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Bulgarian Church Faces Fine over Communist Era Files

obl- December 20, 2011

Evtim Kostadinov, Chair of the so-called Files Commission, appeals to Bulgarian high-ranking clergy to act wisely and comply with the mandatory check of their Communist ... Read More

Departure date set for Byzantine frescoes after decades in Houston: Future of the chapel uncertain

OCP- December 20, 2011

Photo by © Paul Warchol March 4, 2012 marks the final day the Byzantine frescoes will be on display in Houston. BY TYLER RUDICK 12.20.11 ... Read More

Saudi Arabia: 42 Ethiopian Christians arrested for Prayer Meeting

obl- December 19, 2011

18/12/2011 If Muslim migrants were subjected anywhere in the world to the injustices Christians and other expat workers face in Saudi Arabia, it would be ... Read More

Patriarch Hazim to Chinese Delegation: Misleading Media Reports on Syria’s Events Completely Baseless

obl- December 19, 2011

19/12/2011 DAMASCUS, (SANA) – Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and All the East for the Greek Orthodox on Monday stressed that misleading media channels ... Read More

Israel’s Red Carpet for Christian Pilgrims

obl- December 19, 2011

Pilgrims pray at the St. George’s monastery (Photo: Matthew Bell) By Matthew Bell 16/12/2011 Christians are a tiny minority in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. ... Read More

Russian Orthodox Church Asserts Role in Civil Society

obl- December 19, 2011

The Church of the Fedorovskaya Icon of the Virgin Mary, at the central Moscow campus of the Russian State Social University, was consecrated in 2006 ... Read More

Orthodox Christian Humanitarian Visit to Kosovo Remains as Planned Amid Border Instability

obl- December 18, 2011

18/12/2011 CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE WEBSITE AND MAKE YOUR VALUABLE DONATIONS “ We’re in the final and most crucial weeks of fundraising for our ... Read More

Christians accepted in Egypt

obl- December 18, 2011

18/12/2011 CUMALİ ÖNAL c.onal@todayszaman.com The Western press increasingly publishes news stories and articles claiming that the Arab Spring ushered in an increase in the number ... Read More

First service held in Russian Orthodox Church

obl- December 18, 2011

Father Oleg delivers his sermon The Phuket News 18/12/2011 PHUKET: Some 50 members of the Russian community in Phuket today (December 18) attended the first ... Read More

Controversy over Bulgarian Orthodox Church agreement to be checked by Dossier Commission

obl- December 16, 2011

Patriarch Maxim, head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church from July 1971 to the present, is among those who will be checked by the Dossier Commission, ... Read More