Tag: holy
A somber Christmas for Gaza’s Christians
Ryan Jones 28/12/2011 The few remaining Christians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip marked a very somber Christmas this year, reports The Guardian’s Pheobe Greenwood from ... Read More
40th Anniversary of Ordination of Archbishop Barsamian Celebrated
The Diocesan Council organized a reception at the Sheraton Commander Hotel in Cambridge, Mass., in honor of Archbishop Khajag Barsamian’s 40th anniversarry of priesthood and ... Read More
Guest commentary: Arab Spring puts religious freedom at risk
Christian women attend a service in Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in greater Cairo, Egypt, last month. There are an estimated 10 million Christians in ... Read More
Armenian church in Georgian village is consecrated again
2712/2011 ETCHMIADZIN. Read More
Head of Georgian Church Meets Ivanishvili
Patriarch Ilia II in his residence shows Bidzina Ivanishvili and his wife Ekaterine Khvedelidze a new, large triptych-type icon. Photo: Ivanishvili’s press office. Orthodox believers ... Read More
From Baptist to Orthodoxy
25/12/2011 Sharon Dargay O&E Staff Writer Priest celebrates first Christmas as pastor of Livonia church. Spiritually speaking, the Rev. Read More
Christians are both thriving, beleaguered in Israel
Orthodox Christians take photos of a dove on the feast of Epiphany at Qasr el Yahud baptism site, Israel By DAVID ROSENBERG / THE MEDIA ... Read More
Liturgical gathering in the church of St. Basil on Bezanijska Kosa
Serbian Church 26/12/2011 His Holiness Irinej served the Holy Liturgy in St. Read More
Viewpoint: A Moment In Russian Byzantium At Kimisis Church Southampton
Russian Orthodox symbol. The Archbishop, with eyes full of genuine pathos said “when Byzantium’s sufferings began, Russia helped the Mother Church.”, as Rev Read More
Egypt’s Embattled Christians Seek Room in America
By LUCETTE LAGNADO 24/12/2011 Kirolos Andraws had every reason to be excited about the January uprising in his native Egypt, figuring democracy would bring hope ... Read More