Tag: Palestine

Russia to continue humanitarian aid to Syria

OCP- April 20, 2014

20/4/14 Russia will continue humanitarian aid to Syria and assistance to the Russian citizens who have decided to leave the country for security reasons, the ... Read More

Renovation of Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem will cost 20 million

OCP- February 26, 2014

26/2/14 Italian specialists are working on renovating the roof and stained-glass panels of the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, which is located over the ... Read More

Culture Ministry launches “Russian Palestine” project in Moscow Region

OCP- February 15, 2014

Moscow, February 12, Interfax – An organizational committee on the development of the tourist cluster Russian Palestine near the New Jerusalem Monastery in Istra, Moscow Region, has been founded, the ... Read More

What’s Really Behind the Persecution of Christians in the Middle East?

OCP- February 7, 2014

By Sonja Corbitt http://www.catholic.org February 2014 NASHVILLE, TN -- "Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream" (Amos 5:24). Although it has ... Read More

Christians in the Middle East must preserve their past and protect their present and future stated Aram I

OCP- January 26, 2014

26/1/14 During the Ecumenical and International Consultation on Syria organized by the World Council of Churches (WCC) 15-17 January in Geneva, participants also discussed the ... Read More

Solidarity with abducted archbishops and nuns expressed

OCP- January 12, 2014

Bethlehem, West Bank, (SANA)- Participants of Theology and the Local Church Conference in the occupied Palestinian territories expressed solidarity with the abducted archbishops and nuns  by ... Read More

Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity undergoes biggest repair in 600 years

OCP- December 14, 2013

By Daniela Berretta, The Associated Press - 14/12/13 BETHLEHEM, Palestine - As visitors descend upon Bethlehem this holiday season, they will notice a different look ... Read More

Christians fall victim to the Syrian carnage

OCP- December 14, 2013

14/12/13 Most of the armed conflicts in the Middle East go down to religious confrontation. Syria is a glaring example of this. Christians make up ... Read More

The Desolation of a Monk’s Dreams — The Monastery of St. George

OCP- November 22, 2013

  Rick Steves - 22 11/13 Hiding in folds of the Judean Desert are ancient monasteries which, since ancient times, have given hermits the desolation ... Read More

“We have never had any division between Christians and Muslims”

OCP- October 15, 2013

Vestnik Kavkaza - 14/10/13 "This is a bloody mayhem supported by the sinister Pentagon’s scenario of military pressure, violence and air strikes that will undoubtedly ... Read More

Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society sends humanitarian aid to Damascus damaged by militants

OCP- October 11, 2013

Moscow, October 11, Interfax - The Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society (IPPO) has sent humanitarian aid to Damascus, part of which is meant for the fourth ... Read More

Statement issued from the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch

OCP- September 4, 2013

4/9/13 Statement issued from the Greek-Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, Balamand, on 30th August 2013 I raised my eyes to the mountains ... Read More

Syrian Archbishop: Assad is staying

OCP- August 2, 2013

Sakher Naser and Ali Harb - 2/8/13 Archbishop Louka El-Khouri, patriarchal auxiliary of the Syrian Orthodox church, believes that the Syrian regime will not fall ... Read More

HCEF Concludes a Successful 2nd International Palestinian Diaspora Youth Conference

OCP- July 12, 2013

12/7/13 The Holy Land Christian Ecumenical Foundation (HCEF) just concluded its successful 2nd International Palestinian Diaspora Youth Conference in Bethlehem, Palestine July 5-6, 2013. It ... Read More

An Open Letter to Orthodox Monasteries From The Faithful Children of The Orthodox Church of Jerusalem (Updated)

OCP- June 23, 2013

A Letter to Orthodox Monasteries-English A Letter to Orthodox Monasteries - Greek A Letter to Orthodox Monasteries - Arabic A Letter to Orthodox Monasteries - ... Read More

Kairos Palestine Condemns Kidnapping of Two Bishops in Syria

OCP- May 22, 2013

22/5/13 Kairos Palestine, a group of Palestinian Christians who co-authored the document "A Moment of Truth," condemned on Tuesday 21st May, the kidnapping of two bishops ... Read More

Archbishop Hanna: Occupiers of Palestine Are Seeking Syria’s Destruction

OCP- May 18, 2013

18/5/13 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (SANA) - In solidarity with the abducted Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Aleppo and Iskenderun, Bishop Paul Yazigi, and the Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan ... Read More

Palestinian Christians dwindling in number due to political situation

OCP- April 16, 2013

Church representatives from Palestine in Dublin yesterday. From left: Canon Naim Ateek, Archbishop Theodosius Hanna and the Rev Fr Peter Madros. Photograph: Cyril Byrne Patsy ... Read More

Palestinian Christians Face

OCP- March 30, 2013

Lena Odgaard for Al-Monitor  Palestine Pulse- 30/3/13 Thousands of Christians from across the globe are flocking to Jerusalem to  follow the footsteps of Jesus during ... Read More

Gaza’s Orthodox Church Celebrates 1,606 Years

OCP- March 13, 2013

  A Greek Orthodox priest attends Christmas services at the St. Porphyrius church in Gaza City, Jan. 7, 2012. (photo by REUTERS/Mohammed Salem) Asmaa al-Ghoul ... Read More

Armenian church supports two-state solution in Palestine

OCP- February 2, 2013

Archbishop Aykazian is a member of Pres. Obama's inter-religious affairs advisory task force. Arthur Hagopian - 2/2/13 Jerusalem - Leading figures among the Armenian and Greek ... Read More