Tag: Associated Press
Russian police detain ‘Christian Orthodox vigilantes’ at gay rally
By Associated Press - 26/5/13 MOSCOW — Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy ... Read More
At a Jerusalem parlor, centuries of pilgrim tattoos
Wassim Razzouk tattoos an Ethiopian Christian Orthodox pilgrim in a hotel in Jerusalem, Monday, May 13, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Dusan Vranic) Etetu Legesse, a ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic pope visiting Vatican for the 1st time in 40 years
Associated Press – 10/5/13 CAIRO - Egyptian church officials say Coptic Christian Pope Tawadros II has left for the Vatican, marking the first such ... Read More
Israel parliament discusses Armenian genocide case despite reconciliation talks with Turkey
By Associated Press - 25/4/13 JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament has held a special session on whether to recognize the mass killings of Armenians as genocide, even ... Read More
Even In Desert Retreat, Monks Feel Egypt’S Turmoil
HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press - 20/4/13 ST. ANTHONY’S MONASTERY, Egypt — In a cave here high in the desert mountains of eastern Egypt, the man ... Read More
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Serbian Orthodox Church against deal with Kosovo Albanians
Associated Press 9/4/13 BELGRADE, Serbia – The influential Serbian Orthodox Church has appealed against a deal with Kosovo Albanians that would pave the way for ... Read More
Dozens of Christian homes set on fire by Muslim mob, Pakistani authorities say
Associated Press - 10/3/13 (CNN) -- The arrest of a Christian man accused of making remarks against the Muslim prophet Mohammed wasn't enough to appease an ... Read More
Egyptian Muslims storm church seeking suspected convert
Pope Tawadros II, the 118th pope of the Coptic Church of Egypt, is greeted by Egyptian Christians as he prepares to lead a midnight Liturgy ... Read More
AP Interview: Egypt’s Coptic Christian pope delivers measured criticism of Islamist government
By HAMZA HENDAWI | Associated Press 7/2/13 Egypt's Coptic patriarch delivered a cautious but unusually sharp criticism of the nation's Islamist leadership in an interview ... Read More
Orthodox believers celebrate Epiphany
Giorgos Ypsilantis, holds up the wooden cross after being the first to retrieve it, during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the water in Greece's northern ... Read More
Syrian conflict could worsen Christian exodus
5/1/13 Damascus, Syria, Jan 4, 2013 / 02:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Fighting in Syria continues to put pressure on the minority Christian population, leading to ... Read More
Syrian Christians fear bleak future after Assad
BARBARA SURK, Associated Press - 24/12/12 BEIRUT (AP) — With Christmas just days away, 40-year-old Mira begged her parents to flee their hometown of Aleppo, ... Read More
Cyprus Church leader urges unions to avoid strikes
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Associated Press - 15/12/12 The leader of Cyprus' Orthodox Christian Church is urging trade unions not to strike over austerity measures ... Read More
Coptic Papal Consecration (Snaps& Report)
18/11/2012 - Associated Press The new pope of Egypt's Orthodox Coptic church was enthroned on Sunday in an elaborate ceremony lasting ... Read More
In troubled Egypt, Copts turn to beloved saint
By HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press 16/11/2012 MAR GIRGIS MONASTERY, Egypt -- There was no mention of churches torched or Christians killed, but the prayer neatly written on ... Read More
Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria Enters Eternal Rest
Associated Press 6/11/2012 SOFIA, Bulgaria – Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, who weathered a revolt over his communist-era ties to lead the Balkan country's Orthodox Christians ... Read More
Clinton visits Orthodox church in Kosovo, urges ethnic Serbs to back their new nation
Associated Press 01/11/2012 PRISTINA, Kosovo — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton toured a Serbian Orthodox church in Kosovo Wednesday as she pressed America’s ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church asks for clemency for three jailed members of Pussy Riot
Associated Press 3/10/2012 MOSCOW — The Russian Orthodox Church on Sunday asked for clemency for three jailed members of the rock band Pussy Riot ... Read More
Q&A: Coptic Christians on Film Sparking Protests
17/9/2012 By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES The key figure behind "Innocence of Muslims," a film denigrating Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, says he is ... Read More
Russian and Polish church leaders make historic appeal for mutual forgiveness
By Associated Press 17/8/2012 WARSAW, Poland — The leaders of Russia’s Orthodox church and Poland’s Catholic church signed a document Friday that urges their nations ... Read More
Egypt’s Christian leader lashes out at government
By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press 5/8/2012 CAIRO — The acting leader of Egypt's Coptic Church on Saturday criticized the new government sworn in by ... Read More