Tag: New Year
Ilia II – “Don’t be afraid of obstacles”
4/1/2012 His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II called on the Georgian population not to be intimidated by obstacles in his ... Read More
New Year Te Deum at the Patriarchate
On the first day of the New Year the Te Deum service is celebrated in the Orthodox Church after the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil ... Read More
Egypt: Islam: One year after the massacre of Christians in Alexandria, Egypt seeks a way forward
1/1/2012 The persecution against Christians mingled with violence against the Arab revolution. In a year more than 1000 dead, thousands injured, 1200 have lost one ... Read More
Message of the Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II on New Year
01.01.2012 His Holiness Garegin Ip, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, addressed a congratulation message on the New Year. The message reads in Prticular ... Read More
‘Vasilopita’ One of the Most Inspirational Traditions of Greek Orthodox Church
Fani Toli 31/12/2/011 One of the most beautiful and inspirational traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church is the annual family celebration of the Vasilopita. This ... Read More
Egyptian Muslims, Christians clash over prophet cartoon
31/12/2011 Sectarian clashes broke out in the southern Egyptian province of Assiut after a Christian student posted a drawing of the Muslim prophet on the ... Read More
HIS BEATITUDE ADDRESS TO THE PRESIDENT OF ISRAEL & MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNMENT
29/12/2011 Jerusalem Patriarchate Mr. President, Honorable Ministers, Members of Parliament, Your Eminences, Dear Reverend Fathers, Distinguished Guests, ”For the sake of my relatives and friends ... Read More
Egypt’s military: On alert for New Year’s attack on Christians
31/12/2011 Update at 6:25 p.m. ET: Facebook has apparently taken down the account of at least one group threatening a New Year's attack on Egyptian ... Read More
Islamofascism And The War on Nigeria’s Christians
12/27/2011 Islamofascism: Scores of Christians attending Catholic mass in Nigerian churches were slaughtered in their pews by massive bomb blasts on Christmas Day. While decried ... Read More
Nativity and New Year Greetings
24/12/2011 Dear Readers, well wishers, supporters and loved ones On behalf of the entire OCP family, I take this opportunity to convey our prayerful Nativity, ... Read More
Iran congratulates Christians on New Year
ISNA - Tehran Service: Islamic Parliament 21/12/2011 TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in a message congratulated his Christian counterparts and Pope Benedict XVI on ... Read More
Coptic Church sues government over New Year’s Eve Church Bombing
Emad Khalil 13/09/2011 The Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and Interior Minister Mansour ... Read More
Ethiopia: A different mood on 11 September
Addis Ababa 12/9/2011 The rest of the world always remembers 9/11 as an unpleasant day but while Ethiopians may share that feeling, it is not ... Read More
Church to sue prime minister over New Year’s Eve church Bombing
Arabic Edition 06/09/2011 The Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria has announced plans to sue Prime Minister Essam Sharaf for failing to reveal who ... Read More
Anger over court’s decision to acquit suspects in Coptic killing Case
By Brian Hutt 23/2/2011 Six Christians were killed in January 2010 as they left their church in Nag Hammadi after celebrating Christmas Eve mass. The ... Read More
Fate of Copts ignored by the secular West
Angela Shanahan - The Australian 5/2/2011 Egypt's long-suffering Coptic Christians are justified in their fear of an Islamic revolution A DISTURBING feature of the crisis ... Read More
Egypt interior minister: Alexandria Church bomber is dead
Ahram Online 25/1/2011 Alexandria church bomber 'unidentified' but he is not 'Egyptian at all', the Egyptian interior minister tells Al-Ahram In a rare and lengthy ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Pope cancels Liturgy over security Fears
19/1/2011 CAIRO (Reuters) - The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church cancelled celebrations for the Feast of Epiphany on Tuesday over concerns for the safety ... Read More
Catholicos Aram I Denounces Attack on Coptic Church in Alexandria
3/1/2011 ANTELLIAS, Lebanon (Combined Sources)— His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia has condemned a deadly car bomb attack at the ... Read More
Celebrating the most ancient Christmas Day
4/1/2011 NIKKI GAMM ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News Christmas is just around the corner – this time Armenian Christmas, which is held on Jan. 6, ... Read More
Muslim group condemns Egypt terror Atrocity
4/1/2011 A religious group based in Leicester has denounced a terrorist attack in Egypt which killed 21 people. The Federation of Muslim Organisations said it ... Read More