Category: PA

Nothing safe, nothing sacred: Syrian rebels desecrate Christian churches?

obl- June 30, 2012

28/6/2012 Shocking images have surfaced, revealing the alleged desecration of Christian churches in Syria by Western-backed rebels. The pictures, taken by local Christians outraged at ... Read More

UNESCO places Bethlehem’s Nativity Church on World Heritage endangered site list

OCP- June 30, 2012

29/6/2012 UN culture body upholds the motion 13-6 after admitting Palestine as a full member last October; Israel views move as Palestinian political stunt. PARIS ... Read More

Kosovo is Serbian Jerusalem, Patriarch Says

OCP- June 29, 2012

TANJUG 29/6/2012 GRAČANICA — Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej has said in Gračanica that Kosovo was, is, and will be the holy Serb land ... Read More

An ancient faith in Africa

OCP- June 29, 2012

By Holland Cotter New York Times 28/6/2012 ZION IN AFRICA Ethiopia’s form of Orthodox Christianity has a Jewish ring to it, with its Saturday Sabbath ... Read More

More violence against Serbs in Kosovo on St. Vitus Day

obl- June 29, 2012

John Robles 29/6/2012 June 28th was a very important day for the Serbian people and for Serbian Orthodox Christians. On the 28th of June, according ... Read More

Hierarchical Liturgy served in Pokrov Church of Harbin for first time in half a century

obl- June 29, 2012

The Chinese Orthodox Church English Translation by Katherine Ilachinski On June 24, 2012, the day when Orthodox Christians in China celebrate the memory of two ... Read More

President Putin venerates shrines in Jerusalem and Bethlehem

obl- June 29, 2012

During the night of June 26, 2012, while on a working visit to Israel, President Vladimir Putin visited the Church of the Lord’s Sepulchre. Read More

Grand mufti: Morsy should address Copts’ fears

obl- June 27, 2012

Al-Masry Al-Youm 27/06/2012 President-elect Mohamed Morsy should address the fears of his Coptic “brothers” and their problems on the ground, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa said ... Read More

Iran funds reconstruction of Armenian Church

OCP- June 26, 2012

25/6/2012 Iran has allocated funds for the reconstruction of St Sargis Church of Khoy. Iranian news agency MEHR reported that Hosseyn Bahrein, representative of Cultural ... Read More