Raymond Ibrahim - 11/9/2020 Note: Sometime back, journalist Niram Ferretti interviewed me for the Italian publication, L’Informale (original here). Pasted below are excerpts from the English version (Ferretti’s questions are in bold, my responses not). How much is the concept of jihad intended as holy war, central to the way Islam has interpreted itself during the centuries? The concept of jihad was central ...
Church of Serbia - 1/3/2020 His Holiness Irinej, the Serbian Patriarch, will stay in the United States of America from 27 February until 5 March 2020. His Holiness Irinej will preside over the Church Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South Americas in Clearwater, Florida on 29 February 2020. In addition, the Serbian Patriarch ...
Church of Serbia - 15/1/2020 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States of America 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, It is a privilege to greet you at Christmastide on behalf of the Bishops in the United States of America, members of the Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North, Central and ...
Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America - 10/09/19 NEW YORK – Representatives of Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christian churches met today at the Armenian Cathedral of St. Vartan for the first meeting of the joint commission in nearly a decade. The meeting began with a common prayer service followed by open ...
Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America - 22/9/19 NEW YORK – The Executive Committee of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America met today, under the chairmanship of Archbishop Elpidophoros, to discuss the state of Orthodox Christian unity in the USA. Recognizing the challenges in global Orthodoxy, ...
Church of Serbia - 29/7/19 COMMUNIQUÉ 22nd Church Assembly-Sabor of the Serbian Orthodox Dioceses in the United States of America, July 13-16, 2019. 800 Years of the Autocephaly of the Serbian Orthodox Church: Endowed by God, Treasured by the People The hierarchs, clergy and delegates representing parishes and diocesan bodies from the three Dioceses of the Serbian Orthodox Church ...
Church of Serbia - 18/7/19 The 22nd Quinquennial Church Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Dioceses in the United States of America. (photo gallery 2, photo gallery 3) On the feast day of the holy and unmercenary physicians Cosmas and Damian, on the second day of the Church Assembly-Sabor, a most majestic Holy Hierarchical Liturgy was served in honor ...
Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America - 5/2/19 Thursday, January 31, 2019 The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America affirms the sanctity of life based on the firm conviction that life begins at the moment of conception. The Assembly remains steadfast in its conviction that any interference ...
IOCC - 15/6/18 International Orthodox Christian Charities Joins Fray after Baltimore Flooding Orthodox Christian humanitarian and development organization responds after flooding affects several homes in Charm City. Baltimore, Md. (June 14, 2018) – International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), headquartered in Greater Baltimore, Maryland, is deploying emergency teams to clear homes of debris in the wake of disastrous flooding across the ...
OCP News Service – OCP Publications- 30/5/18 Global- OCP Publications of Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE will publish a research work on Independent Catholic Movements in the United States, Europe and the Indian Sub-continent. Varghese John Thottapuzha - Director, Dept. of Publication stated that the book is a result of intense research and fieldwork by the scholars of Metropolitan ...
IOCC - 1/5/18 IOCC Supporters Surpass $1 Million Challenge Gift to Aid Families in Greece Donors give over $1.2 million, exceeding $1 million Jaharis Family Foundation Inc. challenge gift to Orthodox humanitarian and development organization Baltimore, Md. (May 1, 2018) – From October 2017 through February 2018, IOCC supporters gave more than $1.2 million under the Jaharis Family ...
IOCC - 12/4/18 Orthodox Christian humanitarian agency offers chance for refugees to assist their neighbors who require diagnosis, care, support services Baltimore, MD (April 10, 2018) – International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), the humanitarian and development agency of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, has passed the eight-month mark in implementing ...
Church of Serbia - 29/3/18 Deputy Secretary John J. Sullivan U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 March 27, 2018 Dear Deputy Secretary Sullivan: We, the bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Dioceses in the United States, are writing to express our grave concern over yesterday’s assault by the Kosovo Police on Marko Djuric, Director of the Serbian Government ...
Orthodox Africa - 24/2/18 DONATE TO ORTHODOX AFRICA MISSION HERE Within the Great Rift Valley formation, about an hour’s drive South of Kenya – Father Methodius can be found caring for the children of St. Barnabas Orphanage and School. On any given day, the 175 voices fill the otherwise quiet area. Some of these children have lost one ...
Cassie Steele - OCP News Service - 2/2/18 President Trump’s move against refugees was not positively received by the American Orthodox Church, as stated by Laurie Goodstein in the New York Times. The president of the United States of America, Donald Trump signed an executive order to deport undocumented immigrants as well as turn away refugees. ...
IOCC - 26/1/18 Orthodox Christian humanitarian agency offers basics of healthy living to those in need Baltimore, MD (January 24, 2018) – As many contemplate New Year’s resolutions to take better care of their health, International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) continues its ongoing work to offer underserved communities and families worldwide the tools needed to do precisely that. In ...
ArmenianOrthodoxChurch.org - 11/12/17 The World General Assembly dedicated a portion of its meeting to discuss Armenian youth and its current status in the life of our church. His Holiness invited four individuals to represent the voice of the youth and offer suggestions to foster youth participation in our churches. Those youth who traveled to Antelias were: Carnie ...
IOCC - 18/11/17 Orthodox Christian leaders in the United States have exhorted the faithful to respond during heavy 2017 hurricane season Baltimore, MD (November 17, 2017) – The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America has supported International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) in the organization’s ongoing response to Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, encouraging ...
The Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA - 28/10/17 - ROCOR- ROC Unification On Wednesday, October 25, the Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA delivered a lecture entitled "The 10th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Russian Church - Outcomes and Perspectives of Joint Service in the United States" during ...
Church of Serbia - 25/10/17 Their Royal Highness's Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine attended a Patriarchal Divine Liturgy officiated by His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch at the Saints Peter & Paul Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church in Potomac, Maryland near Washington, DC. The Patriarch is on a visit to the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of ...
AINA - 24/10/17 Chicago (AINA) -- The Assyrian American National Federation (AANF), an umbrella organization for Assyrians in the United States, has issued a statement calling for Iraqi federal jurisdiction over the Nineveh Plains of Iraq, which the core of the Assyrian homelands in Iraq and home to hundreds of Assyrian towns and villages. The statement calls for ...