Tag: Iran

The Governor and the Political Leadership of Isfahan Meet with His Holiness Aram I

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 22, 2014

October 2014 - Iran On Sunday, after the Holy Liturgy, His Holiness Aram I received the Governor of Isfahan, his deputies, the head of religious ... Read More

Catholicos Aram I Meets in Tehran with the Leadership of the Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 22, 2014

18 October 2014.On Saturday morning, His Holiness Aram I met with the representatives of Armenian women’s organizations in the Diocese of Tehran. He praised the ... Read More

His Holiness Aram I Arrives in Tehran

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 18, 2014

15 October 2014.On Wednesday afternoon, upon his arrival at Tehran airport Catholicos Aram I was met by the Prelates of Tehran Isfahan & Tavriz , ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill meets with Iran’s ambassador to Russia

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- September 29, 2014

September 2014 On September 24, 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, ... Read More

9th meeting of Joint Russian-Iranian Commission for Orthodoxy-Islam Dialogue takes place in Tehran

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- September 1, 2014

August - September 2014 On 25-26 August 2014, the 9th meeting of the Joint Russian-Iranian Commission for Orthodoxy-Islam Dialogue took place in the capital of ... Read More

Russian Church delegation visits Islamic Republic of Iran

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 27, 2014

27/8/14 On August 24, 2014, in compliance with the decision of the Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod, a delegation of the Russian Church arrived in ... Read More

DECR REPRESENTATIVES MEETS WITH GRANDSON OF FOUNDER OF ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN

OCP- June 6, 2014

  On June 2, 2014, an interreligious meeting with the participation of diplomats and scholars took place at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of ... Read More

Iran to restore 3 Armenian churches

OCP- June 5, 2014

5/6/14 PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran is ready to launch works for restoration of 3 Armenian churches in the Tghmut river basin. The Primate of the Armenian ... Read More

Assyrian MP Blasts US for Not Promoting Christianity At Schools, Praises Iran’s Freedom of Religion

OCP- March 4, 2014

3/4/14 - http://english.farsnews.com TEHRAN -- A senior Assyrian lawmaker blasted the US human rights report on Iran, saying the US whose officials claim to be ... Read More

World’s most ancient Armenian Church in Iran

OCP- July 6, 2013

ISNA - 6/7/13 The oldest Armenian church known as Saint Thaddeus Monastery or Kara Kilise (The Black Church) is located in Chaldoran district, West Azerbaijan Province, ... Read More

Catholicos Aram I appreciates Iran’s support for Armenian people in Karabakh issue and Armenian Genocide recognition

OCP- July 2, 2013

1/7/13 Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia, Aram I appreciated Iran’s support for the Armenian people in the Karabakh issue and the Armenian Genocide ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill hopes Iran will be open to Russian Orthodox Church

OCP- June 27, 2013

26/06/2013 ITAR-TASS Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated Hassan Rowhani on being elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran and expressed the hope ... Read More

Grigor Chiftchyan: Armenian churches of Iran belong not only to Armenians but also to entire humanity

OCP- May 24, 2013

20/05/2013 The historical Armenian churches of Iran belong not only to Armenians but also to the entire humanity, Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Atrpatakan, ... Read More

Russian Orthodox Church Official Stresses Importance of Dialogue with Islamic Iran

OCP- April 15, 2013

15/4/13 TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Foreign Relations Office of Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Hilarion in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Reza Sajjadi underlined ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion meets with Iranian ambassador to Russia

OCP- April 12, 2013

On April 11, 2013, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with the Ambassador of the Islamic ... Read More

Muslim Persecution of Christians: January, 2013

OCP- March 28, 2013

Raymond Ibrahim - 28/3/13 Originally published by the Gatestone Institute The 2013 year began with reports indicating that wherever Christians live side by side with large numbers ... Read More

Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon, Catholicos Aram I, Confer on Syria

OCP- January 18, 2013

15/1/13 This morning, Iran’s Ambassador to Lebanon Ghandafar Abadi paid a visit to Antelias and briefed Catholicos Aram I about Iran’s conceptualization of how to ... Read More

Christians celebrate Christmas in Iran

OCP- December 26, 2012

26/12/12 Christmas Holidays, here again. Many Christians in Iran are out scrambling to buy last minute presents.  There are about 150,000 Christians in Iran, most ... Read More

Iranian FM: Insecure Syria Benefits No One but Zionist Regime

OCP- November 20, 2012

20/11/2012 TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's foreign minister blamed the terrorist groups and their foreign advocates for continued instability and bloodshed in Syria, saying that lack of ... Read More

Iran reconstructs Armenian church

OCP- November 15, 2012

15/11/2012 YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS: Iran has started the reconstruction of the  Armenian St. Hripsime Church after it was damaged by an earthquake this August ... Read More

Iran reconstructs Armenian St. Hripsime Church

OCP- November 10, 2012

10/11/2012 Iran has started the reconstruction of the  Armenian St. Hripsime Church after it was damaged by an earthquake this August in the North of ... Read More