Tag: orthodox christians
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
Conference celebrates African roots of Christian Orthodoxy
By Sharon Dargay O&E staff writer 21/8/2011 It was a moment of revelation for Sharon Gomulka. Read More
Poland’s Holy Hill of Grabarka draws Orthodox Christian Pilgrims
(An elderly pilgrim stands by Orthodox crosses at the Holy Hill of Grabarka August 18, 2011/Peter Andrews) (Pilgrims move on their knees at the Holy ... Read More
Hundreds of Orthodox pilgrims gather for second service at Sümela Monastery
Orthodox worshippers attend the Virgin Mary service led by Fener Greek Patriarch Bartholomew at the ancient Sümela Monastery in the Black Sea coastal province of ... Read More
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
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
THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH AND THE FUTURE OF JERUSALEM
26/07/2011 The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, was interviewed by Palestine-Israel Journal intern/journalist Anna Koulouris. Politically speaking, Jerusalem is often discussed in terms ... Read More
Belgian Christians divided over banning of Muslim Burqa
By Jonathan Luxmoore 25/7/2011 Warsaw, Poland, July 25 (ENInews)–Christian organizations in Belgium have had mixed reactions to a criminal code amendment making the country Europe’s ... Read More
Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia Arrives in Ukraine
25/7/2011 The Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church met His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of all Georgia at the Kyiv Caves Monastery Upon ... Read More
Christian women in Egypt being converted to Islam by force, Witness Says
Caroline Doss, Michele A. Clark and Jean Maher (L to R) take part in a July 22 hearing for the U.S. Helsinki Commission By Katherine ... Read More