Tag: United States
Refuge From Egypt Unrest at a Queens Church
MONIQUE EL-FAIZY - 20/4/13 It’s Tuesday afternoon, and a few dozen of the faithful members of St. Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church in ... Read More
Coptic Bishop Youssef to visit Lee University
1/4/13 On April 3 and 4, Bishop Youssef will present public lectures at Lee University on the Coptic Orthodox tradition. The event is hosted by ... Read More
Syrian Christians ‘running out of places to survive’
Michael Carl - 16/2/13 Human-rights activists say the situation for Christians in Syria is growing more intense and that the ever-shrinking Christian population is near the ... Read More
Assembly of Bishops issues statement on 40th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
On Monday, January 21, 2013, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America issued a statement marking the 40th Anniversary of the ... Read More
Fr Alexander Kurien Congratulate and Prays for President Obama
24/1/13 CONGRATULATIONS TO AND PRAYERS FOR PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA & VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN! Rev. Fr. Alexander J. Kurien Washington D.C. Since inauguration day ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Christians fleeing country after Islamist takeover
By Richard Spencer, Alexandria 14/1/13 Tens of thousands of Egyptian Christians are leaving the country in the wake of the Egyptian revolution and subsequent Islamist ... Read More
Orthodox Leaders Discuss Social Outreach at White House
18/12/2012 Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — More than 80 representatives of the nation's Orthodox Christian service organizations joined together at the White House today to discuss ... Read More
Man brings rare and intricate carved stone art from Syria to Cedar Rapids church
CINDY HADISH, The Gazette - 17/12/12 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A rare art form — made even more challenging by the dangers in a war-torn ... Read More
Small-town Orthodoxy brings diverse group together
RYAN SCHUESSLER 2/12/2012 Columbia’s Orthodox Christian community is growing – at least, that’s what churchgoers say it feels like. The Metropolis of Chicago, one of ... Read More
Clinton visits Orthodox church in Kosovo, urges ethnic Serbs to back their new nation
Associated Press 01/11/2012 PRISTINA, Kosovo — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton toured a Serbian Orthodox church in Kosovo Wednesday as she pressed America’s ... Read More
Armenian Assembly marks 40th anniversary
6/10/2012 - In a capacity-filled venue, Armenian Assembly members, supporters and friends alike gathered on September 22 in downtown Los Angeles, California, as the Assembly ... Read More
Religious freedom: US not fit to preach
5/8/2012 The 2011 International Religious Freedom Report – an annual report released by the US Department of State – looks more like a political tool ... Read More
US Diplomat visits Halki
31/7/2012 The Ecumenical Patriarchate On July 30, 2012, United States assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon visited the holy monastery and theological school of Halki. ... Read More
The 5th Annual Orthodox Doxology Day
Patricia Allaf 6/6/2012 The United States of America The 5th Annual Orthodox Doxology Day is a gathering and a participation of different Orthodox churches with ... Read More
Muslim Brotherhood: Egypt’s Christians Must “Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave”
Matthew Clark 6/6/2012 According to a popular Egyptian website, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Egyptian presidential candidate, Mohammed Morsi, has stated that Christians will be forced to ... Read More
Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan urges return of confiscated churches
1/5/2012 His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the Eastern United States, called on Members of Congress to urge Turkey ... Read More
Achadjian Introduces Return of Churches Bill in Calif. Assembly
9/4/2012 SACRAMENTO—The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region welcomed the introduction of Assembly Joint Resolution 34 (AJR 34) introduced by California Assembly Member Katcho Achadjian ... Read More
Growing Number of U.S. Representatives Demand Turkey’s Return of Churches
19/12/2011 Turkish Government Lashes out at Adoption of Religious Freedom Measure WASHINGTON—A growing number of Members of the House of Representatives have praised the passage ... Read More
UK Jews, Muslims, Sikhs and others join Christians to wish Happy Christmas 4 All
The following is a guest contribution. Reuters is not responsible for the content and the views expressed are the authors’ alone. Alexander Goldberg is the ... Read More
Biden urges Arab leaders to allow free speech
12/3/11 Ecumenical Patriarch Welcomes Vice President Biden to the Phanar His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed the Hon. Joseph Biden, Vice President of the United ... Read More
Serbian Patriarch Irinej visits United States of America
29/11/2011 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch is visiting the Stauropegic monastery of St. Sava in Libertville, as well the Dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox Church ... Read More