Tag: Greek Orthodox Church

Settlers Burn Greek Orthodox Church Land In Jerusalem

OCP- April 29, 2013

29/4/13 On Sunday evening April 28, 2013, a group of extremist Israeli settlers burnt a land that belongs to the Greek Orthodox Church in Wadi ... Read More

Archbishop Atallah Hanna Appeal for the Release of Kidnapped Bishops From Aleppo

OCP- April 28, 2013

28/4/13 Jerusalem - Archbishop Atallah Hanna Sebastia, Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, appealed to all people to work as soon as possible ... Read More

Orthodox Church denies cover up

OCP- April 25, 2013

25/4/13 Bishop Iakovos fronts the parliament's child sex abuse inquiry and says the church would never cover up any criminal behaviour. Greek Orthodox Archdiocesan Bishop ... Read More

The Greek Orthodox Church would never sweep abuse allegations under the carpet, a Victorian inquiry has heard.

OCP- April 13, 2013

13/4/13 - Australia  The church has a rigorous process for dealing with misconduct complaints, including reporting criminal behaviour to police, but it has never been tested ... Read More

Cyprus Church: EU bailout offensive

OCP- March 19, 2013

19/3/13 Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church on the island, Archbishop Chrysostomos II, described the Europeans stance at the Eurogroup on Cyprus as “offensive". Speaking ... Read More

Jennifer Aniston May Marry in Greek Orthodox Church

OCP- March 4, 2013

Joanna Varikos - 4/3/13 Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux’s wedding plans are moving along, with buzz that the intimate ceremony may take place at a Greek ... Read More

Holy springs, healing springs: Istanbul’s ayazma

OCP- March 2, 2013

Istanbul has quite a few holy springs, referred to as ayazma from the Greek, meaning holy water. The most important of the ayazmas in Istanbul ... Read More

Kadner: Orthodox Church fights for freedom

OCP- February 18, 2013

Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos speaks on the plight of the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey Sunday during a press conference in support of a resolution ... Read More

Hidden Treasures: St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church

OCP- February 5, 2013

Linda Carson - 5/2/13 MANATEE COUNTY - There are many hidden treasures here on the Suncoast; amazing sights of beauty we may sometimes miss entirely ... Read More

Ribbon Cut At New Greek Orthodox Church Cultural Center

OCP- January 16, 2013

16/1/13 On a Sunday morning that was as accommodating as a spring day, members of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons gathered outside the ... Read More

HIS HOLINESS ARAM I VISITS PATRIARCH YOHANNA X

OCP- December 22, 2012

On Wednesday 19 December 2012, Catholicos Aram I visited the new Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, Yohanna X, at the Balamand Monastery. ... Read More

New Patriarch of Greek Orthodox Church Arrives to Syria

OCP- December 20, 2012

20/12/12 Damascus, Dec 20 (Prensa Latina) His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch and All the East, will arrive to ... Read More

Bishop John Kallos, 84: First U.S.-born Greek Orthodox bishop

OCP- December 8, 2012

Michelle E. Shaw -8/12/12 Bishop John Kallos dedicated his life to the Greek Orthodox Church. During his nearly 60 years of service to the church, ... Read More

Greek Orthodox leader to AO: Church alone will govern Christians’ personal-status issues

OCP- September 28, 2012

Sherry El-Gergawi 27/9/2012   Greek Orthodox Church spokesman says recent requests by small Coptic group to make Egypt's Christians subject to Islamic Law – in ... Read More

Jordan tour: A Christian town

OCP- September 26, 2012

Greek Orthodox Church in Amman Steve Thorngate 24/9/2012 On Saturday I broke off from the tour group and went to Fuheis, a town of 20,000 ... Read More

Orthodox Church of Malawi reaction to Nyasa Times article

OCP- September 19, 2012

Archdiocese of the Orthodox Church of Malawi 19/9/2012 From the Orthodox Church in Malawi, we want to answer to the article that sappeared in the ... Read More

Greek Orthodox Church Stance on the “God Particle”

OCP- July 9, 2012

7/7/2012 Areti Kotseli The Metropolitan of Messinia Chrysostomos expressed his opinion over the discovery of the so-called “God particle” that astonished the whole world during ... Read More

Greek Orthodox Church Bishop to be Enthroned for First Time in Botswana

OCP- June 2, 2012

By Stella Tsolakidou 1/6/2012 After two years of constant efforts and humanitarian work, the relatively newly founded Greek Orthodox Diocese of Botswana will have its ... Read More

Rebuilding Of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Moves Forward

OCP- April 27, 2012

26/4/2012 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - On September 11, 2001, the Twin Towers weren’t the only structures destroyed. The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was also ... Read More

Greek Orthodox Church Paid 12.6 Million Euros in Taxes in 2011

OCP- February 16, 2012

By Natalie Weeks 16/2/2012 Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) -- The Orthodox Church of Greece paid 12.6 million euros ($16.4 million) in taxes to the state last ... Read More

Greek Orthodox Church Closes Radio Station Amid Economic Crisis

OCP- February 9, 2012

By Paul Tugwell 9/2/2012 Greece’s Orthodox Church halted broadcasts over its radio station after 22 years because of its inability to cover losses amid the ... Read More