Category: News

Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church to take part in constitutional poll

obl- December 14, 2012

Ahram Online – 14/12/12 Pope Tawadros II says Egypt’s Coptic Church will not push its congregants to vote either ‘yes’ or ‘no’ in upcoming referendum ... Read More

Orthodox Church In Istanbul Will Be Rebuilt

obl- December 14, 2012

14/12/12 -   Nicky Mariam Onti The municipal council of Istanbul has decided to give the permission to rebuild the St. Stefanos (Yeşilköy) Church, the first ... Read More

The 29th Anniversary of the Repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann

obl- December 14, 2012

14/12/12 Thursday, December 13, 2012, the Feast of Saint Herman of Alaska, marks the 29th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, Dean of ... Read More

Armenians Fleeing Anew as Syria Erupts in Battle

obl- December 13, 2012

Displaced young Syrian Armenians at the recently opened Cilician School in Yerevan, Armenia.  ALIA MALEK – 11/12/12 YEREVAN, Armenia — At the newly opened Cilician ... Read More

Extremist Israeli Settlers Write Racist Graffiti On Christian Monastery

obl- December 13, 2012

Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies – 13/12/12 A number of extremist Israeli settlers wrote, on Wednesday at dawn, racist graffiti attacking Christianity and Jesus ... Read More

Extremist Israeli Settlers Write Racist Graffiti On Christian Monastery

obl- December 13, 2012

Saed Bannoura – IMEMC & Agencies – 13/12/12 A number of extremist Israeli settlers wrote, on Wednesday at dawn, racist graffiti attacking Christianity and Jesus ... Read More

Greeks Seek Strength in the Powers of Revered Monk Elder Paisios to Predict Events

obl- December 11, 2012

GORDON FAIRCLOUGH 11/12/12 SOUROTI, Greece—Legend has it that nearly three decades ago, a bearded Orthodox Christian mystic visiting here made an unsettling prediction: Greece in ... Read More

Moscow Patriarchate calls for Orthodox-Muslim alliance against extremism

obl- December 11, 2012

Nina Achmatova -11/12/12 Metropolitan Hilarion says Wahamism is a common threat to the two religions in Russia and the Middle East. In his view, Muslim ... Read More

Moscow Patriarchate calls for Orthodox-Muslim alliance against extremism

obl- December 11, 2012

Nina Achmatova -11/12/12 Metropolitan Hilarion says Wahamism is a common threat to the two religions in Russia and the Middle East. In his view, Muslim ... Read More

The plight of Middle East Christians took me back to Lebanon

obl- December 11, 2012

Terry Waite – 11/12/12 Last week I  returned to Lebanon , a quarter of a century after being kidnapped and held captive for almost five ... Read More