonah consecrates Holy Chrism on Great and Holy Thursday
OCA 15/4/201 2 As widely reported, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, consecrated Holy Chrism during Holy Week, with the concluding rites being celebrated at the Monastery ... Read More
Archbishop denounces Israeli restrictions on freedom of religion in Jerusalem
Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, Atallah Hanna, has denounced Israeli actions in occupied Jerusalem. 14/4/2012 The Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, Atallah Hanna, has denounced ... Read More
Patriarch sends Easter message
TANJUG 12/4/2012 BELGRADE — Serbian Patriarch Irinej called on Orthodox believers to safeguard and rightfully confess the Orthodox faith. He also called on them to ... Read More
The first ever Armenian Genocide monument to be erected at the Catholicosate of Cilicia
14/4/2012 The first Armenian Genocide monument ever to be erected in the world, memorial for the Martyrs of the 1915 Genocide in the courtyard of ... Read More
The late Pope Shenouda still inspires Coptic Christians
By Rev. Alexander Santora/For the Jersey Journal 12/4/2012 Orthodox Christians follow a different liturgical calendar than the rest of Christianity so today begins their Triduum ... 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
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
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
Coptic church denies lifting ban
By Ramadan Al Sherbini, Correspondent 8/4/2012 Cairo: The Coptic Orthodox Church has denied lifting a ban on pilgrimage to occupied Jerusalem as more Egyptian Christians ... Read More