Iraqis hope papal visit can help unify country's diverse communities
- Mar 2, 2021
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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