Tag: Middle East
A time of decision for Jerusalemite Armenians
21/1/13 In a few days' time, we will learn the name of the new Armenian patriarch of Jerusalem. Four or five names have been see-sawing ... Read More
Syrian conflict could worsen Christian exodus
5/1/13 Damascus, Syria, Jan 4, 2013 / 02:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Fighting in Syria continues to put pressure on the minority Christian population, leading to ... Read More
In the Middle East, the Arab spring has given way to a Christian winter
Rupert Shortt - 2/1/2013 The line about the American general meeting the Arab Christian isn't as familiar as it should be. "When did your family convert?" ... Read More
Global religions: Where is the Christian map moving?
Wayne Baker Community Contributor - 26/12/12 Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. ... Read More
Christians in Iraq celebrate Christmas in Kurdistan
Hermione Gee - 26/12/12 Iraq’s Kurdistan Region is home to one of the world's oldest Christian communities. In the last decade it has also welcomed ... Read More
In the footsteps of Jesus
Akrita Reyar 24/12/12 Setting foot into Israel is like walking into a bylane of history. It is a discovery of olden times, of the potential ... Read More
Catholicos of All Armenians Congratulated Newly Appointed Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
On 18 December 2012, from the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, sent a ... Read More
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Moscow Patriarchate calls for Orthodox-Muslim alliance against extremism
Nina Achmatova -11/12/12 Metropolitan Hilarion says Wahamism is a common threat to the two religions in Russia and the Middle East. In his view, Muslim ... Read More
The plight of Middle East Christians took me back to Lebanon
Terry Waite - 11/12/12 Last week I returned to Lebanon, a quarter of a century after being kidnapped and held captive for almost five years, most ... Read More
Sergey Lavrov: We are concerned for the fate of Christians in the Middle East
November 28, 2012, Russia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov attended the meeting of the Imperial Orthodox Palestinian Society’s Board which took place at the ... Read More
Aram I congratulates Tawadros II as new Coptic Orthodox Pope
22/11/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net - Archbishops Sebouh Sarkissian and Nareg Alemezian traveled to Cairo to represent His Holiness Aram I and the Catholicosate of Cilicia at the enthronement ... Read More
Office of the Committee of the Holy Assembly of Bishops for Kosovo and Metohija opened at the Patriarchate of Pec
17/10/2012 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch opened the Office of the Committee for Kosovo and Metohija. International Conference “Tthe Balkans and Middle East: Do They ... Read More
U.S. Senator visits Phanar
Ecumenical Patriarchate On Thursday, September 4, 2012, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, accompanied by the U.S. Consul General, the Hon. Scott Kilner, visited the Phanar where ... Read More
Christians ’emptied from Middle East’
Syrian Christian abbess, Mother Agnes-Mariam de la Croix, pictured at St Patricks church in Melbourne during a visit to Australia. Picture: Stuart Mcevoy Source: The ... Read More
Egypt’s Christians – Distraught and Displaced
Raymond Ibrahim 6/10/2012 Reuters reported last week that "Most Christians living near Egypt's border with Israel are fleeing their homes after Islamist militants made death ... Read More
Q&A: Coptic Christians on Film Sparking Protests
17/9/2012 By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES The key figure behind "Innocence of Muslims," a film denigrating Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, says he is ... Read More
Coptic Christians remain in eye of the storm as protests subside
Charles M. Sennott 17/9/2012 Egypt’s minority Christians remain in the eye of the storm of anti-American unrest in Egypt and across the Middle East. After ... Read More
BACKGROUND: Middle East Christians suffer persecution and expulsion
By our dpa-correspondent and Europe Online 13/9/2012 Berlin (dpa) - More than 15 million Christians are thought to be living in the Arab world, although ... Read More
Christianity is in danger, warns Cyprus Archbishop
FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE 5/9/2012 Christianity is at stake, especially in Syria, said here Monday Archbishop Chrysostomos, warning that if extremists prevail in Syria, minorities and Christians ... Read More
Mor Cyril Aphrem met with Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney
28/8/2012 Metropolitan Mor Cyril Aphrem (Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of the Eastern United States) met with Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney and his wife Ann on Thursday ... Read More
Bells at Diyarbakır Armenian church to toll after 97 years
DIYARBAKIR - DHA 24/8/2012 The bell-tower of Diyarbakır’s Surp Giragos Church Armenian Church, a very important church for the Armenian community in the Middle East, ... Read More