Tag: orthodox christians
Exploring the Tur Abdin a forgotten treasure of southeastern Turkey
Stylite column at Mor Lozoor, Mercimekli (PHOTOS PAT YALE) 29 /1/2012 PAT YALE , MARDİN Imagine a landscape of narrow country roads hemmed in by ... Read More
Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church convenes in Kiev
27.01.2012 On 26 January 2012, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church held its session in the Laura of the Caves in Kiev under ... Read More
Growing Islamic fundamentalism in Bosnia-Herzegovina
John Newton and Eva-Marie Kolman 20/1/2012 Christians and moderate Muslims are trying to stem the tide of Islamo-fascism in the heart of the former Yugoslavia. ... Read More
Holy Land Christians Strive for Unity
Holy Fire Ceremony in Jerusalem; photo courtesy Travelujah 21/1/2012 One of the central themes of Jesus’ ministry on earth was unity. Read More
Devotional column: “Happy Christians”
John Filipovich 19/1/2012 Recently, I read an interview with young travelers who, after searching for a fuller, more authentic expression of Christianity, converted to Orthodox ... Read More
Orthodox Epiphany Celebrations 2012
A Greek orthodox Christian pilgrim pray at the Monastery of St John the Baptist near the Jordan River during the Epiphany celebrations on January 18, ... Read More
Armenian Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas
Armenian priests pray inside the Grotto of the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem. (MaanImages/Fadi Tanas) 19/1/2012 BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Armenian Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas on ... Read More
Dr. Margaret Barker to Deliver Schmemann Lecture at St. Vladimir’s Seminary
Dr. Margaret Barker 17/1/2012 On Sunday, January 29, 2012, Dr. Read More
Will Christmas and New Year coincide?
Andrey Kurayev. Photo: RIA Novosti Milena Faustova Moscow Times 12/1/2012 Archdeacon Andrey Kurayev of the Russian Orthodox Church suggests celebrating Christmas and the New Year ... Read More
Looking for spiritual light on the Golden Horn
ARIANA FERENTINOU 9/1/2012 This year’s Orthodox Christmas and New Year celebrations, a 12-day long religious event, Dec. 31 with the church mass in honor of ... Read More