Category: PA

The Phanar meeting

OCP- July 6, 2012

YUSUF KANLI 6/7/2012 It was “just” a return visit for a visit by Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew to the Religious Affairs Directorate a year ago ... Read More

Egyptian Church Threatens to Withdraw From Constituent Assembly Over Sharia Article

OCP- July 6, 2012

Assyrian International News Agency 6/7/2012 The Coptic Orthodox Church threatened to withdraw its Constituent Assembly representatives Wednesday over concerns the new constitution will not represent ... Read More

The Real Environmental Crisis: Lessons From the Green Patriarch

obl- July 6, 2012

07/06/2012 Krista Tippett Earlier this month, His All Holiness Bartholomew, the Patriarch of 300 million Eastern Orthodox Christians, convened a two-day conversation on “environment, ethics ... Read More

Georgia church declares ID cards ‘Satan-free’

OCP- July 6, 2012

AFP 6/7/2012 TBILISI – Georgia’s powerful Orthodox Church has assured believers that the ex-Soviet state’s new electronic identity cards do not carry the mark of ... Read More

In Memoriam: Archpriest Peter Gillquist

obl- July 2, 2012

2/7/2012 Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America Fr. Peter E. Read More

Monastic life in the Judean Wilderness

obl- July 2, 2012

Daniel Peterson By William Hamblin and Daniel Peterson religion@desnews.com 1/7/2012 From the fourth through the seventh centuries A.D., a form of Christian religious devotion flourished ... Read More

Kenyan churches attacked by gunmen, grenades, killing 17

obl- July 2, 2012

2/7/2012 NAIROBI // Gunmen killed at least 17 people and wounded 40 in gun and grenade attacks on two churches yesterday, Kenyan security officials said. ... Read More

An Insight into the Greek-Orthodox Community of Jordan

obl- July 2, 2012

By Irene Archos 1/7/2012 The saying, “Opou geis, kai patris,” is a familiar one attesting to the Greek spirit of seeking out fortune and adapting ... Read More

Some ruminations on God’s love -Part 6, 7 & 8

obl- June 30, 2012

E S John 29/6/2012 Part- 6 Role of Judas We are no way different from Judas who obscured and defied the Lord’s commandments and warnings ... Read More

Emmy Award Winning Hollywood Actor Jonathan Jackson Converts to Orthodoxy

OCP- June 30, 2012

29/6/2012 Personal Website: Wikipedia Profile : Jonathan Jackson is a 4-TIME EMMY AWARD WINNING ACTOR He was a former Seventh-Day Adventist who converted to holy ... Read More