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  • Christian beliefs lead to opposition to death penalty, patriarch says

    Christian beliefs lead to opposition to death penalty, patriarch says

    • Oct 20, 2020

    Opposition to the death penalty is the “logical and moral consequence” of recognizing the dignity of all human life and of believing that each person deserves the possibility to repent of his or her sins and crimes, said Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.

    By Cindy Wooden
  • Ethiopians mark the start of a new year after ‘God’s wrath’

    Ethiopians mark the start of a new year after ‘God’s wrath’

    • Sep 11, 2020

    Ethiopians on Friday welcomed what many people around the world might like to see: the beginning of a new year.

    By Elias Meseret
  • Fewer people but deep faith on Greece’s Assumption holiday

    Fewer people but deep faith on Greece’s Assumption holiday

    • Aug 16, 2020

    For nearly 200 years, Greek Orthodox faithful have flocked to the Aegean island of Tinos for the August 15 feast day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the most revered religious holiday in the Orthodox calendar after Easter.

    By Elena Becatoros
  • Blast destroyed landmark 19th century palace in heart of Beirut’s Christian quarter

    Blast destroyed landmark 19th century palace in heart of Beirut’s Christian quarter

    • Aug 10, 2020

    The 160-year-old palace withstood two world wars, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the French mandate and Lebanese independence. After the country’s 1975-1990 civil war, it took 20 years of careful restoration for the family to bring the palace back to its former glory.

    By Andrea Rosa
  • Work resumes on Greek Orthodox church destroyed on 9/11

    Work resumes on Greek Orthodox church destroyed on 9/11

    • Aug 4, 2020

    After a three year halt due to financial problems, work resumed Monday on a Greek Orthodox church being built to replace one destroyed in the attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

    By Karen Matthews
  • Hagia Sophia’s history of conflict and faith

    Hagia Sophia’s history of conflict and faith

    • Jul 23, 2020

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is scheduled to join hundreds of worshippers Friday for the first Muslim prayers at the Hagia Sophia in 86 years, after a controversial high court ruling paved the way for the landmark monument to be turned back into a mosque.

    By Suzan Fraser
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