Tag: Syria

Syria’s future lies in ruins

OCP- October 20, 2012

William Dalrymple The Gurdian 18/10/2012 To mourn Syria's devastated archaeological and architectural heritage may seem trivial. Yet with it die precious traditions. Few forms of ... Read More

Catholicos Garegin II On Hand at Opening of 2nd International Armenian Congress

OCP- October 15, 2012

15/10/2012 Garegin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, participated in today’s opening of the second congress of the International Armenian Congress whose president is Russian-Armenian ... Read More

Abba Seraphim’s letter to the Foreign Secretary

OCP- October 13, 2012

The British Orthodox Church 13/10/2012 The Right Hon. William Hague, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA Dear Mr. Hague, I am writing on behalf of ... Read More

Syrian Orthodox Bishop Calls for Diplomatic Initiatives in Syria

OCP- October 10, 2012

Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim Describes Increasing Violence VATICAN CITY, OCT. 9, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Mar Gregorios Yohanna Ibrahim, the Syrian Orthodox Bishop of Aleppo appealed for ... Read More

Syria: Islamic history provides clues on how nonviolent means can end conflict

OCP- October 10, 2012

By Johari Abdul Malik, 10/10/2012 Imam Johari Abdul Malik is outreach director at Dar Al Hijrah mosque in Falls Church, Va., and a contributor to ... Read More

Armenian Catholicos receives Syrian-Armenian delegation

OCP- October 10, 2012

8/10/2012 ETCHMIADZIN. – The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II on Sunday received members from the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Syria Chapter and trustees ... Read More

Syria’s archaeological heritage in danger

OCP- October 7, 2012

A general view of an old Byzantine church in the Druze village of Loza, in Idlib province. (AFP, File) September 2012 Reyhanli - Syria's extraordinary ... Read More

Christians ’emptied from Middle East’

OCP- October 6, 2012

Syrian Christian abbess, Mother Agnes-Mariam de la Croix, pictured at St Patricks church in Melbourne during a visit to Australia. Picture: Stuart Mcevoy Source: The ... Read More

Christians held hostage in Syria

OCP- October 3, 2012

  ASSIST News Service 3/10/2012 In addition to the 150 civilians who were detained earlier, another 130 Christians have been kidnapped in the village of ... Read More

$147,000 Raised for Syrian Armenian Relief Fund

OCP- September 25, 2012

25/9/2012 YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS: The first fundraiser by the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund was held on September 19 at the Phoenicia Restaurant in Glendale. ... Read More

Syrian-Armenian: “Aleppo is the only city where churches and mosques coexist”

OCP- September 21, 2012

Narek Alexanyan 20/9/2012 Vazken Mesrobian, a Syrian-Armenian now living in Armenia, told reporters in Yerevan not to give too much credence to the alleged relgious ... Read More

Syria: Christians take up arms for first time

OCP- September 13, 2012

A fighter with the Free Syria Army (FSA) fires his weapon during skirmishes in the contested neighborhood of Izza in the northern city of Aleppo. ... Read More

Christians fear violent backlash from Syria uprising

OCP- September 13, 2012

Katie Harmer, Deseret News 12/9/2012 Our take: Much focus on the civil war Syria has focused on the political and Islamic sectarian divisions between loyalists ... Read More

Syrian clergymen: Our duty is to join efforts to defend Syria

OCP- September 11, 2012

11/9/2012 Syria's Grand Mufti Dr. Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun and Greek Orthodox Patriarchal Assistant Bishop Luca al- Khouri called Syrian communities in Syria's Grand Mufti Dr. ... Read More

RECENT STATEMENTS BY HIS HOLINESS ARAM I ON THE SITUATION IN SYRIA

OCP- September 3, 2012

27 August 2012. In recent weeks, either in his messages to the community or when receiving foreign guests, Catholicos Aram I has addressed the situation ... Read More

‘I saw rebels beheading men for religion’ – Syrian Cleric (Video)

OCP- August 31, 2012

31/8/2012 RT talks to mother Agnes Mariam, founder of monastery in Qara in Syria and witnessed what the people went through when the first sparks ... Read More

Church asks Christians in fear to stay in Syria

OCP- August 30, 2012

ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News 30/8/2012 Vercihan Ziflioğlu vercihan.ziflioglu@hurriyet.com.tr Syriac clerics call on Christians in Middle East, especially those in Syria, to avoid leaving their ... Read More

Christian clergymen in Syria released a statement

OCP- August 28, 2012

28/8/2012 The leaders of Syria’s Christian communities have delivered an announcement and criticized the calls for emigration and the warnings against their parishes. Armenian tert.am ... Read More

Mor Cyril Aphrem met with Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney

OCP- August 28, 2012

28/8/2012 Metropolitan Mor Cyril Aphrem (Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of the Eastern United States) met with Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney and his wife Ann on Thursday ... Read More

Syrian Christians in 2-week blockade by rebel fighters, residents desperate

OCP- August 27, 2012

REUTERS Khaled Al Hariri 28/8/2012 An estimated 12,000 people have spent two weeks blockaded in the Christian town of Rableh, Syria, near Homs in the ... Read More

Fund for Syrian-Armenian Relief established

OCP- August 24, 2012

24/8/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net - In a joint announcement made on Aug 23, the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, the Armenian Catholic Exarchate, ... Read More