Tag: News
An ancient chapel discovered in the caves of the David-Gareja monastery complex
David-Gareja - January 2015 An unknown chapel with frescoes depicting the Mother of God and saints has been discovered in the David-Gareja monastery complex, the ... Read More
Patriarch Abune Mathias Meets with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar & President Sisi
John Anton OCP News Service - January 2015 Cairo: During his visit to Egypt, Patriarch Abune Mathais of Ethiopia met with Ahmed el-Tayeb who is the Grand ... Read More
Archbishop Jovan Vraniskovski to be released on January 19
In Serbia News - 14/1/15 SKOPJE, MOSCOW – The criminal court in Skopje has ruled that the head of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric, Jovan Vraniskovski, ... Read More
13 Christians Kidnapped in LIbya Released
By Janelle Powers http://www.crossmap.com - 14/1/15 Thirteen Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya have been released. The group was released on Monday, according to the Libya Herald ... Read More
Assyrian Christian Influences on Early Japanese Buddhism
A restoration of the original silk painting of a missionary bishop of the Church of the East, now in the British Museum, London, discovered by ... Read More
Secrets to Happiness in 2015 – A New Year’s Message by Rev. Fr. Alexander J. Kurien
OCP News Service - 01/01/2015 Fr Alexander Kurien Deputy Associate Administrator The Office of U.S. Government-Wide Policy United States Government Washington D.C. Per recent events ... Read More
As Some Mideast Countries Empty of Christians, Lebanese Numbers Swell
An Iraqi Christian refugee girl holds a souvenir of the Holy Family Dec. 12 as a boy looks on at a church in Hazmiyeh, near ... Read More
Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch observe special prayers for the release of Abducted Bishops of Aleppo
Prakash Varghese (OCP Delegate of UAE, Gulf and Levant) OCP News Service – 27/12 /14 Beirut: His Holiness Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II of ... Read More
Nativity and New Year Greetings from OCP Chairman
OCP Executive Council - December 2014- January 2015 Dear All Nativity and New year Greetings. Christ is Born, Let us adore Him!!! I take this ... Read More
Photos of Christmas in Iraq
(AINA) -- 2014 was a bad year for the Assyrians of Iraq, who comprise 95% of the country's Christian population. ISIS drove nearly 200,000 Assyrians ... Read More
Catholicos of the East – Forced Conversions will dismantle interreligious harmony
Ajest T Phillip (OCP Delegate of the Indian Sub-Continent) 23/12/14 India/Kerala: Forced conversion will break interreligious harmony and peace, said His Holiness Baselious Pauolse ... Read More
Australian Bishops Who Visited Iraqi Christians See Christ Reborn Again
Abu and Um Sabah, pose outside their tent Oct. 26 in a park in Ainkawa, Iraq. One of their sons, Saleh, has traveled to Jordan ... Read More
President Basahr-al-Assad of Syria receives Orthodox Patriarch’s of Antioch & Grand Mufti Ahmad Hassoun
Prakash Varghese (OCP Delegate of UAE,Gulf and Levant Regions OCP News Service - 22/12 14 Beirut: His Holiness Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II along ... Read More
Celebrating Christmas & New Year in a War Zone – Fr Themis Christmas Message
OCP News Service- December- 2014- January 2015 Lock-Down Mode Festive Season In Sierra Leone Due to Ebola Crisis “Our nation is at war with a vicious enemy.” ... Read More
Asian Christianity and its Interaction with Asian religious traditions – Lecture by Maria Sereti at Westphalian Wilhelm University
OCP News Service - December 2014 Berlin: A presentation entitled Asian Christianity and its Interaction with Asian Religious Traditions was held at Westphalian Wilhelm University ... Read More
‘Collected Writings on Orthodox Christianity’ available on a rebate price
13/12/14 Rebate price of 30 dollars in Amazon Purchase from Amazon here: Global: The Pan-Orthodox book from OCP Publications ‘Collected Writings on Orthodox Christianity – ... Read More
Pope Says Christians ‘being Driven From Mideast’
8/12/14 ERBIL, Iraq (AFP) -- Pope Francis said Christians are being "driven from the Middle East," in a message to Iraqi Christians forced to flee ... Read More
OCP Delegation meets Mor Kuriakose Severios – Chief Metropolitan Archbishop & Primate of the Knanaya Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese
OCP News Service - 27/11/14 Visit and learn more about the Knanaya Syriac Orthodox Community here: Kerala: OCP Delegation met Mor Kuirakose Severios – Chief ... Read More
Metropolitan Mar Aprem of the Assyrian Church of the East in India receives OCP Delegation
OCP News Service - 27/11/14 Visit Assyrian Church of the East in India Website here: Kerala: Primate of the Assyrian Church of the East in ... Read More
Carmel Apologetics Trust Receives OCP Society Delegation : Secretary Lauds Pan-Orthodox nature & commitment of the Trust
OCP News Service - 25/11/14 Pan-Orthodox Meeting in Kerala Visit Carmel Website here: Visit fb page here: Kerala: One of the founders and chief delegate ... Read More
OCP Delegation Meets Team Project Prayer Rope – PPR
OCP News Service- 25/11/14 Visit Fb page of Team PPR here: Kerala: The delegation of Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE Society met with the members of Team ... Read More