Syriac Orthodox Monastery in Turkey suffers attacks Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:51 AM PDT 14/8/13 Members of the staff of a Syrian Orthodox monastery were attacked on August 11 in Midyat, a city of 60,000 in southeastern Turkey, the Assyrian International News Agency (AINA) reported. When... In Short |
Solovki: Roman Catholic and Orthodox students together in the gulag archipelago Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:46 AM PDT Nina Achmatova – 14/8/13 Sponsored by the Moscow Patriarchate and the Moscow Municipality, the volunteer project will see young people work to improve the conditions of the Solovki Monastery,... In Short |
‘New shop hours infringe on workers’ religious rights’ Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:39 AM PDT By George Psyllides – August 2013 AFTER exhausting almost all other avenues of complaint, small businesses yesterday appealed for the Church's help to reverse a decree that extended shop hours,... In Short |
Bishop appeals for public help in wake of church thefts Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:36 AM PDT 14/8/13 Paphos Bishop Georgios has urged people to help guard churches in the district following a spate of burglaries and the theft of thousands of euros worth of artefacts. "People are exasperated;... In Short |
Church restorations proceeding well, say antiquities department Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:32 AM PDT August 2013 RESTORATION works being carried out at two Cypriot Middle Byzantine monuments both situated in refugee communities: Ayia Marina Kandou in Limassol and Panayia Kofinou in the Larnaca... In Short |
Temporary Truce On Mt. Athos Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:29 AM PDT Christina Flora-14/8/13 Monks on Mt. Athos fighting an eviction order have come to a truce with authorities for the meantime, officials said, although it was reported that the order will again... In Short |
Syrian Orthodox prelate criticizes congressman’s alleged remarks on kidnapped bishops Posted: 14 Aug 2013 03:26 AM PDT 14/8/13 An Iranian media report that a US congressman had said that two kidnapped Syrian bishops are being held in Turkey prompted criticism from a Syrian Orthodox Church official. The Al-Alam News... In Short |
Aleppo, the Bishop and the Martyred City Posted: 14 Aug 2013 02:34 AM PDT 14/3/13 “I was supposed to be going to the Rimini meeting, but it’s not the right time to be travelling”. Antoine Audo, Jesuit and Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo, prefers to stay close... In Short |
Archbishop Hanna: Syria Will Win War on Terrorism Posted: 13 Aug 2013 08:00 PM PDT 14/8/13 TEHRAN (FNA)- Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, Archbishop Atallah Hanna, said that Syria is the country of amity and coexistence among all religions. Heading a mass congregation in the... In Short |
Lebanon’s Latest Church-State Scuffle Posted: 13 Aug 2013 07:58 PM PDT Elie Hajj for Al-Monitor Lebanon Pulse – August 2013 In a rare instance of solidarity, the hard-line Association of Muslim Scholars endorsed the Lebanese Orthodox Church's objection to the... In Short |
Leaders urge caution over reports of priests’ fate Posted: 13 Aug 2013 07:56 PM PDT By Lauren Williams The Daily Star 14/8/13 BEIRUT: Religious leaders urged "prudence" amid swirling rumors over the fate of three Christian priests reportedly kidnapped in Syria. Italian Jesuit Priest... In Short |
UPDATE: Fire Guts St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church Posted: 13 Aug 2013 07:52 PM PDT Matthew Hogan (Editor) - 14/8/13 A fire ripped through the inside of the St. Demetrios Greek Orthrodox Church on Hewlett Avenue in Merrick Friday night. Merrick firefighters, with the mutual aid... In Short |
Russian Church Spokesman to Ward Off Beetle Through Prayer Posted: 13 Aug 2013 07:49 PM PDT 14/8/13 MOSCOW, August 12 (RIA Novosti) – How serious are you about the threat of the European spruce bark beetle? Most likely not as much as a senior Russian Orthodox priest who pledged to hold a... In Short |
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