Tag: Associated Press
Gaza Christians fear the end of their tiny community
By The Associated Press 25/7/2012 Fears exploded publicly when two members of the flock recently converted to Islam, prompting them to stage a rare public ... Read More
Russian patriarch Kirill to visit Poland in August
The Associated Press 16/7/2012 WARSAW, Poland -- Polish Catholic church is preparing to welcome the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to Poland in August, ... Read More
Christians Are Evacuated From Syrian City
Associated Press 11/7/2012 DAMASCUS, Syria—A group of Christians trapped in the besieged, bombed-out Syrian city of Homs has been evacuated after a deal between the ... Read More
Christians “will not know peace again” if they do not accept Islam – the Boko Haram
Ahmed Saka 11/7/2012 A radical militant sect has claimed responsibility for weekend attacks that have killed at least 58 people including two lawmakers in central ... Read More
Ukraine bus crash kills 14 Russian pilgrims; 29 others hospitalized
By Associated Press 7/7/2012 KIEV, Ukraine — An official says a bus carrying Russian religious pilgrims has crashed in Ukraine, killing 14 of the 45 ... Read More
Palestinians push Nativity church as Heritage site
Associated Press 23/6/2012 (AP) The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is becoming the church of contention, with a bid by the Palestinians to use ... Read More
Syrian Christians feel vulnerable as country descends into civil war
Syria Christians Sister Verona, the head of the Sednaya Covent, shows journalists a damaged room which was attacked by gunfire in Sednya, north of Damascus. ... Read More
Church keeps tradition alive
By Daniela Berretta Associated Press Writer 2/6/2012 ERUSALEM — After the last tourists leave the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem’s Old City at ... Read More
Georgian Orthodox church patriarch’s mass baptisms boost birth rate
Associated Press in Tblisi 6/5/2012 The patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox church has baptised hundreds of babies in a Tbilisi cathedral and has been credited ... Read More
Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church blasts priest caught with drugs at airport
By Associated Press 6/4/2012 NICOSIA, Cyprus — The Orthodox Christian Church of Cyprus said Friday that it is “deeply distressed” over the arrest of a ... Read More
Christian family evicted from Egypt town
AYA BATRAWY, Associated Press 21/3/2012 CAIRO (AP) — Nabil Gergis, a Coptic Christian, lived for nearly two decades in the Egyptian town of Amriya, raising ... Read More
15th-century frescoes identified in Polish church, money being raised to restore them
29/2/2012 WARSAW, Poland — Frescoes discovered on the walls of an Orthodox Church in Poland have been identified as 15th-century art works, and funds are ... Read More
Greek church leader says austerity ‘fatal’
By Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press 2/2/2012 ATHENS, Greece — The leader of Greece's Orthodox Church on Thursday warned rising poverty in the crisis-hit country could ... Read More
Fire badly damages 19th century church in southern Ukraine, no injuries reported
By Associated Press 26/1/2012 KIEV, Ukraine — Emergency officials say a fire has badly damaged a 19th-century Orthodox church in southern Ukraine, including collapsing its ... Read More
Turkey: 10,000 mark journalist’s death 5 yrs on
Associated Press 19/1/2012 More than 10,000 protesters marked the fifth anniversary of a Turkish-Armenian journalist’s murder on Thursday as outrage continues to grow over a ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church patriarch calls for government to listen to protesters
By Associated Press 7/1/2012 MOSCOW — The head of the Russian Orthodox Church on Saturday urged the government to listen to protesters demanding free elections. ... Read More
Cyprus church, Israeli chief rabbi seek close ties
6/12/2011 NICOSIA, Cyprus — The leader of Cyprus' Orthodox Christian church and Israel's chief rabbi have signed a joint declaration aimed at forging closer bonds ... Read More
Leader of US church group seeks meeting with American imprisoned in Cuba, Alan Gross
By Associated Press 30/11/2011 HAVANA — A delegation of U.S. religious leaders visiting Cuba has asked for access to an American man imprisoned for bringing ... Read More
Coptic church slams attacks on Christians
By MAGGIE MICHAEL The Associated Press 11/10/2011 CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt’s Coptic church blasted authorities Monday for allowing repeated attacks on Christians with impunity as ... Read More
Egypt Coptic church decries attacks on Christians
By MAGGIE MICHAEL The Associated Press 10/10/2011 CAIRO — Egypt's Coptic church blasted authorities Monday for allowing repeated attacks on Christians with impunity as the ... Read More
Texas Museum to Return Orthodox Frescoes to Cyprus
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus 30/9/2011 (AP) A Houston-based museum exhibiting a set of rare 13th-century frescoes that were looted from Cyprus more ... Read More