Author: obl

Patriarch Lauds ‘Special Relationship’ in China Visit

obl- May 11, 2013

BEIJING, May 10 (RIA Novosti) – The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, has met with the Chinese ... Read More

Chinese President Meets Russian Patriarch

obl- May 11, 2013

11/5/13 President Xi Jinping met with Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and head of the Russian Orthodox Church, on Friday. Xi said Chinese ... Read More

Russian Patriarch Starts First-Ever Visit To China

obl- May 11, 2013

11/5/13 Russia’s Patriarch Kirill has started the first-ever visit to China by a leader of the Russian Orthodox Church. On May 10, the first day ... Read More

Turkey Increases Security for Orthodox Patriarch

obl- May 10, 2013

ANKARA – 10/5/13 An official says Turkish authorities have tightened security for the Istanbul-based Orthodox Patriarchate following allegations of a plot to attack the spiritual ... Read More

Turkey Increases Security for Orthodox Patriarch

obl- May 10, 2013

ANKARA – 10/5/13 An official says Turkish authorities have tightened security for the Istanbul-based Orthodox Patriarchate following allegations of a plot to attack the spiritual ... Read More

Turkey uncovers alleged plot to kill Orthodox Patriarch

obl- May 10, 2013

Reuters – 10/5/13 ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey is investigating an alleged plot to assassinate Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians, and has stepped up security ... Read More

Egypt’s Coptic pope visiting Vatican for the 1st time in 40 years

obl- May 10, 2013

  Associated Press – 10/5/13 CAIRO – Egyptian church officials say Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II has left for the Vatican, marking the first such ... Read More

Coptic Pope stresses urgency of Christian unity at Vatican

obl- May 10, 2013

By Estefania Aguirre and David Uebbing 10/5/13 Vatican City, May 10, 2013 / 07:06 am ( CNA/EWTN News ).- The Pope of the Coptic Orthodox ... Read More