Tag: Syria

Inside Embattled Syria: More Hostility Towards Christians

OCP- December 6, 2011

6/12/2011 Contact: Jerry Dykstra, Open Doors USA, 616-915-4117, jerryd@odusa.org SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 6, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- While much of the world's attention is ... Read More

Patriarch Hazim: AL Sanctions against Syria Unprecedented, Syrians Independent for Their Livelihood

OCP- December 1, 2011

1/12/2011 Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and All the East for Greek Orthodox stressed Wednesday that the Arab League (AL) sanctions on Syria will ... Read More

Syria’s Christians Side with Assad Out of Fear

OCP- November 30, 2011

By Bastian Berbner 30/11/2011 Many of Syria's 2.5 million Christians are supporting President Bashar Assad amidst ongoing protests in the country. They prefer a brutal ... Read More

Mor Nicodemos Dawood Consecrated

OCP- November 29, 2011

Syrian Orthodox Church 28/11/2011 MA`ARAT SAYYIDNAYA, DAMASCUS: Rabban Dawood Matti Consecrated as Mor Nicodemos by Holy Father Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas as Archbishop ... Read More

Christian support for the Baathists

OCP- November 27, 2011

By ABDULHAMIT BILICI 27/11/2011 According to classic templates that abound, one would really expect this article to discuss how a Muslim group was supporting an ... Read More

Antioch Patriarch Denies Syria Violence to Bulgarian Delegation

OCP- November 23, 2011

22/11/2011 The Patriarch of Antioch, Ignatius IV, has stated that international media lie regarding the situation in Syria, where according to him there is no ... Read More

What’s to become of Mideast Christians?

OCP- November 23, 2011

By Henry Srebrnik 22/11/2011 The Arab awaking has been, at best, a mixed blessing for the Middle East’s Christian Arab minorities. The uprisings in Libya ... Read More

Regime-change calls stir Syrian Christians’ unease

OCP- November 19, 2011

Gerald Butt 18/11/2011 THE minority Christian community in Syria is feeling increasingly uncomfortable and nervous as the country becomes squeezed more and more by Arab ... Read More

Church groups condemn US-NATO Plot against Syria

OCP- November 19, 2011

Global Research 18/11/2011 The National Progressive Front on Wednesday condemned the Arab League resolution to suspend Syria participation in its meetings, describing the move as ... Read More

Archbishop Hanna: Arab League Should Correct Its Mistake against Syria

OCP- November 18, 2011

17/11/2011 OCCUPIED JERUSALM, (SANA)- Archbishop of the Sebaste Roman Orthodox Church, Atallah Hanna, stressed the sinister conspiracy hatched against Syria targets its principled and supportive ... Read More

The Patriarch: not a Politician, but a Peacemaker

OCP- November 16, 2011

Milena Faustova 15/11/2011 From November 12 to 15, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill visited Syria and Lebanon. At present, these two ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill arrives in Lebanon

OCP- November 14, 2011

Beirut, November 14, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has arrived in Lebanon from Syria. During his visit to the Antiochian Orthodox ... Read More

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill meets with President of Syria Bashar al-Assad

OCP- November 14, 2011

14.11.2011 On 13 November 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with the President of Syria Bashar al-Assad at the Presidential ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill links religious extremism to poor knowledge of religion

OCP- November 14, 2011

Damascus, November 14, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin have reached an agreement to meet in ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill serves liturgy in Damascus

OCP- November 13, 2011

13/11/2011 Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antiochand All the East have conducted a liturgy at the Assumption Cathedral ... Read More

Russian Orthodox patriarch begins Syria peacemaking Bid

OCP- November 13, 2011

13/11/2011 Russian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Kirill on Saturday started a peacemaking bid to unrest-swept Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad and other leaders, ... Read More

Syrian Christian archbishop backs Assad – Newspaper

OCP- November 11, 2011

11/11/2011 (Reuters) - A senior cleric from Syria's Christian minority said "everyone loves" President Bashar al-Assad and that he was still the best man to ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill to visit Syria, Lebanon

OCP- November 11, 2011

Moscow, November 11, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is expected to visit Syria and Lebanon from November 12-15, Moscow Patriarchate spokesman ... Read More

For Lebanon’s Christians, the fear is what might come next

OCP- November 8, 2011

Lebanese security stand gurad as people gather outside the Syrian embassy to show their support for President Bashar al-Assad in Beirut on Oct. 30, 2011. ... Read More

Patriarch Hazim rejects foreign calls for protecting Christians in Syria

OCP- November 7, 2011

Mazen 7/11/2011 DAMASCUS, (SANA)-Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for Greek Orthodox Ignatius IV Hazim said that the foreign sides which claim that Christians ... Read More

Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and the whole East Calls for Ending Conspiracy, Congratulates Muslims on Eid al-Adha

OCP- November 7, 2011

R. Milhem 6/11/2011 DAMASCUS, (SANA) - Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and the whole East on Sunday expressed hope that the voices of good in the ... Read More