Tag: Syria
DECLARATION OF VIENNA
(November 19, 2014) Under the auspices of the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, high-level representatives of the major world ... Read More
‘Letters from Syria’ & Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II featured in the new OCP Pan-Orthodox Publication
OCP News Service - 24/11/14 Purchase from Amazon and Kindle here: Global: 'Letters from Syria' and Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II are featured in the new ... Read More
The Church of England General Synod Panel on violence against minorities in Syria and Iraq
Coptic Orthodox Center - UK On 18 November 2014 His Grace Bishop Angaelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom participated ... Read More
Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II receives Grand Mufti of the Syria : Visits monastery of the Holy Theotokos in Saydnaya
Damascus: His Holiness Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II of Antioch and All East - Primate of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church received the Grand ... Read More
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with the Grand Mufti of Syria
On 31 October 20124, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the Grand Mufti of Syria, Sheikh Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun. They ... Read More
Patriarch John X : Athos is a prayer-rope for the entire world
Notes on Arab Orthodoxy - November 2014 "At night when human voices, movements and tumult are clothed in stillness, enlighten every movement of my soul with ... Read More
“Caliphate” is more dangerous than World War III – Supreme Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun of Syria
Moscow, October 31, Interfax - Supreme mufti of Syria Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun sees the danger in establishing a "caliphate," as it has happened with the ... Read More
Muslims, Christians equally subjected to purges in Middle East – Patriarch Kirill
© ITAR-TASS TASS. Russian News Agency - November 2014 Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill discussed the situation in the Middle East with Syria’s supreme ... Read More
St. Vladimir’s Seminary appeal to aid suffering Syrian Christians
YONKERS, NY - November 2014 When His Beatitude, Patriarch John X (Yazigi), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, visits the United States ... Read More
Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II celebrates Divine Liturgy in remembrance of the martyrs of Sadad
October 2014 On Friday October 24, 2014, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited Sadad to celebrate the Divine Liturgy (Holy Qurobo) on the ... Read More
His Holiness Aram I Receives the Regional Committee of the Armenian Relief Cross
October 2014 9 October 2014. On Thursday morning, the newly elected committee met with His Holiness Aram I to discuss their programme and ask for ... Read More
Patriarch John X Interviewed on the Church in Syria : Abducted Archbishops and More
English translation of an interview published by the Patriarchate of Antioch on October 4, 2014: The Syrian newspaper al-Thawra Online met with His Beatitude Patriarch ... Read More
Parish Priest and 20 Christians Kidnapped in Syria
Franciscan Father Hanna Jallouf http://www.aleteia.org- October 2014 The Franciscan Fathers of the Custody of the Holy Land confirm that Franciscan Father Hanna Jallouf, parish ... Read More
Syrian Assyrians Take Shelter in Istanbul Church
The three musician brothers with Hurriyet correspondent Ali Daglar Hasina Georgis. By Ali Daglar http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com - October 2014 A group of Syrian Christian refugees has taken ... Read More
Three Assyrians Kidnapped in Syria
2/10/14 (AINA) -- Three Assyrian men have been kidnapped in Hasaka, Syria, according to Assyrian Human Rights Watch. The three men were kidnapped in the ... Read More
IOCC RESPONSE TO THE CRISIS IN SYRIA
1/10/14 International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) supports one of the largest established networks to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid inside Syria where more than 10.8 million ... Read More
Baylor Hosts Panel About ISIS’ Persecution of Christians in Iraq and Syria
By Kristianna Gross http://www.kxxv.com - 30/9/14 WACO -- As world leaders come together to take on the brutality of ISIS, thousands of Christians are fleeing from ... Read More
Catholicos Aram I Condemns the Destruction of the Armenian Genocide Memorial Church in Der Zor (Syria)
September 2014 22 September 2014. On Monday, upon his arrival in Athens His Holiness Aram I received the news of the destruction of the Armenian ... Read More
Extremists Destroy Priceless Artifacts In Iraq And Syria
Bas-relief inscriptions at the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad. An Assyrian winged bull made out of limestone displayed at the Iraqi National Museum in Baghdad ... Read More
Chaldean Bishop: ISIS Wants to Rip Christians From Their Roots
17/9/14 Brussels (AINA) -- Appealing to everyone to work and pray for Iraq and Syria, Bishop Shlemon Warduni, Patriarchal Assistant for the Chaldean Church, said ... Read More
DECR chairman meets with Syria’s Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs
September 2014 On September 14, 2014, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, met with the Minister of ... Read More