Category: NY

U.S., Kosovo sign cultural protection agreement

OCP- December 16, 2011

Hillary Clinton and Atifete Jahjaga (Beta, file) TANJUG 15/12/2011 WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga signed the Agreement ... Read More

A Christmas journey part 3: ‘Tis the season

obl- December 16, 2011

Ramallah – Wadi Qelt – Beir Zeit – Ramallah: popping into summer. Read More

ADL: Rabbinate needs wake-up call on anti-Christian spitting attacks

OCP- December 16, 2011

Abe Foxman, chairman of the ADL. Photo by: AP By Raphael Ahren 16.12.11 Ugly practice comes into spotlight again after court dismiss indictment of an ... Read More

Metropolitan Transport

obl- December 16, 2011

Clive Leviev-Sawyer 16/12/2011 First he had resigned, then he had not; first the car was his, then it was not; or perhaps the story about ... Read More

U.S. House of Representatives calls on Turkey to return the Christian Church Properties

obl- December 15, 2011

15/12/2011 The U.S. House of Representatives today adopted a landmark religious freedom measure, H.Res.306, calling upon Turkey to return the Christian church properties it stole ... Read More

PA struggles to fund Bethlehem Church Renovation

OCP- December 15, 2011

Greek Orthodox clergymen clean the floor of the Nativity Church, believed by many to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, ahead of Orthodox and Armenian ... Read More

Testifying on Behalf of Egypt’s Christians

obl- December 15, 2011

Raymond Ibrahim 14/12/2011 The following is Raymond Ibrahim’s written testimony submitted for the record at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission’s December 7 hearing titled ... Read More

Art Review: Transition to Christianity, Onassis Cultural Center, New York City

obl- December 15, 2011

Plate with David fighting a Bear 628 – 30 Constantinopolitan workshop Silver, cast, hammered, engraved, punched, and chased Max. diam Read More

Christianity: A Religion in Between in Jerusalem

OCP- December 13, 2011

Nicole Jansezian, Travelujah 13/12/2011 It isn’t always easy to be a Christian in Jerusalem, as the minority community must navigate complicated relations and sometimes persecution ... Read More

A conference on “Orthodoxy in China” was held in the Moscow Theological Academy [MThA]

obl- December 13, 2011

Chinese Orthodox Church 13/12/2011 With the blessing of the Archbishop Evgeny of Verey, Rector of the Moscow Theological Academy, a conference on “Orthodoxy in China” ... Read More