Tag: middle east
Orthodoxy and Islam: Crisis and Opportunity Conference
11/8/2011 “Orthodoxy and Islam: Crisis and Opportunity” is a conference Saint Stephen’s is hosting Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 19th – 21st. This unique conference ... Read More
Religious violence, abuse growing – Study
AAP 10/8/2011 RELIGIOUS-linked violence and abuse rose around the world between 2006 and 2009, with Christians and Muslims the most common targets, according to a ... Read More
Christians in the Holy Land
29/7/2011 KIM LAWTON, correspondent: It’s Sunday morning in the West Bank town of Bethlehem. Christians have gathered for worship at the ancient Church of the ... Read More
Clerics urged to highlight Baptism Site Authenticity
By Rand Dalgamouni 2/7/2011 BAPTISM SITE – A senior official on Monday called on Christian leaders to help establish beyond doubt that the Kingdom hosts ... Read More
Saving Christians in Iraq
By Michael De Groote, Deseret News 15/7/2011 EMAIL: mdegroote@desnews.com, TWITTER:(http://www.twitter.com/degroote) PROVO — When Saddam Hussein’s regime toppled in 2003 there were about 1 million Christians ... Read More
THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE HEADS OF ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES MEETS IN CAIRO
07/04/2011 On Monday 4 July 2011, the Members of the Standing Committee met in Cairo. The Committee was established in 1998, upon the decision of ... Read More
Evolving Armenian Realities and the Surp Giragos Dikranagerd Church
This church had more than 200 deeds showing that a significant portion of the Diyarbakir city center belonged to the church prior to 1915. At ... Read More
Syria’s Minorities Fear Sectarian Split Amid Protests
Rev. Fr.Gabriel Daoud is a Syriac Orthodox priest in Damascus Read More
Archbishop Of Canterbury Angers Palestinian Christians – OpEd
By Stuart Littlewood 23/6/2011 Kairos Palestine, the voice of Palestinian Christians, has given the Archbishop of Canterbury a strong ticking-off for remarks he made during ... Read More
Patriarchate of Moscow launches program for protection of Christians Worldwide
By Nina Achmatova 06/23/201 The World Russian People’s Council will regularly publish information about violence and abuse against the community. Orthodox Church concerned over christianophobia ... Read More