Tag: US

US Congressmen Visit the Ecumenical Centre of the Mother See

OCP- April 29, 2014

April 2014 On April 24, following their meeting with His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, in the Mother See of ... Read More

Why Persecution of Egypt’s Christians Is Not Over

OCP- April 25, 2014

By Gary Lane http://www.cbn.com - 25/4/14 Egypt's Christians are hoping they'll be better protected from violence when the country elects a new president next month. But ... Read More

Major exhibition in the US documents the role of the Armenian Church during the Genocide

OCP- March 16, 2014

 Public Radio of Armenia- 16/3/14 The Armenian National Institute (ANI), Armenian Genocide Museum of America (AGMA) and Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) jointly, and in cooperation with ... Read More

The Past and the Future

OCP- March 5, 2014

Raymond Ibrahim - 4/3/14 Last November Raymond Ibrahim was interviewed by Egyptian reporter Sherif Awad.  The interview appeared in several Egyptian magazines and websites, as well ... Read More

Christians Under Threat in Syria: US State Department

OCP- March 4, 2014

By Jen Psak U.S. Department of State - 4/3/14 The United States deplores continued threats against Christians and other minorities in Syria, who are increasingly targeted ... Read More

Assyrian MP Blasts US for Not Promoting Christianity At Schools, Praises Iran’s Freedom of Religion

OCP- March 4, 2014

3/4/14 - http://english.farsnews.com TEHRAN -- A senior Assyrian lawmaker blasted the US human rights report on Iran, saying the US whose officials claim to be ... Read More

Orthodox Christians to join Wednesday’s March for Life in US capital

OCP- January 21, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC Orthodox Christians from across the US will gather in the US capital for the annual March for Life on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. His Beatitude, MetropolitanTikhon, ... Read More

2014 IOCC Internship Program

OCP- January 14, 2014

Since 1998, IOCC has offered an internship program to undergraduates and recent college graduates interested in careers in international relief and development. The IOCC Internship ... Read More

A persecuted people face life in exile

OCP- December 28, 2013

Matteo Fagotto The Australian - 28/12/13 "THEY held me captive for five days, without food nor water, constantly beating me. One day I heard them ... Read More

Egypt’s Coptic churches on alert during Christmas holidays

OCP- December 28, 2013

Author Walaa Hussein Translator(s)Rani Geha December 2013 With the approach of Christmas celebrations, the Egyptian Church is tense in anticipation of violence and bombings against Coptic churches, ... Read More

US court reverses conviction in Catholic Church child sex abuse case

OCP- December 27, 2013

Catholic Monsignor William Lynn (AFP Photo / Stan Honda) 27/12/13 A Roman Catholic Church official who has been jailed for 18 months for failing to ... Read More

Fr Alexander Kurien – the Orthodox Brain in US Strategic Planning

OCP- November 15, 2013

15/11/13 Above pictured is an article written about Fr Alexander Kurien in one of the famous Indian magazines in the Indian language of 'Malayalam'. Fr ... Read More

US threatened by Russia’s Christianity

OCP- September 29, 2013

September 2013 If you ever wonder why the weasel west media always calls Putin a dictator or demonizes him, just look at what has been ... Read More

Arab Christians come out strongly against US strike in Syria

OCP- September 7, 2013

By Christa Case Bryant, Staff writer- 6/9/13 Opposition to Western intervention on behalf of beleaguered Christian minorities emerged as a key theme of a regional Arab Christian ... Read More

Moscow Patriarchate: acting as “international executioners,” the US is sacrificing Muslims and Christians in Syria

OCP- August 28, 2013

28/8/13 Speaking to AsiaNews, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Department for External Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, condemns threats of NATO intervention without a UN ... Read More

Church body condemns chemical weapons use in Syria

OCP- August 28, 2013

Mark Caplin - 28/8/13 The United Nations must fulfil its responsibility to protect the people of Syria from gross human rights violations, the World Council ... Read More

Patriarch Asks Turkey to End Stalemate Over Shuttered Seminary

OCP- August 24, 2013

Yasemin Çongar for Al-Monitor Turkey Pulse  - August 2013 Clad in ceremonial attire complete with a jeweled crown and the patriarchal crozier in one hand, ... Read More

Coptic Pope Blasts Muslim Brotherhood, US, EU

OCP- August 19, 2013

19/8/13 (AINA) -- Since ex-president Morsy's ouster on July 3, attacks on Egyptian Christians by members of the Muslim Brotherhood have taken place in most ... Read More

Syrian Christians flee to Lebanon, become kidnapping targets

OCP- July 11, 2013

  A Syrian young girl is in her father's arms during the Palm Sunday procession on April 28, 2013 in the Syrian capital in Damascus. ... Read More

Christopher Dekki: A (very) rough guide to the Christians of the Levant

OCP- June 10, 2013

Christopher Dekki 10/6/13 "I challenge you to let this be the first step to understanding the depth of the Middle East’s diversity" Growing up in ... Read More

Cleric fights to save rural Romania from fracking

OCP- June 8, 2013

Vasile Laiu, the Christian Orthodox archpriest of Barlad, takes part in a protest against shale gas exploition next to a pancarte reading in Romanian "Romania ... Read More