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Eritrea Punishes High School Students for ‘Commitment to Christ’
The Captives In Syria
Bulgarian Orthodox Church metropolitan objects to plan for Pope John XXIII monument in Nessebur
The History of Panagia Soumela Holy Icon
Turkey denies kidnapped Syrian bishops held in Turkey
Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia Calls For Bulgarian Orthodox Church Support Of Christians in Arab World
Dr. Bruce Foltz to Present Ecology Lecture at St. Vladimir’s Seminary Sept. 1

Eritrea Punishes High School Students for ‘Commitment to Christ’

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:59 AM PDT

12/8/13 Eritrean authorities have arrested 39 high school students for their Christian faith, excluding them from a graduation ceremony and subjecting them to beatings and hard labor. According to...

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The Captives In Syria

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:50 AM PDT

Rod Dreher - 12/8/13 Michael Peppard writes about his acquaintance Fr. Paolo Dall'Oglio, a Jesuit priest gone missing in Syria. Prior to the war, Fr. Paolo's work there involved peacemaking between...

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church metropolitan objects to plan for Pope John XXIII monument in Nessebur

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:25 AM PDT

Sofia Globe- 12/8/13 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Sliven, Yoanikii, has issued a statement objecting to reported plans for a monument to Roman Catholic Pope John XXIII in the seaside...

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The History of Panagia Soumela Holy Icon

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 05:19 AM PDT

Margarita Papantoniou - 12/8/13 According to the tradition of the Orthodox Church, the miraculous icon of Panagia Soumela that is located in the homonymous Holy Church in Vermio, northern Greece, is...

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Turkey denies kidnapped Syrian bishops held in Turkey

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 04:21 AM PDT

ANKARA – 12/8/13 The Turkish Foreign Ministry has dismissed the claims that two kidnapped Syrian bishops were held in Turkey. Greek Orthodox Bishop Boulos Yaziji and Syriac Orthodox Bishop...

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Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia Calls For Bulgarian Orthodox Church Support Of Christians in Arab World

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 04:18 AM PDT

12/8/13 August 9 (BTA) – The Bulgarian Orthodox Church should take a firm stand on the grave situation of the Christians in Syria and the entire Arab world, and should support them, His...

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Dr. Bruce Foltz to Present Ecology Lecture at St. Vladimir’s Seminary Sept. 1

Posted: 12 Aug 2013 04:15 AM PDT

12/8/13 Dr. Bruce Foltz, an Orthodox Christian and Professor of Philosophy at Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL, will offer a free and public lecture, "The Truth of Nature," at St. Vladimir's...

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