Tag: United Nations

Orthodox Bishop allowed to visit northern Cyprus in exchange for a Mufti’s visit to the south of the island

OCP- October 28, 2013

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

OCP- September 8, 2013

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

OCP- April 11, 2013

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

OCP- March 17, 2013

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

OCP- January 5, 2013

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

OCP- November 23, 2012

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?

OCP- November 15, 2012

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

OCP- April 12, 2012

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

OCP- September 30, 2011

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

OCP- September 30, 2011

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

OCP- June 2, 2011

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