Tag: Tourism Ministry

Cooperation and Arrival of Church of Greece Delegation in Beijing

OCP- July 12, 2013

The Chinese Orthodox Church - 12/7/13 English translation by Igor Radev Cooperation between Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Dodoni and the General Secretaries of the Tourism Ministry ... Read More

75,000 tourists set to arrive for Christmas

OCP- December 17, 2012

17/12/2012 - Ynetnews Ministry of Tourism to offer free transportation for Christian pilgrims traveling between Jerusalem, Bethlehem. Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov will host the traditional ... Read More

Destroyed Armenian church will be rebuilt in Ankara

OCP- December 19, 2011

19/12/2011 To permit the building of a new military hospital in Ankara, Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry required that the Armenian Vank Church, which was ... Read More

Israel Expects 250,000 Tourists to Celebrate Passover, Holy Week

OCP- April 15, 2011

15/4/2011 .100,000 visitors expected in Jerusalem alone .Tourism remains strong despite terrorist, rocket attacks .Israeli Tourism Ministry promotes Gospel Trail hike Jerusalem, April 15 - ... Read More

Pilgrims celebrate Feast of the Epiphany on Jordan River

OCP- January 19, 2011

By RON FRIEDMAN 01/19/2011 The ceremony, which celebrates Jesus’s baptism by St. John the Baptist, draws Orthodox Christian pilgrims from around Israel and the world. ... Read More

Bethlehem Is Booked for Christmas

OCP- December 17, 2010

Written by Arieh O’Sullivan 15/12/2010 As tourism swells, no room in any inns despite Israeli restrictions Amid unseasonably sunny December days in Bethlehem, it appears ... Read More

Monastery near Wadi Kelt celebrates renewed Accessibility

OCP- December 3, 2010

By JONAH MANDEL 12/01/2010 A festive ceremony on Tuesday overlooking Wadi Kelt marked the completion of five months of work on the access road to ... Read More

Georgian patriarchy to send letter to Russian Patriarch

OCP- December 3, 2010

03.12.2010 N.Kirtzkhalia The Georgia patriarchy is preparing a special letter for the Russian patriarchy about the unauthorized reconstruction of an 11th-century Georgian church in Abkhazia. ... Read More