Tag: United Nations
Orthodox Bishop allowed to visit northern Cyprus in exchange for a Mufti’s visit to the south of the island
28/10/13 A Bishop of the Church of Cyprus has been allowed to venerate Relics and Shrines in that part of his Diocese which is situated in the area of ... Read More
Patriarch Irinej addresses UN at the invitation of Jeremic
8/9/13 At the initiative of the President of General Assembly of United Nations Vuk Jeremic "High Level Forum on the Culture of Peace" to be ... Read More
Church ready to pay up for monastery restoration
10/4/13 THE CHURCH of Cyprus is ready to pay to restore the crumbling Apostolos Andreas monastery in the occupied Karpas peninsula, Archbishop Chrysostomos II said ... Read More
Libya: Security of Christian Communities ‘Precarious’ in Libya – Archbishop
15/3/13 Tripoli — Various Christian communities in Libya, as well as some Muslim groups, have been feeling increasingly under pressure from hardline Islamist groups since ... Read More
Syrian conflict could worsen Christian exodus
5/1/13 Damascus, Syria, Jan 4, 2013 / 02:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Fighting in Syria continues to put pressure on the minority Christian population, leading to ... Read More
SCHOLL: The king and I: from Prisoner to Patriarch
By Tom Scholl - Special to The Telegraph 21/11/2012 Well, he wasn’t a king, exactly; I stole the title from a Broadway play. He was ... Read More
Is there hope at last for Apostolos Andreas?
Poly Pantelides - 12/11/2012 SUCCESSIVE plans to renovate Apostolos Andreas Monastery in occupied Karpasia date back years but have all stumbled over who is to ... Read More
Petition of Vatican Apology for Complicities in the Ethiopian Genocide 1935-1941
Please watch the video of the Pope blessing the Italian fascist army at 1':30" in this video. 12/4/2012 SIGN THE PETITION HERE: Vatican officials and ... Read More
Palestinian Christians Are Hopeful About Statehood
BY MICHELE CHABIN 09/30/2011 Mahmoud Abbas asked for sovereignty at the United Nations, and residents back home look to the future. JERUSALEM — Salim Manarious, ... Read More
Jerusalem churches on Palestinian statehood
30/9/2011 Among those with a significant stake in achieving a just-peace for Palestinians and Israelis are the Heads of Christian Churches in Jerusalem. Earlier this ... Read More
Russia May Ditch Liberal Abortion Laws
By the Associated Press 31/5/2011 (AP) – Russia's Orthodox Church teamed with Conservative parliamentarians yesterday to push legislation that would radically restrict abortions in a ... Read More