Tag: news

Egypt copts react to Islamist Electoral Win

OCP- December 5, 2011

4/12/2011 For Egypt’s Coptic Christians, the win of the Islamists at the ballot box was no surprise. Opinion is divided, however, on how to react: ... Read More

Church: 70% of Copts voted during first phase of elections

obl- December 5, 2011

Emad Khalil 04/12/2011 Christians do not fear the rise of Islamists in Egypt — what scares them instead are electoral tactics that go against religious ... Read More

Palestinian Church Threatens to Sue Israeli Newspaper

OCP- December 4, 2011

A Christian boy holds a Palestinian flag during a protest in the Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City against Israeli army operations 4/12/2011 JERUSALEM, December ... Read More

HIS BEATITUDE ADDRESS OF WELCOME TO HIS EXCELLENCY VICTOR YANUKOVYCH, PRESIDENT OF THE UKRAINE

obl- December 4, 2011

1/12/2011 Jerusalem, 1 December 2011 Your Excellency, Mr. President, Esteemed Members of the Ukrainian Delegation, Your Eminences, Ladies and Gentlemen, “You have come to Jerusalem, ... Read More

Ethiopian Church’s Christmas

OCP- December 3, 2011

2/12/2011 Click here to watch Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Christmas Song TTEOTV 4-4 Bermuda’s Ethiopian Orthodox Church is inviting locals heading to the East End ... Read More

Church: EU has alternative, Serbs Should Persevere

OCP- December 2, 2011

B92 2/12/2011 BELGRADE — The Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) has issued a statement sending a message to both the Serbian authorities in Belgrade, and the ... Read More

Focus on religion was ‘grave mistake’ by political parties, expert says

obl- December 2, 2011

Egyptian Coptic Christian women help voters find their registration numbers outside a polling station in the Manshiet Nasser district of Cairo on Nov. 29 Read More

President appreciates adopted European Parliament Resolution on Ukraine

OCP- December 2, 2011

2/11/2011 President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych appreciates the European Parliament Resolution on Ukraine of December 1, 2011, particularly its provision on initialing the Association Agreement ... Read More

Patriarch Hazim: AL Sanctions against Syria Unprecedented, Syrians Independent for Their Livelihood

obl- December 1, 2011

1/12/2011 Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and All the East for Greek Orthodox stressed Wednesday that the Arab League (AL) sanctions on Syria will ... Read More

Russia will save Orthodoxy on Earth, Rector of Athos Monastery Believes

obl- December 1, 2011

Moscow, November 29, Interfax – Rector of the Vatopedi Monastery Archimandrite Yefrem, who accompanied the Belt of the Mother of God from the convent to ... Read More