Tag: Syria
ISIS DENIES KIDNAPPING ALEPPO METROPOLITANS
Pravoslavie.ru - 1/9/17 During the course of recent negotiations with Hezbollah and the Syrian army, the terrorist organization ISIS denied that it had kidnapped Metropolitan Paul ... Read More
Justice for the Abducted Bishops of Aleppo
Prakash Varghese – (Delegate of UAE, Gulf, & Middle East) – OCP News Service - 25/8/17 The conflict in Syria is taking a turning point. ... Read More
Assyrian Man Kidnapped, Killed in Syria
Dr. Basil Isaac, an Assyrian from Tel Shamiram in Syria, was kidnapped and killed by unknown assailants. (AINA) AINA - 25/7/17 Hasaka, Syria (AINA) -- ... Read More
Memorial Service for Patriarch Mor Ignatius Yacoub III
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate - 28/6/17 On the occasion of the 37th dukhrono of the passing away of Patriarch Mor Ignatius Yacoub III (25 June 1980) of ... Read More
ORTHODOX SERVICES CELEBRATED IN SYRIAN TOWN OF AL-ZABADANI FOR FIRST TIME IN 6 YEARS
Pravoslavie.ru - 25/5/17 Peace has begun to reign to the west of Damascus following the military operation that forced terrorists to leave the Wadi Barada ... Read More
Visit of the Head of Delegation of the International Committee for Red Cross in Syria
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate - 10/5/17 His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received the Head of the Delegation of the International Committee of Red Cross ... Read More
His Holiness Aram I shares his vision of the reconstruction of the Armenian community in Syria
ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org - 9/5/17 On Saturday 29 April 2017, His Holiness Aram I hosted and presided over a one-day consultation to discuss the reconstruction and revitalization ... Read More
36th Anniversary of the Christian Education Center in Damascus
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate - 2/4/17 His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II attended the celebration of the 36th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Christian ... Read More
DR. LIZA POSTHUMOUSLY GIVEN RUSSIAN RED CROSS’S HIGHEST AWARD
Photo: Pravmir.ru Pravoslavie.ru - 23/2/17 The Russian Red Cross has decided to posthumously award Elizaveta Petrovna Glinka, “Dr. Liza,” the beloved doctor and founder of ... Read More
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CHRISTIANS REMAIN IN ALEPPO WITH RUSSIA’S HELP—PATRIARCH JOHN X
Photo: RIA Novosti Pravoslavie.ru - 11/2/17 “I visited Aleppo. Of the approximately four million people in the city, about thirty-five thousand Christians remain, including Orthodox,” ... Read More
POLISH ORTHODOX CHURCH HOLDS BENEFIT CONCERT FOR SYRIAN CHILDREN
Photo: http://www.orthodox.pl/ Pravoslavie.ru - 5/2/17 A charity concert of Christmas carols was held January 27 in the Royal Castle in Warsaw to benefit children in ... Read More
GERMAN COURT CONVICTS 7 OF FINANCING JIHAD WITH STOLEN CHURCH FUNDS
Photo: http://blogs.reuters.com/ Pravoslavie.ru - 2/2/17 Judges in Cologne, Germany have ruled that there is satisfactory proof that seven men broke into up to five churches ... Read More
RUSSIA’S ANTI-TERROR INITIATIVE BACKED BY ARAB COUNTRIES
Pravoslavie.ru - 2/2/17 Arab countries have lent their support to Russia’s call for a global anti-terror front, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after the ... Read More
Sochi’s Churches to Host Liturgical Services in Memory of Tu-154 Crash Victims
© Sputnik/ Nina Zotina Sputniknews - 2/2/17 Orthodox memorial services for the victims of the Tu-154 plane crash will be held on Thursday at all ... Read More
The Meetings of the Central Councils of the Church Assembly and the Sub-Councils of Religious Affairs and Laity of the Catholicosate of Cilicia Conclude
ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org - 26/1/17 The three-day meeting, scheduled 18-20 January 2016 and presided over by Catholicos Aram I, concluded with recommendations on the 19 items on the ... Read More
Daesh Militants Turn Christian Church Into Caliphate’s Сhildren Training Center
© Photo: Youtube/Channel 4 News Sputniknews - 24/1/17 Daesh militants have turned the main Christian church in the Iraqi town of Tall Kayf into a ... Read More
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH WILL ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN RESTORING SYRIAN CHURCHES
Photo: http://www.aina.org Pravoslavie.ru - 18/1/17 “Of course we will take part in the restoration of churches, but first of all we must restore peace in ... Read More
BURIAL OF DR. LIZA TO BE HELD ON MONDAY AT NOVODEVICHY CEMETERY
www.sputniknews.com Pravoslavie.ru - 15/1/17 +Memory Eternal+ Head of the “Fair Aid” charity fund Elizaveta Glinka (Dr. Liza), who died in the crash of TU-154 in ... Read More
Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II at the Lady of the Guirdle (Zunoro) Church in Homs
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate - 3/1/2017 On his way back from Aleppo, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited the Church of the Lady of ... Read More
Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II Prays for Peace in Syria
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate - 3/1/17 His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II led a prayer for peace in Syria at Mor Aphrem Cathedral in Aleppo. ... Read More
1 Christian killed for their faith every 6 minutes in 2016 – study
RT.com - 31/12/16 Ninety thousand Christians were murdered for their faith around the globe this year, which amounts to one being killed every six minutes, ... Read More