Tag: Jordan

Magical thinking on a trek to the Middle East

OCP- October 25, 2011

By Tyrone Beason 25/10/2011 "I haven't come here as a pilgrim seeking salvation, but as an observer struggling to make sense of a country and ... Read More

King: Jordan model for Muslim-Christian Harmony, Coexistence

OCP- August 24, 2011

Petra News 24/8/2011 Amman, August 24 (Petra) -- His Majesty King Abdullah II on Wednesday said that Jordan is a model for harmony and coexistence ... Read More

Cyprus Archbishop seeks the intervention of the King of Jordan

OCP- August 22, 2011

CAROL AMENT / FG ONLINE 19/8/2011 Achbishop Chrysostomos will fly to Jordan next Saturday and will ask the Jordanian King to intervene to the Turkish ... Read More

Clerics urged to highlight Baptism Site Authenticity

OCP- August 2, 2011

By Rand Dalgamouni 2/7/2011 BAPTISM SITE - A senior official on Monday called on Christian leaders to help establish beyond doubt that the Kingdom hosts ... Read More

Israel openes the traditional baptism site of Jesus for daily Visits

OCP- July 13, 2011

13/7/2011 Israel opened the traditional baptism site of Jesus to daily visits Tuesday, a move that required the cooperation of Israel’s military and the removal ... Read More

Russian Pilgrimage Center to open in Jordan this Autumn

OCP- July 9, 2011

Jerusalem, July 8, Interfax - The Pilgrimage Center in Jordan is expected to be solemnly open this September. Today finishing works are at the final ... Read More

Greek Orthodox Christians renew calls for Arabising Church Leadership

OCP- May 31, 2011

By Thameen Kheetan 31/5/2011 AMMAN - Jordanian members of the Greek Orthodox Church have renewed calls for Patriarch Theophilus III to step down and for ... Read More

Is this the first ever portrait of Jesus? The incredible story of 70 ancient books hidden in a cave for nearly 2,000 Years

OCP- April 5, 2011

By NICK PRYER 4/4/2011 The image is eerily familiar: a bearded young man with flowing curly hair. After lying for nearly 2,000 years hidden in ... Read More

Medvedev takes dip in Jordan River to mark Epiphany

OCP- January 22, 2011

19/01/2011 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev took an Epiphany dip in the holy waters of the Jordan River on Wednesday. Epiphany, also know as Theophany, is ... Read More

Pilgrims celebrate Feast of the Epiphany on Jordan River

OCP- January 19, 2011

By RON FRIEDMAN 01/19/2011 The ceremony, which celebrates Jesus’s baptism by St. John the Baptist, draws Orthodox Christian pilgrims from around Israel and the world. ... Read More

Ambassador Of Jordan On A Visit To The Romanian Patriarchate

OCP- November 28, 2010

The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us: On 24 November 2010, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, received His Excellency ... Read More

Moscow rejects U.S. allegations about Religious Inequality

OCP- November 28, 2010

Moscow, November 22, Interfax - Russia's Foreign Ministry rejected allegations by the U.S. State Department that there exists inequality between religious communities representing different faiths ... Read More

Patriarch Daniel hopes tourists to have access to Jordan Valley

OCP- June 25, 2010

22/6/2010 The Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR) Patriarch Daniel, on Tuesday June 22, voiced hope that the Israeli authorities will make every effort to allow tourists’ ... Read More