Tag: Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
Statement of the Arab Orthodox Clergy of Jerusalem on Reforming the Patriarchate
Statement of the Arab Orthodox Clergy for Revival - 28/7/14 In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit We denounce Israel's ... Read More
Palm Sunday at the Mariamite Cathedral in Damascus
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Anthioch and All East - 14/4/14 His Beatitude, John X, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, presided over the Divine ... Read More
Damascus bishops congratulate Muslims on Ramadan
11/7/13 Damascus, (SANA) - Bishops of Damascus congratulated Muslims in Syria and worldwide on the arrival of the holy Month of Ramadan, wishing them many ... Read More
The Romanian Patriarchate expresses solidarity with the Patriarchate of Antioch
10/6/13 While noticing that - from April 22, 2013, when His Eminence Metropolitan PAUL of Aleppo and Alexandretta, from the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and ... Read More
Orthodox Church in Syria provides aid to conflict victims
13/3/13 The Department of Ecumenical Relations and Development (DERD) of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East has delivered around 75,000 humanitarian ... Read More
Holy Land: Christian leaders support Palestine’s membership of UN
20/1/2012 A hundred Christian community leaders in the Holy Land haved signed the following letter to European countries, calling for support for Palestine’s membership in ... Read More
World’s most revered church seeks international backing in $2.3mln water bill standoff
12/11/2012 Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre called on world leaders to help end what it calls an existentially “aggressive move” – Jerusalem’s water supply company ... Read More
Church of Holy Sepulchre bank account frozen over £1.5m water bill
Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem 3/11/2012 Standoff over unpaid water bill could result in closure of revered church believed to be site of Jesus's crucifixion and burial. ... Read More
Orthodox Churches reflect on WCC Assembly theme
20/1/0/2012 Orthodox churches have reaffirmed their commitment to "unity, justice and peace" saying that the "supreme act of God's love is the economy of salvation". ... Read More
Pilgrimage Rights of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
By Areti Kotseli 16/4/2012 The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, known as the Church of the Resurrection, has been an important pilgrimage destination ... Read More
Istanbul: Historic Greek Orphanage to Become Environmental Center Under Patriarch Bartholomew I
By Areti Kotseli 10/4/2012 The Büyükada Greek Orphanage of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate is set to become an international environmental foundation, according to a recent ... Read More
President of New Democracy Party Meets Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem
14/12/2011 On Tuesday, the President of the Greek Political Party New Democracy, Antonis Samaras, currently visiting Israel, was received by Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem. During ... Read More
Turkey’s Red Crescent Assists Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
By Apostolos Papapostolou 12/4/2011 Turkish Red Crescent extended on Tuesday 8 tons of food stuffs, as well as stationary and office supplies and toys to ... Read More
‘Erdoğan saved future of Greek Orthodox Patriarchate’
11/4/2011 The spokesperson of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, Father Dositheos Anağnostopulos, has said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan saved the future of the patriarchate ... Read More
‘Gov’t seeking delicate balance in regards to patriarch’s rights’
EMİNE KART, ANKARA 19/1/2011 Voicing determination to expand the rights and freedoms of non-Muslim communities in Turkey, including Orthodox Christians, a senior Cabinet minister has ... Read More
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate gears up to ask Ankara for return of more Properties
2/12/2010 As the return of the Büyükada Orphanage to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate was completed this week, the patriarchate's attorneys have begun a similar process ... Read More
Croatian archdiocese gives cherished relic to Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
13/10/2010 The Archdiocese of Zadar, Croatia, has handed over a relic of St. Simeon to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, in an ecumenical gesture ... Read More