Tag: MP

Dutch Parliament Members Express Concern About Kurds Marginalizing Assyrians

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 1, 2017

MPs Raymond de Roon (L) and Han ten Broeke have spoken in the Dutch Parliament about Kurds marginalizing Assyrians in North Iraq. ( AINA) AINA ... Read More

Parliamentary Elections 2016: Patriarch of Romania votes in Bucharest

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- December 15, 2016

Aurelian Iftimiu - Basicila News Agency - 15/12/16 Romanians voted Sunday, 11 December 2016, the parliamentarians that would represent them in the next four years. His ... Read More

Australian MPs Condemn Vandalism of Assyrian Genocide Monument

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- April 18, 2015

18/4/15 (AINA) -- Members of the Australian Parliament have condemned the vandalism of the Assyrian Genocide Monument located in Bonnyrigg, a suburb of Sydney. The ... Read More

CHURCH TO HELP MORTGAGE DEBTORS SETTLE THEIR PROBLEMS AND ASKS AUTHORITIES NOT TO LEAVE THEM IN THE LURCH

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- March 21, 2015

Interfax-Religion - 21/3/15 The Russian Church promises to spare no effort to settle the problems of mortgage debtors provoked by the ongoing crisis."Certainly, we'll petition for ... Read More

Australian Assyrians Meet MPs, Push for Assyrian Safe Haven in Iraq

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- March 20, 2015

From left, David David, Suzy David, the Hon Richard Marles MP, Emmanuel Khoshaba, The Hon Chris Bowen MP, and Hermiz Shahen (AINA photo). Assyrian Universal ... Read More

AN “UNWANTED CHURCH”: TERNOPIL AUTHORITIES LEVY TAXES ON ONLY ONE CHURCH: THE ORTHODOX

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- March 15, 2015

Pravoslavie.ru - 15/3/15 The Ternopil city council has decided to indicate an “unwanted” church, reports the press service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (of the Moscow ... Read More

Assyrian Delegation Meets With Australian Parliamentarians

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- March 12, 2015

(AINA) -- On 11 March 2015, leaders of Victoria's Assyrian community met with Australian state and federal parliamentarians building on ongoing Assyrian advocacy efforts in ... Read More

Orthodox church vandalized in west Ukraine

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- February 12, 2015

Moscow, February 12, Interfax - An act of vandalism has been committed on the grounds of the St. John Church of the Moscow Patriarchate Ukrainian ... Read More

The Synodal Choir Honors the Memory of Alexander Gretchaninoff

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- November 25, 2014

ROCOR - MP- November 2014 On Sunday, November 16, 2014, the Synodal Choir of New York performed a concert of liturgical and secular music to ... Read More

Australia Assists Victims of Sectarian Violence in Northern Iraq

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- September 27, 2014

From left: Mr. Paul Azzo, the Honorable Julie Bishop MP, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. David David, Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Mr. Hermiz Shahen (AINA photo). ... Read More

Dutch MP Visits Assyrian Refugees in North Iraq

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 24, 2014

24/8/14 Ankawa, Iraq (AINA) -- Dutch MP Joel Voordewind visited Ankawa on Thursday to assess the state of the Assyrian refugees who fled from ISIS. ... Read More

Over 60 churches destroyed in Syria, thousands of Christians become refugees – Russian MP

OCP- June 5, 2014

June 2014 Moscow, June 3, Interfax - More than 60 churches and monasteries have been completely destroyed in Syria by militants since the armed conflict ... Read More

I.A.O. delegates pay respect to Late Catholicos Baselios Marthoma Dydimos I of the East 

OCP- May 28, 2014

Interparliamentary Assembly On Orthodoxy - 28/5/14 India/Kerala/Kottayam: The I.A.O. delegates who are on a working visit to Kerala paid their respect and homage to the ... Read More

Grand Opening and Consecration of St Abdisho’s Church in Victoria, Australia

OCP- May 21, 2014

Assyrian Church of the East - May 2014 In a weekend of joy and adulation, the Assyrian Church of the East in Victoria, Australia has ... 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

Dutch MP asks Representation of Syria’s Christians during Peace Talks in Geneva

OCP- January 18, 2014

On 17 January 2014, Dr. Pieter Omtzigt, the Dutch MP and Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, has requested all countries ... Read More

MP seeks to establish Orthodox Christianity as national Constitution basis

OCP- November 24, 2013

24/11/13 Center left MP Yelena Mizulina, known for her pro-life stance and conflicts with leaders of the LGBT community, has suggested amending the constitution emphasizing ... Read More

Third-party assisted reproduction is adultery, says Church

OCP- October 4, 2013

4/10/13 THE CHURCH of Cyprus considers the use of eggs and sperm from third parties in assisted reproduction as adultery, MPs heard yesterday. Paphos Metropolitan ... Read More

Patriarch Filaret Does Not Hold Any Grudges Against Current UOC-MP Head

OCP- August 19, 2013

19/8/13 The head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) has repeatedly spoken critically of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate, ... Read More

Iraqi MP: Syria collapse would endanger all Mideast Christians

OCP- June 22, 2013

  World Watch Monitor- 22/6/13 The collapse of the Syrian state would be a jihadist triumph and a threat to Christians throughout the Middle East, says ... Read More

Christian parties, Hezbollah and Amal firm on Orthodox plan

OCP- February 25, 2013

By Hasan Lakkis The Daily Star 25/2/13 Opposition and majority sources told The Daily Star that ongoing talks have not yet broken the deadlock over ... Read More