Greek Orthodox Church Archives

Lutheran women ‘priests’ help lead pilgrimage organized by Pope Francis’ diocese

Attended by religious leaders of various creeds – including the Catholic Church, the Lutheran church, the Greek Orthodox – an ecumenical pilgrimage took place through Rome on Thursday night, with participants joining in a call for increased unity.

News

Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent

• Jan 24, 2025

Syrian Christians face new threat of genocide from Muslim jihadists

One of the world’s oldest Christian communities is facing extermination from jihadists, as Islamic militants linked to Al-Qaeda have seized the Syrian city of Aleppo – home to an estimated 3.5 million people, including more than 50,000 Christians.

Opinion

LifeSite

• Dec 4, 2024Dec 5, 2024

Israeli police block thousands of Christians from celebrating the Transfiguration of Christ on Mount Tabor

‘This is an outrageous and totally unnecessary scandal,’ said Eyal Betzer, a local government official. The fire and safety authorities ‘suddenly raised unreasonable and illogical demands that couldn't be met in the short time remaining before the event.’

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Patrick Delaney

• Aug 22, 2023

Greek Orthodox archbishop breaks from tradition, baptizes celebrity homosexual couple’s babies

'We are proud to have christened our children Alexios and Eleni in the first openly gay baptism in the Greek Orthodox church!' Evangelo Bousis wrote in an Instagram post.  

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Doug Mainwaring

• Aug 8, 2022