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Orthodox Maundy Thursday and Holy Friday Ceremonies 2011- Snaps Worldwide
23/4/2011 Jerusalem and Holy Land:Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos washes the foot of a priest during the traditional washing of the feet ceremony outside ... Read More
Harry Potter converts to Orthodoxy
By Alina Lobzina 20/04/2011 Harry Potter, the world’s most famous child sorceror, is to become an Orthodox Christian figure, in a play written by a ... Read More
Syria’s muted Easter Celebration
Christians in Syria give great prominence to Easter. Here a Syrian girl lights a candle during the Palm Sunday celebrations. Photograph: Youssef Badawi/EPA Thomas McGee ... Read More
Copts welcome Easter amid hope, fear and determination to fight for Rights
Ekram Ibrahim 20/4/2011 In the midst of rising sectarian tensions, some Copts are considering fleeing the country while others opt to ready themselves to fight ... Read More
Thousands at Passover and Easter in Jerusalem
Contemporary Christian Travel by Ruth Hill 19/4/2011 NORTHERN VIRGINIA, April 19, 2011 – Jewish Passover and Christian Holy Week are in motion this week in ... Read More
A Culture’s History Written in Thread-Textiles Reveal Women’s Unheralded Role in Armenian Church
A patch just 15 centimeters in circumference, using gold, silver, and silver thread embroidery on silk satin with French knots and coiled wire. CLICK HERE ... Read More
Russia: Moscow Patriarchate Official Says Muslim Crescents Could Be Put On Coats Of Arms In Muslim Regions
By: Paul Goble 16/4/2011 Religious leaders, heraldry experts, and other commentators have rejected Mufti Talgat Tajuddin’s call for putting a cresent on the coat of ... Read More
Patriarchal Encyclical on Pascha 2011
Prot. No. 404 Beloved children in the Lord, Once again, in a spirit of joy and peace, we address you with the delightful and hopeful ... Read More
Orthodox Palm Sunday 2011 – Snaps Worldwide
18/4/2011 A Syrian Orthodox Icon depicting the Entry of Jesus Christ to Jerusalem Divine Liturgy at the Alexandrian Patriarchate Patriarchal Blessings to Believers in Russia ... Read More
Brotherhood leaders announce they’ll implement Sharia, set off Storm
17/04/2011 Mahmoud Ezzat, the Muslim Brotherhood’s deputy Supreme Guide, said in a forum held in the Cairo district of Imbaba on Thursday that the group ... Read More