Tag: Orthodox Christians
Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Mark Transfiguration of Christ
On August 6 the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ (Sveto Preobrazhenie Gospodne). According to the Church, this is the day that ... Read More
Putin concerned about violation of rights of Orthodox Christians in Mideast, N. Africa (updated)
Moscow, July 25, Interfax - Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his concerns about what he sees as infringement on the rights of religious minorities, ... Read More
Belgian FM meets with Syrian Orthodox Christians
30/6/13 BRUSSELS, June 29 (KUNA) -- Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders met in Brussels late Friday with representatives of ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Mark Pentecost
24/6/13 Fifty days after Easter, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is feasting on Sunday Pentecost (Whitsunday), also called Holy Trinity. On this day the Church commemorates ... Read More
The Story of Mount Athos’ Panagia Portaitissa
Stella Tsolakidou - 8/6/13 One of the most important relics of Mount Athos besides the icon of Axion Esti, is the Virgin Mary Portaitissa (meaning in Greek ... Read More
Visiting the ‘Holy Mountain’ Athos in Greece
The Monastic Republic of Mount Athos 1/6/13 There’s an autonomous region in Greece that’s home to the “Holy Mountain.” It’s one of the holiest sites ... Read More
Norwich Syrian Orthodox Christians celebrate St George
18/5/13 Norfolk members of one of the oldest Christian denominations in the world – the Syrian Orthodox Church - celebrated the feast St George, a ... Read More
At a Jerusalem parlor, centuries of pilgrim tattoos
Wassim Razzouk tattoos an Ethiopian Christian Orthodox pilgrim in a hotel in Jerusalem, Monday, May 13, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Dusan Vranic) Etetu Legesse, a ... Read More
The Politics of Human Rights: Orthodox Christianity Gets the Short End, by Dr. Elizabeth H. Prodromou
W ashington, D.C. 5/8/2013 Today is Easter for the world’s 350 million Orthodox Christians, who just completed their Holy Week of prayer and fasting which ... Read More
Are Turkey’s Orthodox Christians Waiting for Godot?
Metropolitan Apostolos Daniilidis, an Orthodox bishop at the monastery attached to the Halki school, is seen at "Tracing Istanbul," an exhibition of works by ... Read More
Syria: Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter in tears
7/5/13 The Orthodox Churches in Syria celebrated Easter on Sunday - but the Chaldean Bishop Antoine Audo of Aleppo said: " while they sang 'Christ ... Read More
Nazarbayev attends Easter service in Uspensky Cathedral
6/5/13 Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev visited Uspensky Cathedral, Kazakhstan’s major orthodox church, on Easter Sunday, Tengrinews.kz reports. “Dear fellow-countrymen, the whole Orthodox world is celebrating the most ... Read More
Bartholomew leads Orthodox Easter celebration on Gokceada
6/5/13 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on Sunday joined the Orthodox celebration of Easter, one of the main holidays in the Christian world, for the first ... Read More
Romanian nuns celebrate Easter among the skulls of their dead sisters as Orthodox Christians pack churches around the world
By ROSIE TAYLOR - 5/5/13 Around 300million Orthodox Christians celebrated Easter Sunday Nuns at the Pasarea monastery in Romania marked the holy event in room of skulls ... Read More
President Ilham Aliyev congratulates Orthodox Christians in Azerbaijan
4/5/13 Baku – APA. President Ilham Aliyev has congratulated Orthodox Christian community of Azerbaijan, APA reports. The message of congratulations says: "Dear compatriots! I congratulate ... Read More
Orthodox Easter celebrated Sunday
Jeremy Sellew - 3/5/13 Orthodox Christians around the Mon Valley will be celebrating their holiest of holidays this weekend. Sunday marks the Easter holiday on ... Read More
Orthodox Christians mark Great Friday
Today, May 3, the Orthodox Christians mark Great Friday - the most sorrowful day of the church calendar, when the suffering on the cross and ... Read More
There are more Orthodox than Lutherans in Estonia
1/5/13 There are more Orthodox Christians than representatives of other religions among residents of Estonia aged 15 and above. 16% of Estonia's population call themselves ... Read More
Easter on May 5? Orthodox Christians celebrate in accordance to Julian calendar
By Jill Clair Gentry / Baldwin People editorpeople@gulfcoastnewspapers.com 1/5/13 Most Christians around the world celebrated Easter March 31 this year, but Orthodox Christians will celebrate ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday
29/4/13 Bulgarian Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday - Tsventisa-Vrabnitsa, to mark the triumphal arrival of Christ into Jerusalem. The Bulgarian tradition is to carry flowers ... Read More
Easter on way for the Orthodox
By Andrew Estocin / Albuquerque resident - 15/4/13 Easter is a distant memory for most New Mexicans. Look down the aisle of your local store ... Read More