Category: Middle East

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Syria Bashar al-Assad

obl- November 14, 2011

14.11.2011 On 13 November 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad at the Presidential ... Read More

Russian Orthodox patriarch begins Syria peacemaking Bid

OCP- November 13, 2011

13/11/2011 Russian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Kirill on Saturday started a peacemaking bid to unrest-swept Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad and other leaders, ... Read More

American Coptic Association letter to Hillary Clinton

OCP- November 10, 2011

9/11/2011 Your Excellency Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, U.S. State Department, Washington D.C Read More

Patriarch of Alexandria at Romanian Patriarchate

obl- October 27, 2011

On 26 October 2011, His Beatitude Teodor II, Pope of Alexandria and All Africa arrived in Bucharest. Read More

Annual Orthodox Prayer Service Held at St. Vartan Cathedral

obl- October 22, 2011

Clergy of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church led a procession from the plaza of St. Vartan Cathedral prior to the start of Tuesday’s service 19/10/2011 New ... Read More

Democracy’s Collateral Damage

obl- October 16, 2011

Ross Douthat By ROSS DOUTHAT 15/102011 THE Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt is one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, tracing its roots ... Read More

Surp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakır prepares for Liturgy

OCP- October 13, 2011

YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN, İSTANBUL 12/10/2011 Once one of the largest churches in the Middle East, Surp Giragos Church in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır will ... Read More

Guide: Christians in the Middle East

OCP- October 13, 2011

11/10/2011 BBC The Middle East is the birthplace of Christianity and home to some of the world’s most ancient Christian denominations. But Christian communities across ... Read More

Palestinian Christians Are Hopeful About Statehood

OCP- September 30, 2011

Palestinian Christians in the Old City of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Read More