Monday, June 13, 2011

Egypt’s Christians fear ‘uncaged’ Salafists

June 13, 2011 Featured News

By JOHN PONTIFEX 13/6/2011 Months after the revolution led by the ‘Facebook Generation’ John Pontifex meets frightened Coptic Christians worshipping in secret. Clambering up to the top floor of the narrow house, the feeling of anti-climax was overwhelming. “Look there,” said the young priest, enthusiastically. What he was pointing at was a small opening in [...]

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Erasing traces of Armenian presence: Turkey accused of misrepresenting history of Monuments

June 13, 2011 News

By GAYANE ABRAHAMYAN ArmeniaNow reporter 01.06.11 Armenian experts are warning that in Turkey almost everywhere panels telling about Armenian monuments present distorted information, which shows a consistent attempt by Turks to erase Armenian traces inside what now is within the borders of their state. “While generally signs and notices placed near monuments are designed to [...]

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Progress Reported In Resolution Of Georgian-Armenian Church Disputes

June 13, 2011 Featured News

13.06.2011 Karine Simonian The Armenian Apostolic Church said over the weekend that its supreme head, Catholicos Garegin II, reached agreements with Georgia’s political and spiritual leaders that will help to resolve its long-running disputes with the Georgian Orthodox Church. Garegin met with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II at the start of a [...]

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Holy Pentecost Celebrations at Nag Hammdi

June 13, 2011 Featured News

13/6/2011 OCP Exclusive The Pentecost from St.Virgin Mary & St.Pope Kyrillos VI-Nag Hammdi,Qena-Egypt on Sunday 12th, 2011. Snaps depicting the prostration of the Coptic Orthodox Christians inside the Church during the prayers of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. Special Courtesy: Antonios Ramzi Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Egypt (OCP Advisory Board Member) Source: OCP News [...]

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