Category: PA
Coptic church denies lifting ban
By Ramadan Al Sherbini, Correspondent 8/4/2012 Cairo: The Coptic Orthodox Church has denied lifting a ban on pilgrimage to occupied Jerusalem as more Egyptian Christians ... Read More
Outremont bans annual Eastern Orthodox parade
Michael Metni and his St. Nicholas church will be forced to suspend its longstanding parade tradition next week, following a ruling that sprouted from a ... Read More
Armenian church of Diarbeqir turned into handicraft center
05/04/2012 Ancient Armenian church located in the region of Suri, southeastern province of Diarbeqir, Turkey, turned into a handicraft center after it was repaired. Turkish ... Read More
Orthodox Pilgrimage on the Palm Sunday in Bucharest
The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archdiocese of Bucharest, inform us: Saturday, 7 April 2012, on the eve of the royal feast ... Read More
Ancient monastery attacked by Israeli extremists
By Lauren Gelfond Feldinger 4/4/2012 Continuing vandalism at religious sites prompts condemnation from religious communities and politicians. A medieval Greek Orthodox monastery in Jerusalem, one ... Read More
NBC to broadcast Resurrection Service and Divine Liturgy of Pascha
5/4/2012 Flushing, N.Y., April 4, 2012 — The National Council of Churches, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, and the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission invite Easter ... Read More
Hopes to Revive the Christian Area of Turkey
Orthodox Christians at Sumela Monastery, 15 August 2010/Umit Bektas By SUSANNE GÜSTEN 4/4/2012 IDIL, TURKEY — Clambering over the rubble of what was once his ... Read More
Egyptian Christian, 17, gets three years in jail for Facebook cartoons that ‘insulted Islam’
4/4/2012 CAIRO- An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a 17-year-old Christian boy to three years in jail for publishing cartoons on his Facebook page that ... Read More
Islamic, Christian Theology in focus as Dr Mar Yulios holds talks with Grand Mufti, Awqaf and Religious Minister
Indian Orthodox Church Liju Cherian Sultanate of Oman 4/4/2012 MUSCAT, Sultanate of Oman – Ahmedabad Diocese Metropolitan HG Pulikkottil Dr Geevarghese Mar Yulios, has held ... Read More
Mar Seraphim to techies: Holy Eucharist is our participation in the body, blood of Christ
Indian Orthodox Church Diocese Bengaluru Liju Cherian & Jiju Thomas 3/4/2012 IT group rechristens itself as ‘Fellowship of Orthodox Professionals’ BENGALURU/INDIA – HG Dr Abraham ... Read More