Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Series of attacks in Iraq, dozens of dead. Church of St Mathew in Baghdad targeted

March 21, 2012 Featured News

21/3/2012 Asia News A bomb exploded near the Syrian-Orthodox church in the capital, killing two guards and wounding five others. Across the country there were over 20 explosions. AsiaNews sources: attacks to derail the upcoming Arab League summit. The violence set to continue. Baghdad (AsiaNews) – The Syrian Orthodox Church of St. Matthew, in Baghdad, [...]

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Metropolitan Mar Seraphim endeavors to use cyber tech for evangelisation as Bengaluru Diocese goes online

March 21, 2012 News

Indian Orthodox Church Diocese of Bengaluru 20/3/2012 BENGALURU —- Finally, the Bengaluru Diocese of Indian Orthodox Church is logged to the cyber world. The Diocese went online and is available on http://bangaloreorthodoxdiocese.org/. HG Dr Abraham Mar Seraphim launched the diocese into cyber world by clicking on the mouse during the occasion of Bengaluru Orthodox Convention, [...]

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Orthodox Easter Schedules and Timings in Holy Land – 2012

March 21, 2012 Featured News

21/3/2012 For additional information on group Holy Land tour reservations and pilgrimages please contact Travelujah here: Roman Catholic and Anglican Easter Schedules here: Easter 2012 in the Holy Land will be quite special this year as once again Easter and Passover will coincide. Erev Passover begins at sundown on Good Friday (April 6) and continues [...]

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The World’s Worst Religious Persecutors – OpEd

March 21, 2012 Featured News

By Nina Shea 20/3/2012 Today, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (Uscirf) released its 14th annual report, which it is mandated to do under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998. The report identifies the world’s worst persecutors and makes foreign-policy recommendations, which are non-binding, to the administration and Congress. Its decisions are based [...]

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Pussy Riot girls charged

March 21, 2012 News

Moscow, March 13, Interfax – Hooliganism charges have been brought against members of the Pussy Riot punk group over a scandalous action in the Church of Christ the Savior in Moscow, lawyer Nikolay Polozov has told reporters. “My clients Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina have just been indicted for hooliganism under Part 2, Article 213 [...]

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Russian Church hopes govts of Persian Gulf countries will not back idea of church destruction

March 21, 2012 News

Moscow, March 20, Interfax – The Russian Orthodox Church has expressed concerns about the statement made by Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, who has called for all churches in the Persian Gulf countries to be destroyed. “This statement is alarming because the Persian Gulf countries are populated not only by numerous Muslims, [...]

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Russian Orthodox Church recommends Berezovsky to form Antichrist Party

March 21, 2012 News

Moscow, March 19, Interfax – Businessman Boris Berezovsky may be successful in the establishment of an Antichrist party, the Moscow Patriarchate believes. “I am glad that Boris Abramovich is not the first person proposing to establish a party based on Christian or Orthodox values. There are six organizing committees of similar parties already. Hopefully, this [...]

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Egypt’s next pope faces immense challenges

March 21, 2012 News

Yasmine Fathi 21/3/2012 “Egypt isn’t a country we live in, but a country that lives within us.” So said Egypt’s late Coptic Pope Shenouda III, in one of his better-known public statements. After heading Egypt’s Coptic Church since 1971, Shenouda passed away quietly on Saturday, putting millions of Christians into a state of mourning. A [...]

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Touring Jericho – My Search for the Zacchaeus Tree

March 21, 2012 News

Jericho – Garden City February 2012 Travelujah Website Jericho is a special place, definitely worth visiting, as it is the lowest (230 meters below the sea lever) and the oldest (around 10 000 years) town on Earth. Arriving in Jericho you will be astonished by its natural setting, with its vibrant colours, aromatic fragrances and [...]

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