Sunday, August 5, 2012

Metropolitan Yulios consecrates new block of Orthodox School in Indore

August 5, 2012 News

5/8/2012 Liju Cherian Indian Malankara Orthodox Church INDORE, Madhya Pradesh, India: HG Dr Pulikkottil Geevarghese Mar Yulios, Metropolitan of Ahmedabad Diocese and President of Mar Gregorios Memorial Higher Secondary School (MGMHSS), consecrated a new block of the school on July 22, 2012, Sunday. The MGM School is one among the 26 institutions run by the [...]

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Egypt’s Christian leader lashes out at government

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By SARAH EL DEEB, Associated Press 5/8/2012 CAIRO — The acting leader of Egypt’s Coptic Church on Saturday criticized the new government sworn in by Islamist President Mohammed Morsi for what he said was an “unfair” representation of Christians that ignores their rights as citizens. The comments by Archbishop Pachomius, who represents the majority of [...]

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Morsi wants sectarian clashes culprits punished; Church calls for end to violence against Copts

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Dahshour: Egyptian Christian Sameha Wahba, 70, the only Christian who remains at Dahshour village, is hosted by Muslim family of Mahmoud Abou Abdel Karim. (AP) Hatem Maher 3/8/2012 President says ‘Egyptian citizens won’t be terrorised’ in wake of Dahshur’s sectarian clashes; Shura Council establishes committee to promote reconciliation; Coptic Church says violence against Christians must [...]

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EIBNER: Islamic extremists threaten Syria’s Christians

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3/8/2012 Washington Times Obama must not ignore sacrifice of religious minorities More than a year has elapsed since the United States aligned itself with Syria’s Sunni-dominated opposition and the Middle East’s Sunni powers to overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad. While the United States pursues this goal in the name of the Syrian people, it [...]

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Christian Syrian famlies seek asylum in Lebanon

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By Gilane Fatayri Al Arabiya 3/8/2012 As cities of Damascus and Aleppo entered into the confrontation where the Christians demographic weight is at its most, the number of Syrian Christian families displaced to Lebanon is increasing significantly. Refugees have been distributed along the extended length of the coastline between Antelias and Byblos area where residents [...]

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Renovated Diyarbakir Armenian church to host liturgy in renovated monastery complex

August 5, 2012 News

4/8/2012 YEREVAN. – Armenian Deputy Patriarch of Constantinople, Archbishop Aram Ateshyan visited Armenia at the invitation of the Armenian Ministry of Diaspora and within the frameworks of the My Armenia cultural festival. In an interview with told the Akunk daily he named the day of the second liturgy to be held in the Armenian St. [...]

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Attacks on Christians on the rise: bishop

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3/8/2012 Cairo – A senior Egyptian Coptic bishop said on Friday attacks on Christians are on the rise and criticised the inclusion of only one Copt in Islamist President Mohamed Morsi’s government. “The general climate is turning against Christians,” said Bishop Morcos. “Assaults on Christians have increased. It’s not just a matter of having one [...]

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One Man’s Attempt to Capture Ethiopian Armenians’ Dying Legacy

August 5, 2012 News

Lilly Torosyan 4/8/2012 TEZETA is a song form famous in Ethno-Jazz. In Amharic (the language of Ethiopia), it translates to ‘my memory,’ but it means much more. It conveys a sense of nostalgia that can be lost in translation,” describes Aramazt Kalayjian, an independent documentary filmmaker living and working in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His documentary, [...]

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The refugees with nowhere to turn: Syrian Christians share their stories

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SyndiGate.info 5/8/2012 George is wounded but he has no scars. It’s pain of an emotional kind that ails him. He feels scorned and humiliated, like a man who ended up on the bad side of a deal through no fault of his own. A Christian from Homs, Syria, George, who won’t give his last name [...]

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Mount Tabor & The Transfiguration of Christ

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Konstantinos Koutroubas 4/8/2012 Since on Monday, August 6, we are celebrating the great feast of the Transfiguration of our Savior (Η Μεταμόρφωσις του Σωτήρος), I thought I’d share something regarding Mount Tabor in the Holy Land, the site of this great event. What happened with the Transfiguration is that Christ took three of His Apostles- [...]

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Religious freedom: US not fit to preach

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5/8/2012 The 2011 International Religious Freedom Report – an annual report released by the US Department of State – looks more like a political tool than a thorough study aimed at better understanding world trends. “In the Obama Administration we’ve elevated religious freedom as a diplomatic priority”, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said while [...]

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Orthodox Youth Summer Camp Opened in Thailand

August 5, 2012 News

5/8/2012 An Orthodox youth work summer camp has begun to function since August 1, 2012, in Thailand. This year, young people mostly from Thailand, Cambodia and Laos are hosted by the Parish of the Trinity in Phuket. Those who wish also have an opportunity to work at the Monastery of the Assumption in Ratchaburi, the [...]

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