Tag: US
Russian Church Slams US State Department’s Unfair Criticism – OpEd
By: VOR 1/8/2012 The Russian Orthodox Church and the Council of Muftis of Russia have both slammed the US State Department’s annual report on international ... 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 illusion of American support for Copts in Egypt
Said Shehata 23/7/2012 In international affairs, interests not ethics are paramount. So Egypt's Copts should know they can only attain equal citizenship in their country ... Read More
Defence minister one of few Christians in army
The Irish Times 19/7/2012 GEN DAOUD Rajha, one of the high-ranking regime officials killed in yesterday’s bombing in Damascus, was a Greek Orthodox Christian and ... Read More
Nothing safe, nothing sacred: Syrian rebels desecrate Christian churches?
28/6/2012 Shocking images have surfaced, revealing the alleged desecration of Christian churches in Syria by Western-backed rebels. The pictures, taken by local Christians outraged at ... Read More
Archbishop Demetrios with a letter to the US Secretary of State Ms. Hilary Clinton, requesting release of Archbishop Jovan
Serbian Church Orthodox Archbishopric of Ohrid 25/4/2012 The Archbishop of America of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople and Chairman of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox ... Read More
Patriarch Bartholomew praises Gülen’s dialogue efforts
TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL 11/4/2012 Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has praised well-respected Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen for his efforts to build intercultural dialogue in ... Read More
Islamisation tramples faith
12/4/2012 ED WEST From: The Australian THE Arabs once had a saying about the British: "Better to be their enemy, for that way they will ... Read More
Turkey returns historic graveyards to non-Muslim communities
10/4/2012 Six historic graveyards were returned to İstanbul’s Jewish, Greek and Armenian communities. Six historic graveyards were returned to İstanbul’s Jewish, Greek and Armenian communities ... Read More
Spiritual resetting for Russia and US
Milena Faustova 1/4/2012 “Resetting relations between countries is impossible without changing attitudes to each other. Today we should think how we could add a humanitarian ... Read More
America and the plight of Christians in the Middle East: mistake or evil intention?
Babich Dmitry 28/3/2012 What has happened to the religious freedoms in the Middle East 10 years after US president George W. Bush embarked on his ... Read More
New study reveals “five facts about the Orthodox Church in the US”
NEW YORK, NY 17/3/2012 The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in North and Central America Research Coordinator Alexei Krindatch has released a new 40-page report ... Read More
US senators say “a gesture of goodwill” is not enough and urge Turkey to return Christian churches
By SIRANUYSH GEVORGYAN ArmeniaNow reporter 12/3/2012 Three American Republican senators have drafted a resolution, urging Turkey “to return to their rightful owners all Christian churches” ... Read More
First Woman President of Kosovo visits Boston Cathedral, grave of Archbishop Fan Noli
Orthodox Church in America 6/3/2012 Accompanied by Archpriest Arthur Liolin, Chancellor of the Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese, and many faithful from Boston’s Saint George Cathedral, Her ... Read More
Announcement from OCA Concerning the storms affecting much of the US
SYOSSET, NY 3/3/2012 As widely reported — and experienced — much of the eastern half of the US, including many states within the Orthodox Church ... Read More
US Congressmen applied to H. Clinton: support to return Armenian Churches in Javakhk
3/3/2012 US Congressmen applied to the US State Secretary Hilary Clinton with an issue connected with Armenia once more. As asbarez.com writes quoting to the ... Read More
US preacher demands Obama act on “Muslim war against Christians”
Joseph Mayton 25/2/12 CAIRO: American preacher Franklin Graham called on US President Barack Obama to act on the “war on Christians” in the Islamic world ... Read More
Pope Shenouda undergoes medical examinations in US
Al-Masry Al-Youm Staff 16/01/2012 Pope Shenouda III, the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, underwent medical examinations on his heart and kidneys at Ohio’s Cleveland ... Read More
48 hours In: Jerusalem
Matthew Teller 3/1/2012 Every step you take in this holy city reveals an aspect of its history. Why go now? While Christmas may have already ... Read More
Metropolitan Jonah to speak at annual DC March for Life January 23
WASHINGTON, DC 29/12/2011 Orthodox Christians everywhere — especially those within driving distance of the US capital — are encouraged to bear witness to their faith ... Read More
Religious Leader: West Seeking to Hit Damascus through Foreign Opposition
28/12/2011 TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Syrian religious figure said western countries are using foreign-based opposition groups to hit the Syrian nation and government as a ... Read More