Tag: middle east
Democracy’s Collateral Damage
Ross Douthat By ROSS DOUTHAT 15/102011 THE Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, tracing its roots ... Read More
Surp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakır prepares for Liturgy
YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN, İSTANBUL 12/10/2011 Once one of the largest churches in the Middle East, Surp Giragos Church in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır will ... Read More
Egypt military says soldiers didn’t intentionally kill Copts
Gen. Adel Emara, left, and Gen Read More
Guide: Christians in the Middle East
11/10/2011 BBC The Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity and home to some of the world’s most ancient Christian denominations. But Christian communities across ... Read More
Palestinian Christians Are Hopeful About Statehood
Palestinian Christians in the Old City of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Read More
Synaxis of Heads of the ancient Patriarchates
On Thursday and Friday, September 1-2, 2011, His All-Holiness presided over deliberations for the Synaxis of the Heads of the ancient Patriarchates and the Autocephalous ... Read More
Orthodox leaders convene in Istanbul
Vercihan Ziflioğlu ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News 1/9/2011 The religious leaders of the Orthodox Christian world met Thursday at the Fener Greek Patriarchate to participate ... Read More
King renews support for Christians in Mideast
Amman Time 25/8/2011 AMMAN (JT) – His Majesty King Abdullah on Wednesday underlined Jordan’s commitment to protecting the Christian presence in the Palestinian territories and ... Read More
ME Council of Churches meeting to take place in Cyprus
By Argyro Nicolaou 24/8/2011 THE GENERAL Assembly of the Middle Eastern Church Council will take place in Cyprus late in November, Archbishop Chrysostomos announced yesterday. ... Read More
Vyshhorod Icon of the Mother of God
AN ICON PAINTER FROM STUDION MONASTERY IN CONSTANTINOPLE, BYZANTINE EMPIRE. THE ICON OF THE HOLY VIRGIN OF TENDER MERCY (ELEUSA), ALSO KNOWN AS WONDERWORKING ICON ... Read More