Category: Middle East
COPTIC POPE WARNS OF CHRISTIAN PULLOUT FROM GOVERNMENT
MICHAEL CARL 15/11/2012 Newly selected Egyptian Coptic Pope Tawadros II is warning that he will pull the Christian delegates from the Egyptian Constituent Assembly if ... Read More
Russian Orthodox patriarch visits Bethlehem
12/11/2012 RUSSIAN Orthodox Patriarch Kirill visited the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem and met with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, on the second day of his ... Read More
Russian Orthodox patriarch visits Bethlehem
12/11/2012 RUSSIAN Orthodox Patriarch Kirill visited the Church of Nativity in Bethlehem and met with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, on the second day of his ... Read More
Skull of apostle Matthew revealed during church celebration
By Reuters Cairo – 10/11/2012 A fragment of the skull of Apostle Matthew is placed on display in a Greek-Orthodox church in Cairo, on Thursday, ... Read More
Skull of apostle Matthew revealed during church celebration
By Reuters Cairo – 10/11/2012 A fragment of the skull of Apostle Matthew is placed on display in a Greek-Orthodox church in Cairo, on Thursday, ... Read More
Bishop Tawadros new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians
4/11/2012 Bishop Tawadros has been chosen as the new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians, becoming leader of the largest Christian minority in the Middle East. Read More
Bishop Tawadros new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians
4/11/2012 Bishop Tawadros has been chosen as the new pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians, becoming leader of the largest Christian minority in the Middle East. ... Read More
Legal Issues Cast Doubt on Return of Christians to Turkey’s Southeast
Syriac Christian monks attend a service in Mor Gabriel monastery in southeastern Turkey. Dorian Jones 26/10/2012 MOR GABRIEL, TURKEY — Turkey is home to Syriac ... Read More
Syria’s future lies in ruins
William Dalrymple The Gurdian 18/10/2012 To mourn Syria’s devastated archaeological and architectural heritage may seem trivial. Yet with it die precious traditions. Few forms of ... Read More
Orthodox Churches reflect on WCC Assembly theme
20/1/0/2012 Orthodox churches have reaffirmed their commitment to “unity, justice and peace” saying that the “supreme act of God’s love is the economy of salvation”. ... Read More