Study:
Christians in Jerusalem Down to Just 2% from 20%
On the eve of Pope Benedict
16's upcoming visit to Israel, an Israeli research group says that
the number of Christians living in Jerusalem has shrunk to 14,000,
down from 31,000 at the end of the British Mandate – only 2 percent
of the city's population, and far fewer than the 20 percent it
constituted in 1946. As such, Jerusalem is following a pattern which
has been taking place in other cities as well: once-large Christian
communities see their numbers dwindle, as Christian Arabs emigrate
or more....
Ethiopian
Orthodox Church is growing, slowly but surely
As the Twin Cities (in
Minnesota, USA) have graciously welcomed you to settle among their
communities peacefully, and in these blessed localities the Trios -–
the St. Luke Lutheran Church, the St. George Ukrainian Church, and
the St. Mary Greek Orthodox Church -– have also facilitated you
until you are able to stand up on your own feet by establishing your
own new Church — the Debre Berhan St. Ourael Ethiopian Orthodox
Tewahido Church. May God help those who helped you all these days! more....
Bulgaria
Government Spends BGN 35 M for Orthodox Churches
The Bulgarian Government has
given BGN 35 M for restoration of orthodox churches and monasteries
around Bulgaria in the last three and a half years.That was
announced Saturday by PM Sergey Stanishev during his visit to the
"St. Kozma and Damyan" monastery by the village of Gigintsi near the
Bulgarian-Serbian border. The Council of Ministers granted BGN 300
000 for a new bell.The monastery was first built back in the ninth
century. BGN 800 000 were spent for its reconstruction. more....
Egyptian
Christians riot after swine flu cull
Egyptian leaders ordered the
slaughter of hundreds of thousands of pigs today to help protect
against swine flu, prompting angry protests from the poor Christian
farmers who feed their animals with a country's food scraps. The
decision was also criticised as a "real mistake" by a senior UN food
expert. more....
FIFA
President visits Orthodox church in Moldova
Next stop was the
Orthodox Church, where President Blatter was awarded Moldova's
highest honour, that of 'Stephen the Pious, the Great and the
Saint', by His Holiness Vladimir, the Metropolitan Bishop of
Chisinau and all Moldova. "I am deeply touched by this award. For
me, religion and football have at least one thing in common: they
bring hope and emotion to the people," said the FIFA President. more....
Anger
at Egyptian demolition of church building
The Egyptian State
Security forces attacked and demolished on 26/04/09 at 7.30 am the
services building belonging to the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Masrah
Matrouh, assaulting the Coptic priests and Coptic women and men.
More than 1,000 Copts have surrounded the remains of the demolished
building, ready for martyrdom, said a
Who
runs the Soviet Church
An apocryphal story
has it that Stalin was driving through Moscow as Hitler’s armies
advanced through the Soviet Union, noticed the slogan “Religion is
the Opium of the People!” crowning a public building, and exclaimed,
“Opium! That’s what they need!”. The essence of the story is true:
in 1943, as several fronts were collapsing, Stalin reversed his
anti-religion policies, summoned Orthodox bishops to the Kremlin,
and restored to them many of their rights in return for the
authority they lent hi more....
Chelsea
challenge to orthodox development
A thriving Orthodox
Christian congregation in South London has expressed strong interest
in taking over the long empty Guards Chapel at Chelsea Barracks. The
chapel, which developers are seeking to demolish to make way for a
large complex of luxury flats and affordable homes, has been
recommended for listing by English Heritage. After fierce local
opposition, the proposals, drawn up by the practice of Lord
Ethiopia:
Calm returns after thousands of Muslim students protest
A Jimma University
official told Jimma Times that the religious tension around
Ethiopian universities has calmed since the protests staged the last
few days. However, dozens of Ethiopian Muslim students arrested in
several colleges have not appeared in court while more students have
been suspended from schools this week for wearing the Islamic Hijab
clothing. more....
Eritrean
– Iranian Relations: Reason for A Biased HRW Report and Silence on
Genocides in Ethiopia
In forthcoming
articles, I will particularly criticize this part. I will also
voluntarily publish comments and analyses, denunciations and
criticisms by Eritreans and others who find it incredible for the
leading humanitarian NGO HRW to waste resources on Eritrea and
disregard the aforementioned nations that have been invaded,
subjugated and forced to remain within the Amhara Abyssinian
(Pseudo-Ethiopian) Hell – until their
Ethiopians
in Minnesota to inaugurate a new church
In the last four years
we had the privilege to worship every Sunday morning at a different
location in St. Paul and Minneapolis at diverse facilities provided
by generous God-loving Minnesota communities, including the St. Luke
Lutheran Church, St. George Ukrainian Orthodox Church and St. Mary
Greek Orthodox Church. Now, we have found our own place to praise
our lord located in the center of the Twin Cities. more....
شبكة
الرصد الإخبارى
Coptreal