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Christians in Syria live in fear of persecution, say Roman Catholic officials

OCP- March 11, 2012

Young Syrian refugees arrive into Qaa village in northern Lebanon March 4. As temperatures drop to near freezing in Lebanon, Caritas is working to find ... Read More

Greek Patriarch denies negotiations over monastery

OCP- March 10, 2012

His Beatitude Theophilos III - Patriarch of Jerusalem DFWATCH STAFF 10/3/2012 TBILISI, DFWatch – Theophilos III, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, is unfamiliar with ... Read More

How a Funeral Home is Healing the Painful History of Turkish Christians

OCP- March 10, 2012

An Orthodox woman prays during Christmas Liturgy at Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul / Reuters 10/3/2012 An Orthodox cemetery in Istanbul is trying to ... Read More

Turkey moves to fetch Syriac Patriarchates

obl- March 10, 2012

ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News 10/3/3012 Vercihan Ziflioğlu vercihan.ziflioglu@hurriyet.com.tr Turkey has rolled into action to bring the Syriac Orthodox and Catholic Patriarchates in Syria and Lebanon ... Read More

SECRETARY CLINTON RESPONDS TO ANCA; CONTINUES TO CHARACTERIZE GENOCIDE AS A CONFLICT INSTEAD OF A CRIME

OCP- March 9, 2012

9/3/2012 WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a written response to a letter of protest from the Armenian National Committee of America ... Read More

Senate Introduces Return of Churches Resolution

OCP- March 9, 2012

Senators Scott Brown, Dianne Feinstein and Mark Kirk introduced the resolution demanding Turkey to return stolen church properties. 9/3/2012 Religious Freedom Measure Calls on Turkey ... Read More

Brotherhood leader visits Pope Shenouda to check on his health

OCP- March 9, 2012

9/3/2012 Dr. Mohamed Badie, the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, has visited Pope Shenouda III, the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint ... Read More

Orthodox Believers Stand Up For Jailed Anti-Putin Punk Rockers

obl- March 9, 2012

Sympathizers rallied in support of Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova outside a Moscow police station on March 8. 9/3/2012 Radio Free Europe Public outrage is ... Read More

Special Prayers Requested for Pope Shenouda III

OCP- March 8, 2012

HIS HOLINESS AMBA SHENOUDA III, POPE AND PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA AND OF THE APOSTOLIC SEE OF ALL THE PREDICATION OF SAINT MARK 8/3/2012 Dear Readers ... Read More