Tag: Palestine
Russia to continue humanitarian aid to Syria
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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