Tag: Africa
Christianity is world’s largest religion, says Pew Forum survey
By JohnThomas Didymus 20/12/2011 Christianity is the world's largest religion, so says a new Pew Forum Survey called "Global Christianity." According to the survey, about ... Read More
Christianity Sees Major Shifts In 100 Years, Percentage Of Population Remains Constant
19/12/2011 Washington, D.C. — With Christmas fast approaching, the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life published a new comprehensive demographic report on ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill fears all Christians could leave Arab world
Moscow, December 2, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has expressed concern over an upsurge of violence against Christian minorities in the ... Read More
In the Holy Land, a changed Christian world
27/10/2011 JAFFA, Israel -- The schedules for Mass at the two Roman Catholic churches in Jaffa, on Israel's Mediterranean coast, reveal a change that has ... Read More
Patriarch of Alexandria at Romanian Patriarchate
On 26 October 2011, His Beatitude Teodor II, Pope of Alexandria and All Africa arrived in Bucharest. The official reception by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch ... Read More
A miracle in Egypt
13 /10/2011 My Dear Friends, In the tradition of the Coptic Orthodox Church there was a story of a Muslim Caliph who challenged the Coptic ... Read More
Christian leaders plot ecumenical future in Indonesia
By Paul R. Kopenkoskey 4/10/2011 An estimated 275 Christian leaders are meeting in Indonesia this week (Oct. 4-7) to plot an ecumenical future in what ... Read More
Synaxis of Heads of the ancient Patriarchates
On Thursday and Friday, September 1-2, 2011, His All-Holiness presided over deliberations for the Synaxis of the Heads of the ancient Patriarchates and the Autocephalous ... Read More
Africa in Siemianówka
Orthodox Church in Kenya Anna Czerewacka 26.08.2011 A typical rural parish was visited by Kenyans during their stay Siemianówka. August 21 four-person delegation of the ... Read More
His All-Holiness celebrates the New Ecclesiastical Year
1/9/2011 On Thursday, September 1, 2011, His All-Holiness presided over the Divine Liturgy for the celebration of the New Ecclesiastical Year as well as the ... Read More
Bartholomew urges donations for African Famine
Associated Press 2011-08-1 The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians urged all with means to help the victims of famine in the Horn of ... Read More
As UN declares famine in Somalia, IOCC responds with aid to refugee Camps
21/7/2011 Responding to the United Nations announcement declaring a famine in two regions of Somalia, International Orthodox Christian Charities , in cooperation with the Ethiopian ... Read More
Participants of the contest “Days of Cyrillic Alphabet” in the Serbian Patriarchate
21/6/2011 His Grace Vicar Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno blessed on Saturday, June 18, 2011 in the Patriarchate chapel of St. Symeon the Myrrh-Gusher the most ... Read More
Poland Rescues Christian Refugees
20/6/2011 Christian Persecution in Africa WARSAW/BUDAPEST (Worthy News)-- Poland has granted asylum to 16 Christian refugees who accompanied Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski on a flight ... Read More
Free Greek Orthodox University Founded in Africa
Marianna Kourti 26April Greek Reporter On a continent where only few can have access to higher education, a tuition free university would be a dream. ... Read More
Two-day event dedicated to the Patriarchate of Alexandria
15/5/2011 Two-day conference dedicated to the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa and the Patriarchal Library of Alexandria was held from 13 to 14 and ... Read More
Renovation Works Started at Historic Monastery of St. George, Cairo
By Marianna Kourti 31/3/2011 The historic monastery of Saint George in the old city of Cairo ̶ also known as “Rotonda” of the East ̶ ... Read More
A Blessed Visit
30/3/2011 Indian Orthodox Church - Diocese of U.k, Europe and Africa H.G.Dr.Mathews Mar Thimothios, the head of Europe and African diocese of the Indian Orthodox ... Read More
Dean Panteleimona Arathumos Ordained New Chancellor of Alexandria
By Anastasia Miskedaki 26/3/2011 Alexandrian Patriarchate The ordainment of Dean Panteleimona Arathumos, as the new Chancellor of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and of all Africa, ... Read More
First Orthodox Monastery In Uganda Established
15/3/2011 On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, March 13th, the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodoros II, after the Divine Liturgy, accompanied by ... Read More
Pope Shenouda will not lead Feast of the Epiphany in Alexandria
17/1/2011 Pope Shenouda, who returned to Egypt from a medical trip to the US today, will not lead Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the ... Read More