Tag: Israel
Archbishop Theodosios (Atallah) Hanna: Israel seeks to control the Middle East
Edited by Elias Harb - 2/8/13 (Occupied Jerusalem) – Archbishop Theodosios ( Atallah) Hanna of Sebastia, Archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem affirmed ... Read More
Christian Population in Israel Grows, but Prejudice Remains
Orthodox Christian worshippers hold crosses as they take part in the Eastern and Orthodox Church’s Good Friday procession along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem’s Old ... Read More
‘We are third-class citizens,’ says Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem
Lauren Gelfond Feldinger - 30/6/13 'If Israel recognizes the Armenian genocide it won't be the end of the world,' says the new head of the ... Read More
Politics and Christians in the Holy Land
John L. Allen Jr. – 15/6/13 Given that the Vatican "gay lobby" story was back in the air this week, it may be hard for ... Read More
Greek Patriarchate’s Jerusalem land plot raises concerns for homeowners’ future
The Greek Patriarchate compound in Jerusalem. Photo by Eyal Warshavsky / BauBau Ranit Nahum-Halevy 24/5/13 After decades of leasing land to the government, the Greek ... Read More
Churches denounce Israel violence against Christians
13/5/13 JERUSALEM (Ma’an) -- Patriarchs and heads of Christian churches in Jerusalem on Sunday released a joint statement denouncing attacks by Israeli police officers on ... Read More
P.A. Slams Israeli Attack On Worshipers Marking Eastern Orthodox Easter
7/5/13 The Palestinian Foreign Ministry issued a statement strongly denouncing the Israeli military and police attacks against Palestinian Christians, diplomats, priests and visitors, celebrating the ... Read More
The Copts flee Egypt
3/5/13 Rumours of a Coptic exodus from Egypt have been circulating by word of mouth and on the Internet, but the truth may be less ... Read More
Israel parliament discusses Armenian genocide case despite reconciliation talks with Turkey
By Associated Press - 25/4/13 JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament has held a special session on whether to recognize the mass killings of Armenians as genocide, even ... Read More
Kidnap of Syrian bishops sparks global concern
23/4/13 DAMASCUS — The kidnapping of two Syrian bishops, reportedly by Chechen fighters, sparked international concern on Tuesday, as rebels battled regime and Hezbollah forces in ... Read More
Israel: The Politics Behind
Akiva Eldar for Al-Monitor Israel Pulse - 22/4/13 On Wednesday the world will mark the 98th anniversary of the genocide carried out against the Armenians by ... Read More
Palestinian Christians dwindling in number due to political situation
Church representatives from Palestine in Dublin yesterday. From left: Canon Naim Ateek, Archbishop Theodosius Hanna and the Rev Fr Peter Madros. Photograph: Cyril Byrne Patsy ... Read More
Eritrea: Ruthless Kidnapping Rings Reach From Desert Sands to U.S. Cities
Joel Millman - March 2013 Ruthless Kidnapping Rings Reach From Desert Sands to U.S. Cities CAMPBELL, Calif.—Ande Zerasion’s voice chokes up reliving the sound of ... Read More
Russian army introduces the flying Orthodox church-in-a-box
Oliver Wainwright - 2/4/13 The latest addition to the Russian military arsenal takes the form of an airborne church complete with parachuting priests. The Russian military ... Read More
Palestinian Christians Face
Lena Odgaard for Al-Monitor Palestine Pulse- 30/3/13 Thousands of Christians from across the globe are flocking to Jerusalem to follow the footsteps of Jesus during ... Read More
Egyptian Copts celebrate Easter in Jerusalem
28/3/13 CAIRO (Ma'an) -- Fifty Egyptian Coptic Christians left Cairo for Israel on Thursday to celebrate Easter in Jerusalem, an Egyptian security official said. Several ... Read More
Joy of the Presentation of the Lord at the Romanian Patriarchate
On 2 February, every year, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Presentation of the Lord. On the occasion of this great royal feast, the Divine Liturgy ... Read More
US religious leaders seek two-state solution for Palestine and Israel
Arthur Hagopian - 27/1/13 Leading figures among the Armenian and Greek Orthodox churches in the US have joined other leaders of Christian, Muslim and Jewish ... Read More
Moment of Truth in Jerusalem
Edmond Y. Azadian - 22/1/13 An eerie silence reigns over the Armenian news media, both in Armenia and in the diaspora, on one of the most ... Read More
Georgian pilgrims denied Israeli visas
12/1/13 - Lika Moshiashvili On Christmas Eve, the news that the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Israel had refused to issue visas to Georgia’s commercial ... Read More
Learning to love thy Christian neighbor
David Rap - 27/12/12 The beautiful lowland between the Israel Museum and the neighborhood of Rehavia in Jerusalem is called Emek Hamatzlevah, "The Valley of ... Read More