WASHINGTON (BP)–An Egyptian court has granted custody of Coptic Christian twins to their mother but also ruled that the twins must be considered Muslim on their identification cards.Kamilia Gaballah, the mother of Andrew and Mario, has fought with her ex-husband Medhat Ramses Labib over custody and alimony support of their sons in more than 40 [...]
AINA) — Violence against Christian Copts erupted again at dawn on Friday, 3 July 2009, in the village of Guirgis Bey, Akfahssi, El-Fashn. Coptic priests accused the Egyptian State Security apparatus of masterminding the incident.
“The village Muslims circulated a ‘rumour’ that the Copts will convert the social services building belonging to the Coptic Diocese of [...]
Midyat, Turkey, Jun 24, 2009 – In an astonishing verdict, the Syriac Universal Alliance (SUA), a recognized NGO at the United Nations that represents the Aramean (Syriac) people worldwide, reports that the court trial held today on Wednesday, June 24 2009, in Midyat, Turkey, has resulted in a lose of the “Forestry Case” by the [...]
Moscow, July 1, Interfax – The Russian Orthodox Church says the main objective of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia’s visit to Turkey is restoring relations with the Constantinople Patriarchate and discussing moot points.
“His Holiness Patriarch Kirill wants this visit to open a new page in relations with the Constantinople Patriarchate. We need to [...]
Moscow, July 2, Interfax – Hierarchs of the Russian and Georgian Orthodox Churches promised to strengthen relations between their peoples in spite of all conflicts in interstate relations.
“Russians and Georgians are two fraternal nations, bonds existing between them are so close and deep that no political events can ever destroy them,” Head of the Moscow [...]
Moscow, July 3, Interfax – Relations between Christians in Russia and the United States are “a very powerful factor” in Russian-U.S. relations in general, said Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
“I am deeply convinced that relations between religious leaders and communities of the two countries are a very powerful factor of relations between [the [...]
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