Rating: 5,9|Votes: 7
"We are a community that is oppressed by others," said 18-year-old Ithraa. She joined four months ago inspired by the memory of Sayfo, in which Ottoman authorities are said to have killed tens of thousands of Christians in Turkey and Iran.
Rating: 2|Votes: 1
The first North American leader of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese — a Christian church with ancient roots in Arab lands in and around Syria — said his home country should not be entombed with the message and acts of evil that the Islamic State group, or ISIS, brings.
Rating: 10|Votes: 1
According to the expert, “One of the signs of this tension was the invitation by Patriarch Bartholomew of all the hierarchs of the Patriarchate of Constantinople and bishops of North Greece, who belong to the Church of Greece and are members of its Synod of Hierarchs, to a meeting that was held late in August-early in September in Istanbul”. “And the Archbishop of Athens was even not informed about the invitation of these hierarchs,” he added.
Rating: 8,4|Votes: 5
The story of the Russian Orthodox Church is indeed interesting. The church is full of history and is now in its 9th decade of worship. However, the church's future is uncertain, as members of the Russian Orthodox denomination are becoming rare in this area. Many of the members have died out, leaving only three who are faithful to the church each Sunday. Sisters Ann Mizerak and Mary Baken, and Ann's son David, still attend each week and listen to recorded message from the past.
Rating: 1|Votes: 3
Russian president continues to surprise with his strong stance against anti-Semitism.