Tag: news agency

Rebels kidnap two Aleppo bishops

obl- April 22, 2013

22/4/13 BEIRUT: Two Aleppian bishops were kidnapped by Syrian rebels in the outskirts of the city Monday evening, Lebanon’s Read More

Bulgarians place highest trust in Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church: poll

obl- April 4, 2013

4/4/13 Sofia. Bulgarians place highest trust in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and this is the only institution with a positive rating, show the results of ... Read More

Armenian church in Turkey rings bell for first time in nearly 100 years

obl- April 2, 2013

DİYARBAKIR / ANKARA – Doğan News Agency – 2/4/13 The Armenian community has rung the bells of Diyarbakır’s Surp Giragos Armenian Church for the first ... Read More

President Gül meets Syriac Church leader

obl- February 20, 2013

20/2/13 ANKARA – Anatolia News Agency President Abdullah Gül welcomed Patriarchal Vicar of the Syriac Orthodox Church Mor Filiksinos Yusuf Çetin on Feb. 18 along ... Read More

Fayoum: Islamic extremists attack Coptic church, wounding pastor

obl- February 17, 2013

17/2/13 A crowd, incited by a Salafi leader, attacked the church  of Saint Georgas. The Cross on the dome destroyed, part of the interior and ... Read More

Holy Synod: Election of the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is not subject to judicial control

obl- November 14, 2012

15/11/2012 - Focus News Agency Sofia.  The election of head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (BOC) is not subject to state judicial control. This is the canonical ... Read More

Holy Synod: Election of the head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is not subject to judicial control

obl- November 14, 2012

15/11/2012 - Focus News Agency Sofia.  The election of head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church (BOC) is not subject to state judicial control. This is the canonical ... Read More

Illegal diggings reveal ancient church, mosaics

obl- October 7, 2012

ISPARTA – Anatolia News Agency 5/10/2012 The ruins of a church and mosaics discovered in illegal excavations in Isparta will be prepared for visitors. The ... Read More

Istanbul Patriarchate purchases world’s third oldest church

obl- September 13, 2012

BURSA – Anatolia News Agency 13/9/2012 The world’s reputedly third oldest church, the Byzantine Başmelekler Church, or Taksiyarhon Church, was purchased by the Istanbul patriarchate ... Read More