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Christians angry as Saudi Grand Mufti calls for churches to be destroyed
Egypt's Copts at a service. Joseph Mayton 16/3/2012 Christians across the Middle East are expressing anger and frustration after the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia ... Read More
Amid violence, Egypt’s Christians rely on Muslim friends, worry about future
Christians pray for an end to the violence (Photo by Gorkems) Rob Kerby, Senior Editor 12/3/2012 Burned-out rubble is all that’s left of Christian shopkeeper ... Read More
Arab Christians need to feel secure
A file photo shows Iraqis pray during the Christmas Eve mass at St Joseph’s Chaldean church in Baghdad By Joseph A. Kechichian, Special to Gulf ... Read More
Syrian Christians worry about life after Bashar Assad
Greek and Armenian Orthodox Priests pray during a liturgy in January for a Christian boy who was killed in the fighting in the central Syrian ... Read More
Egypt’s Copts protest “disappearance of girls”
A Coptic woman praying during church service. Photo by Joseph Mayton Mohamed Abdel Salam and Joseph Mayton 29/2/2012 CAIRO: A number of Egypt Coptic Christian ... Read More
New find revives ‘Jesus Tomb’ flap
One of the designs etched on a bone box found within a 1st-century Jerusalem tomb suggests the biblical story of Jonah and the fish, which ... Read More
US preacher demands Obama act on “Muslim war against Christians”
Franklin Graham 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 ... Read More
Orthodox Seminary to open its treasure trove to public
Indian Orthodox Church 23/2/2012 The nearly two century old Orthodox Theological Seminary, the first of its kind in Asia, is all set to open its ... Read More
Congressmen Nominate Compassionate Coptic Orthodox Missionary for Nobel Peace Prize
Mama Maggie - Mother of Cairo BY DAVE BOHON 17/2/2012 STEPHEN’S CHILDREN WEBSITE: For over 100 years the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded annually ... Read More
Hundreds pay last respects to Mar Osthathios
PAYING TRIBUTES: Finance Minister, K.M.Mani, paying tributes to Geevarghese Mar Osthathios at the St Paul’s and St Peter’s Church at Parumala on Friday. Photo: Leju ... Read More