Tag: news

Politics and culture continue to clash in Prizren

OCP- December 1, 2011

“] By Muhamet Brajshori for Southeast European Times in Pristina 01/12/11 Kosovo’s parliament refuses to adopt a law to preserve cultural monuments in Prizren’s historic ... Read More

Saint Andrew the Apostle Worshipped at Galat

OCP- December 1, 2011

Romanian Church On 30 November 2011, the Archdiocese of Lower Danube is worshipping its protector, Saint Andrew the Apostle, the first called and protector of ... Read More

Russian church managers lose battle

OCP- December 1, 2011

1/12/2011 The long battle for ownership of Nice’s iconic Russian Orthodox Church may have come to an end. An Aix-en-Provence court has upheld an earlier ... Read More

Syria’s Christians Side with Assad Out of Fear

obl- November 30, 2011

By Bastian Berbner 30/11/2011 Many of Syria’s 2.5 million Christians are supporting President Bashar Assad amidst ongoing protests in the country. They prefer a brutal ... Read More

Portable Churches Go On Sale In Serbia

OCP- November 30, 2011

One of the Mancic family's portable churches (photo courtesy of www.danas.rs) 30/11/2011 A family in Serbia is commercializing a portable mini-church that it can deliver ... Read More

Gay Gathering Sparks Row Between Ethiopia Church and State

obl- November 30, 2011

Tadias Voice of America 30/11/2011 Anti-Gay Sentiment Flares in Ethiopia as Addis Ababa Preps for AIDS Conference “A meeting organised by an African gay lobby ... Read More

Religious Leaders Call For Sniper Withdrawal In Nagorno-Karabakh

OCP- November 30, 2011

30/11/2011 YEREVAN — The leading religious leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia have called for a withdrawal of snipers from the front lines in the ... Read More

Armenian President had important meetings in Georgia

OCP- November 30, 2011

30/11/2011 On November 29 Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met chairman of Georgian Parliament Davit Baqrazade and Patriarch all Georgians Ilya the Second in frame of ... Read More

Resurrected: believers breathe new life into sacred buildings

OCP- November 30, 2011

Alena Legostaeva 30/11/2011 The restoration of many religious buildings in Moscow has provided Muscovites and visitors to the city – both religious and secular – ... Read More

At Least 45 Christians Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria

OCP- November 29, 2011

28/11/2011 Ethnic Fulanis crying ‘Allahu akbar!’ attack church, communities. BARKIN LADI, Nigeria, November 28 (CDN) — Fulani Muslim herdsmen along with Muslim soldiers have killed ... Read More