Category: Middle East
Conference on the problem of discrimination and persecution against Christians opens in Moscow
1.12.2011 A Conference on the Freedom of Faith: the Problem of Discrimination and Persecution of Christians opened at the conference hall of “Danilovskaya” hotel in ... Read More
Egypt’s Copts view election with concern
“] 27/11/2011 Marginalised for years, Coptic Christians struggle to define their status as a new government takes shape. The fight for equal rights and political ... Read More
Madaba’s Mosaics
27/11/2011 Aruna Chandaraju examines the mosaic map of Madaba in Jordan and offers a picturesque review of the church in which it’s found, as well ... Read More
What’s to become of Mideast Christians?
Syria’s Christians fear President Bashar al-Assad’s downfall, Henry Srebrnik writes. By Henry Srebrnik 22/11/2011 The Arab awaking has been, at best, a mixed blessing for ... Read More
Royal” Christian Presence in Israel during Crusader Period
“Travelujah – Holy Land Tours”: By Nicole Jansezian 20/11/2011 Archaeologists and researchers from Hebrew University have deciphered an inscription bearing the name of Frederick II ... Read More
Communiqué of Meeting of the Primates and representatives of seven Local Orthodox Churches held in Moscow on the occasion of the 65th birthday of the…
On November 21, 2011, the Primates and representatives of seven Local Orthodox Churches: Antiochian, Russian, Georgian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Polish and of the Czech Lands and ... Read More
HIS BEATITUDE ADDRESS OF WELCOME TO THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY ON ORTHODOXY IN AMMAN, JORDAN
Christian Communities in the Holy Land: Presence, Rights, Fears and Hopes H.B. Theophilos III Patriarch of Jerusalem 15 November 2011 Mr. Abdul Karim Dughmi, Speaker ... Read More
Vanishing Christianity
Milena Faustova 17/11/2011 Christians are one of the most persecuted groups in the world, a recent study by the human rights watchdog Open Doors said. ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Lebanon
15/11/2011 On November 14, 2011, the Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church met with President of the Republic of Lebanon, Gen. Michel Suleiman, in Beirut. Read More