Tag: Greek Orthodox

Father Salzman Paints Icons for Orthodox Church

OCP- June 1, 2013

Stella Tsolakidou - 1/6/13 In January 2012, Father Anthony Salzman was assigned with creating a series of icons to decorate the ceiling of the Greek Orthodox ... Read More

Fire at Greek Orthodox church causes $1M in damages

OCP- June 1, 2013

Swetha Iyengar - 30/5/13 TUCSON - An unattended candle caused a fire to ignite at Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church shortly after midnight. Located on ... Read More

Discovering Jerusalem’s glorious Georgian past

OCP- May 26, 2013

Moshe Gilad - 25/5/13 You may know Jerusalem, but do you know about its Georgian past? A tour through some of the city's lesser-known historical ... Read More

One month on the abduction of our two Archbishops

OCP- May 22, 2013

22/5/13 One month lapsed and we are still living the nightmare of the abduction whereabouts our two Archbishops Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim Metropolitan of the Syriac ... Read More

Stolen religious items returned to Greek Orthodox Church in Watertown

OCP- May 12, 2013

By Dana Forsythe Wicked Local Watertown 12/5/13 On Friday morning a garbage bag full of previously stolen religious items was found behind the Taxiarchae/Archangels Greek ... Read More

Greek Orthodox patriarch washes the feet of bishops

OCP- May 3, 2013

3/5/13 Lindsey Tugman JERUSALEM (CBS) -- Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus III washed the feet of 12 of his clergymen in the courtyard of the Holy ... Read More

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

No sign of Orthodox bishops’ release, fears of political blackmail grow

OCP- April 27, 2013

Elias Khoury - 27/4/13 Sources tell AsiaNews they will believe in the release  when they can see and talk to the two bishops. Delay is ... Read More

Joint statement on Syria from Archbishop Justin and Archbishop Vincent

OCP- April 26, 2013

<img class="alignnone" alt="" src="http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/img.php?f=/data/images/articles/2013_Apr/Mideast_Syria-08c3c-WEB.jpg&p=toWidth&o=jpg&a=260" width="260" height="173" /> 25.04.2013 Joint statement from the Archbishops of Canterbury and Westminster, Justin Welby and Vincent Nichols, concerning the ongoing ... Read More

Global church heads distressed by Orthodox bishops’ abductions

OCP- April 25, 2013

Peter Kenny - 23/4/13 The Global Christian Forum, the World Council of Churches and the Conference of European Churches have expressed concern about the safety ... 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

Early Reports of Bishops Release Premature

OCP- April 24, 2013

23/4/13  The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch has made the following statement on Facebook: "Beloved, do not pass around news here and there that play ... Read More

Syrian bishops in hands of ‘Chechens’: church sources

OCP- April 24, 2013

Agence France-Presse - 23/4/13 The kidnappers of two Orthodox bishops seized in northern Syria are Chechen fighters, sources in the Syriac and Greek Orthodox dioceses ... Read More

al-Joumhouria: Details Emerge about the Metropolitans’ Kidnapping

OCP- April 24, 2013

23/4/13 Arabic original, from the April 23 al-Joumhouria, here. For background on the kidnapped priests whose release they were trying to secure, see here. The two kidnapped ... Read More

Govt calls for release of Syrian Orthodox archbishops

OCP- April 23, 2013

The Greek Orthodox archbishop of Aleppo, Paul Yazigi 23/4/13 Concern after the kidnapping of Greek Orthodox and Syriac Orthodox archbishops of Aleppo, Paul Yazigi and ... Read More

Metropolitans Boulos Yazigi and Mor Youhanna Ibrahim Kidnapped Outside Aleppo

OCP- April 23, 2013

Metropolitan Paul (Yazigi) of Aleppo Metropolitan Mor Yohanna Ibrahim 22/4/13 Armed men have kidnapped the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Aleppo and Iskanderun, Metropolitan Boulos Yazigi ... Read More

Boston Metropolitan Methodios Speaks at Interfaith Prayer Service for Marathon Victims

OCP- April 20, 2013

Anastasios Papapostolou - 20/4/13 President Obama spoke at an interfaith prayer service to honor victims of the Boston Marathon bombings Thursday morning at the Cathedral ... 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

Fordham University’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center to host 3-day conference, June 11-13

OCP- April 9, 2013

Washington, D.C. 4/1/2013 Fordham University's Orthodox Christian Studies Center will be hosting a conference on "Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine" held at Fordham's ... Read More

The holy light of Easter in Jerusalem

OCP- March 23, 2013

Woman lights candle in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City of Jerusalem. This site is holy to Catholics and other Christians, ... Read More

Obama lights candles, prays at Bethlehem’s Church of Nativity compound

OCP- March 23, 2013

22/3/13 JERUSALEM (CNS) -- U.S. President Barack Obama, visiting the West Bank city of Bethlehem, stopped twice to light candles for his family and himself: ... Read More