Category: News

Eighty First Dukhrono of St. Ignatius Elias III concluded at Manjinikkara Monastery

obl- February 13, 2013

Syriac Orthodox Church in India 13/2/13 Kerala: The Monastert officials gave a warm traditional reception to the pilgrims arrived from all over Kerala under the ... Read More

Bashar Assad Meets new Greek Orthodox Leader

obl- February 12, 2013

Naharnet Newsdesk 12/2/13 President Bashar Assad met on Monday with Greek Orthodox Patriarch Yuhanna X Yazigi, state media reported, a day after the newly-enthroned leader ... Read More

The Old Orthodox Bishop of Rome Announces Resignation

obl- February 12, 2013

12/2/13 Vatican/Global: The Old Orthodox Bishop or Rome or Bishop of Rome Pope Benedict XVI has announced his resignation over aging and declining health. His ... Read More

Patriarch hopes Serbs, Albanians will reconcile soon

obl- February 11, 2013

11/2/13 PRIZREN — Serbian Patriarch Irinej stated in Prizren on Thursday that he hopes that Serbs and Albanians “will reconcile soon and live together as ... Read More

New Greek Orthodox Patriarch enthroned in Syria

obl- February 10, 2013

Patriarch John X of Antioch and All East The Associated Press – 10/2/13 DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s Greek Orthodox Church enthroned a new patriarch during ... Read More

Armenian book’s divine breath through the ages

obl- February 9, 2013

Georgiy Saakov  - 8/2/2013 Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The very first hand-written Armenian book that came to be known as “Astvatsashunch” (“The divine breath”) was the ... Read More

Egypt’s Coptic Leader: ‘Christians Are Not a Minority in Terms of Value to the Nation’

obl- February 9, 2013

By Katherine Weber , Christian Post Reporter 9/2/13 Pope Tawadros II, Egypt’s Coptic leader, has issued an uncharacteristically sharp assessment of the North African country’s ... Read More

Roman Catholic Nun Received into Orthodox Church

obl- February 9, 2013

Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan OCP News Service 9/2/13 Sindh-Hyderabad: A Roman Catholic nun, Mother Philomena was recently received into the Orthodox Church by Father ... Read More

Damaging Christian Symbols in Ras Al-Ayn, Syria – Exclusive

obl- February 7, 2013

Archbishop Eusthathius Matta Roham Syrian Orthodox Archbishop of Jezira and Euphrates OCP News Service- OCP Exclusive 7/2/13 Syria: Damaging Christian Symbols in Ras Al-Ayn Seventy-five ... Read More