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Scapegoating the Copts
Syria’s war creates havoc, priest’s whereabouts unknown, nuncio says
Greek monks hurl petrol bombs at bailiffs
Anti-Gay Riot In Tblisi Tests Balance Between Church, State
Snowden deals blow to ‘global electronic prison camp’ – Russian Orthodox Church
Assyrian Village in Syria Attacked By Muslims
His Beatitude Daniel Patriarch of Romania Celebrated his 62th Birthday
Russian Orthodox Church to give $1 mn to Syrian residents
Orthodox from Harbin arrived in Blagoveshchensk

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:15 AM PDT

31/7/13 On July 3, Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), was ousted from power. His detractors came from many segments of Egyptian society, but it is the...

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Syria’s war creates havoc, priest’s whereabouts unknown, nuncio says

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:12 AM PDT

Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service – 31/7/13 VATICAN CITY – The war in Syria is like a factory churning out nothing but death, destruction and suffering, said Archbishop Mario Zenari,...

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Greek monks hurl petrol bombs at bailiffs

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:07 AM PDT

COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press- 31/7/13 THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A group of monks on Greece’s monastic sanctuary of Mount Athos who are facing eviction attacked court bailiffs with rocks...

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Anti-Gay Riot In Tblisi Tests Balance Between Church, State

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:06 AM PDT

31/7/13 While gay rights have been gaining ground in the West, they've been facing a strong backlash in many countries of the former Soviet Union. Russia recently passed a law that makes it a crime...

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Snowden deals blow to ‘global electronic prison camp’ – Russian Orthodox Church

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 05:00 AM PDT

31/7/13 Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin has praised Russian authorities for not caving in to pressure from abroad, saying granting asylum to US whistleblower Edward Snowden would help prevent the...

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Assyrian Village in Syria Attacked By Muslims

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:55 AM PDT

31/7/13 Hassaka, Syria (AINA) — The Assyrian village of Tel Hormizd was attacked on Saturday, July 27 at about midnight. Fifty Arab Muslims on motorcycles entered the village and began a...

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His Beatitude Daniel Patriarch of Romania Celebrated his 62th Birthday

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:53 AM PDT

On 22 July 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated his 62th birthday. The Patriarch of Romania was born on 22 July 1951, in Dobreşti village, Bara commune,...

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Russian Orthodox Church to give $1 mn to Syrian residents

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:45 AM PDT

31/7/13 Moscow: The Russian Orthodox Church is preparing to give over 1.3 million US dollars to residents of Syrian cities, spokesman of the Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Ministry...

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Orthodox from Harbin arrived in Blagoveshchensk

Posted: 31 Jul 2013 04:39 AM PDT

Chinese Orthodox Church English translation by Katherine Ilachinski – July 2013 BLAGINFORM – Amur regional center was visited by members of the Chinese community of Holy Protection...

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