Orthodox community remembers original Santa Claus in Türkiye
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DEC 06, 2022 – 4:52 PM GMT+3 Faithful convenes for the religious service at the church, in Antalya, southern Türkiye, Dec. 6, 2022. (DHA Photo) St. Nicholas, […]
Russian Meddling in the Balkans “Over and Over, Putin Says Kosovo, Kosovo, Kosovo!”
The war in Ukraine threatens to upset the delicate peace in the Balkans. In a conversation with DER SPIEGEL, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama warns that Vladimir Putin is deliberately […]
A year on from the murder of Christian writer Nahed Hattar in Jordan, many questions remain unanswered
Security officials assured the writer that he was safe – when he was clearly still at great risk. And then, within hours, his blood was running down the steps of the Amman court Robert Fisk @indyvoices Thursday 21 September 2017 Nahed Hattar was shot dead in Amman on 25 September […]
Pope Francis arrives in Cairo seeking to mend ties with Islam
Reuters International APR 28, 2017 Pope Francis waves as he leaves for his pastoral trip to Egypt at the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Tony […]
Khasawneh attends Orthodox Christmas mass in Bethlehem
By JT – Jan 07,2017 – JORDAN TIMES Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III (centre) leads the midnight mass at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank’s Bethlehem as Orthodox Christmas celebrations started on Saturday (AFP photo) AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, […]
A cross to bear: Christian community marks Cold Epiphany
DAILY SABAH WITH ANADOLU AGENCY ISTANBUL Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I leads the Epiphany ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, January 6, 2017. (Reuters Photo) In the freezing waters of Bosporus, far from the typically warm Middle East where Jesus Christ emerged, the faithful braved the cold to mark his baptism […]
Russia’s New Required Religion Class for 4th Graders
BY MATTHEW BRUNWASSER ⋅ DECEMBER 25, 2012 Source: PRI’s World This year Russia required fourth graders across the country to take a religion class. There are six choices: Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, secular ethics or world religions. Most Russians consider themselves Orthodox Christians, but most did not choose that […]
West has betrayed Christianity, Russia will save it – Orthodox Church official
Russian TV: Countries of the “Russian world” are capable of changing the globe within ten years, believes top cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church Vsevolod Chaplin. By the “Russian world” […]