Tag: Greek Orthodox
Greek patriarch repeats call to reopen Halki Seminary
FULYA VATANSEVER ,İSTANBUL 2/3/2011 The 40-year silence of the Halki (or Heybeliada) seminary must end, said Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I, repeating a long-time demand ... Read More
At lecture, Greek Orthodox archbishop says psalms applicable to many Traditions
By Corinne Segal Tufts Daily 17/2/2011 The archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America last night spoke to a filled Goddard Chapel about the ... Read More
Seven days on job and police Priest Axed
By: Apostolos Papapostolou 15/2/2011 A Greek priest appointed by SA Police as a chaplain has been sacked seven days into his job. The Reverend Prokopios ... Read More
10,000-Square-Foot Lincoln Park Church Conversion Drops $400K
28/1/2011 The granddaddy of Chicago church conversions has come back on the market: a 10,143-square-foot mansion in Lincoln Park. The massive home got the Wall ... Read More
Head of Greek Orthodox Church in Mid-East next Week
21/1/2011 The head of the Greek Orthodox Church will begin a week-long visit to Syria and Lebanon Monday to discuss the rights of Christians in ... Read More
Greek Orthodox Church Affected by Austerity Measures
By: Postolos Papapostolou 18/1/2011 Greece’s powerful Orthodox church wants the government of the cash-strapped country to relax tough hiring restrictions so it can put more ... 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
Cyprus: USCIRF Faults Turkish Cypriot Authorities for Closing Church on Christmas
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) today expressed concern that Greek Orthodox Christians were refused the right to celebrate a Christmas Liturgy service ... Read More
Ousted Patriarch behind locked doors in Jerusalem
By JOSH LEDERMAN The Associated Press 6/1/2011 JERUSALEM -- Six years ago, Irineos I was the patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem with ... Read More
Orthodox Nativity Celebrations Worldwide – Snaps
Photos of Orthodox Christian Nativity Celebrations Worldwide. Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas mainly on 25th of December, 6th and 7th of January. 2010/2011 Source1: Source2: Source3: ... Read More
Turkey considering demand to reopen Orthodox Seminary
ANKARA - Daily News with wires 3/1/2011 Turkey is considering a demand by the Istanbul-based Greek Orthodox Patriarchate to reopen a seminary that trained generations ... Read More
AJC Welcomes Greek Orthodox Letter on Relations with Jews
December 28, 2010 -- New York -- AJC welcomed a letter from the Greek Orthodox Church leadership reaffirming the “longstanding dialogue” and “close cooperation” between ... Read More
Aegeans’ pain remembered in new Istanbul Museum
ERİSA DAUTAJ ŞENERDEM ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News 22/12/2010 Kitchen utensils, photographs and pieces of lacework are among the everyday items displayed in a new ... Read More
Beit Jala parish boycotts Patriarch Theophilos III
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- The Greek Orthodox parish in Beit Jala refused to welcome Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem on Sunday, when he entered Bethlehem for ... Read More
Jewish groups denounce anti-Semitic comments by Greek bishop
23/12/2010 NEW YORK-PARIS (EJP)---Two Jewish groups have urged the Greek Orthodox Church to publicly denounce blatantly anti-Semitic comments made by one of its bishops. In ... Read More
Rift between church and Port could end up in Court
BY Aline Reynolds 15/12/2010 The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was destroyed during the 9/11 attacks and the site of its future home could be ... Read More
“Greek Orthodox Diaspora in Hungary, 17th – 19th Century” Exhibition, Patras
By Apostolos Papapostolou 14/12/2010 Historical evidence of the life and action of the flourishing Greek element in Hungary, from the 17th until the 19th century ... Read More
Letter from Bethlehem
The Guardian In this, the first in an occasional series of Extra reports from our foreign correspondents, Harriet Sherwood visits the Church of the Nativity ... Read More
This Is the Way
Tamara Shavit 13/12/2010 The Greek Orthodox’s St. George’s Monastery, carved in sand deep in the Judea Desert, has recently been made accessible to the thousands ... Read More
Turkey reaches out to Greek Christian Minority
10/12/2010 By, Ivan Watson and Yesim Comert, CNN Within the last 15 days, several Greek Orthodox bishops have crossed oceans and continents to travel to ... Read More
Congregants of Church Destroyed on 9/11 Return to Ground Zero to Pray
6/12/2010 By Julie Shapiro DNAinfo Reporter/Producer LOWER MANHATTAN — The congregants of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church returned to Ground Zero Sunday to pray at ... Read More