Tag: Jordan
Magical thinking on a trek to the Middle East
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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