Orthodox Christians Mark Christmas in Bethlehem
- The Associated Press
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- January 06, 2012
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Hundreds of Orthodox Christian worshippers are gathering in Bethlehem to celebrate Christmas Eve.
After a rainy night, the local patriarch of the Greek Orthodox church l...
Orthodox Christians Celebrate Epiphany
- Christopher Torchia - The Associated Press
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- January 06, 2012
ISTANBUL (AP) — Orthodox worshippers dived into icy cold waters from Istanbul to Bulgaria on Friday to retrieve crucifixes in ceremonies to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ.
Hundreds of memb...
Patriarch of Moscow Calls for Efraim's Release
MOSCOW, December 29 (RIA Novosti) -- The head of Russia's Orthodox Church on Thursday urged the Greek President, Karolos Papoulias, to release from jail Abbot Efraim, the head of the Vatopedi Monaster...
After Centuries, Bethlehem Church to Get New Roof
- The Associated Press
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- November 27, 2011
by Matti Friedman
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Preparations for a long-needed renovation of the 1,500-year-old Church of the Nativity are moving ahead in Bethlehem, the town of Jesus' birth, in the...
Russians Flock to See Virgin Mary Relic
- The Associated Press
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- November 23, 2011
MOSCOW (AP) — Despite the freezing cold, tens of thousands of Russians are standing in line to see a newly arrived relic of the Virgin Mary in Russia's largest Orthodox cathedral.
Virgin Mary's Cin...
Greek Church Must Do Its Bit in Crisis: Patriarch
Greece's Orthodox Church should cooperate with the government in its efforts to overcome the debt crisis crippling the country, the Church's senior cleric said Sunday.
The Church should cooperate w...
Cyprus to Get Back Rare Orthodox Frescoes from US
- Menelaos Hadjicostis - Associated Press
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- September 30, 2011
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Rare 13th-century frescoes are to be returned to Cyprus from an American museum where they have been exhibited for the last 28 years, the leader of the divided island's Orthodox...
Greek Church Defends Tax Record After Outcry
ATHENS — The Greek Church said on Saturday that it had paid around 2.5 million euros in taxes after howls of protest among the public at its exemption from a surprise property tax.
In a post on its...
Russia: Orthodox Church Near Schism in Abkhazia
Moscow – After achieving its political independence, Abkhazia could be on its way to having its own Orthodox Church. De facto independent since the Russian-Georgian War of 2008, the local Church, whic...
How Do Mount Athonite Monks Stay So Healthy?
(CBS) If you want to live a long healthy life, you could do worse than joining the monks atop Mount Athos in Greece.
On Easter Sunday, "60 Minutes" profiled many of the Orthodox monks that have ded...
Thousands Mark Holy Fire Rite in Jerusalem Church (Video)
- The Associated Press
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- April 23, 2011
JERUSALEM (AP) — The small doorway to the traditional site of Jesus' tomb cracked open to reveal a bright flame and tens of thousands of worshippers cheered ecstatically, marking the pinnacle of Easte...
Holy Light to Arrive in Greece on Saturday Afternoon
- ANA- MPA
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- April 22, 2011
The Holy Light from the Holy Sepulchre Church of the Resurrection of Christ will arrive from Jerusalem on Saturday, in an annual Orthodox Easter ritual that brings the flame to worshippers around Gree...
Paschal Messages by Christian Orthodox Church Leaders
- ANA- MPA
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- April 22, 2011
The disaster in Japan, wars and terrorist acts, which in combination with the economic crisis create a nightmarish global picture, were underlined in Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew's Easter message....
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