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OCP Chancellor Decorated

obl- February 15, 2012

Rt Rev Kyriakose Thottupuram of Chicago (C) receiving the special icon from Fr Bobby (L) and K C Jacob (R) Near the granite icon of ... Read More

Hundreds of African refugees are being held hostage in the Sinai desert of Egypt

obl- February 15, 2012

14/2/2012 Hundreds of African refugees are being held hostage in the Sinai desert of Egypt by smugglers demanding up to $40,000 (£25,000) each for their ... Read More

Ecumenical Patriarchate recognized Abkhazia canonical territory of Georgian Apostolic Orthodox Church

OCP- February 15, 2012

15/02/2012 Ecumenical Patriarchate and Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomew support the territorial integrity of Georgia and recognize Abkhazia as canonical territory of the Georgian Apostolic Orthodox Church. ... Read More

Bombs in Aleppo Rattle Syria’s Christian Community

obl- February 15, 2012

Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, the Archbishop of Aleppo, Syria. (Photo: Dipu George) BY JOYCE HACKEL 15/2/2012 Tensions remain high in Syria’s largest city Aleppo, where ... Read More

Egyptian village evicts 8 Coptic families over rumors of interfaith affair

obl- February 15, 2012

Local police mediated a deal to evict eight Egyptian Coptic families from their village following rumors of an illicit affair between a Coptic man and ... Read More

Christian Revival in Egypt Includes Revolution Story

OCP- February 14, 2012

14/2/2012 By Alex Murashko , Christian Post Reporter Reporter’s View From Cairo: ‘God Is Using the People,’ Says Coptic Orthodox Priest I can’t give the ... Read More

The Orthodox Saint Valentine

obl- February 14, 2012

14/2/2012 The ancient martyrology of the Church of Rome marks February 14th as the remembrance of “the martyr Valentine, presbyter of Rome” (Valentinus means “vigorous” ... Read More

Greek community flies flag to help homeland

OCP- February 13, 2012

Leonidas Vlahakis is just one of many Australians of Greek descent sending money to relatives facing difficulties overseas. Photo: Angela Wylie Carolyn Webb 14/2/2012 LEADERS ... Read More