Clik here to view.
Egypt's Coptic Christians Fear What Comes Next
For Egypt's Coptic Christians, the current uprising presents a dilemma: While they share general sentiments about Mubarak's long, undemocratic stay in power, they worry that the transition to democracy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Russia Warns Against Ice Baptisms
Chucking unwilling children into holes in the Siberian ice isn't the great idea some Orthodox believers appear to think it is, Russian authorities warn. The trend for "ice baptisms"—usually carried out...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gunmen Seize 2 Syria Bishops
Unknown gunmen abducted two prominent Syrian bishops as they traveled through rebel-held territory from the Turkish border, according to both state media and the opposition leadership. Christians make...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pope Will Head to Holy Land
Pope Francis has announced that he will travel to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan May 24-26. The visit marks the pope's first trip to the Holy Land and is so far his only foreign travel planned for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pope Prays at West Bank Barrier
The pope's Holy Land visit has been full of surprises. In an unplanned move today, Pope Francis stopped to pray at the concrete wall dividing Bethlehem and Jerusalem—a wall which, to Palestinans,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shirtless Putin Takes Icy Dip in Russian Lake
Vladimir Putin is baring his chest in public again . The Russian president took a dip in icy lake waters to celebrate Epiphany, a major holiday in Orthodox Christianity marking the baptism of Jesus....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thousands Watch Judas Effigy Burn in Easter Tradition
A town on Greece's Peloponnese peninsula has observed Orthodox Easter by burning an effigy of Judas. A fleet of about 20 small boats circled around a raft bearing a wire model of the apostle who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jubilation, Dismay at Status Change of Turkish Landmark
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday reconverted Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia into a mosque and declared it open to Muslim worship, hours after a court annulled a 1934 decision...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ukraine, Russia Make Easter Prisoner Swap
More than 100 Ukrainian prisoners of war have been released as part of a major Easter exchange with Russia, a top official said Sunday, as Orthodox Ukrainians marked the holiday for a second time since...
View Article
