Tag: Greek Orthodox
Father Salzman Paints Icons for Orthodox Church
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
<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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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