Christian world

Session of the Presidential Council for Coordination with Religious Organizations

On 30 March 2017, a session of the Presidential Council for Coordination with Religious Organizations chaired by Mr. Anton Vaino, head of the Presidential Administration, was held in the Kremlin.

His Beatitude John X visits His Eminence archbishop Elie Saliba

His Beatitude John X visits His Eminence archbishop Elie Saliba (of Hama archdiocese and dependencies) at the bishopric of the archdiocese.

The Mufti of the Syrian Arab Republic visits His Beatitude Patriarch John X at the patriarchate

The visit paid by His Excellency the Mufti of the Syrian Arab Republic Mr. Ahmad Badr Aldeen Hassoun to His Beatitude John X, at the patriarchal center, Damascus.

36th Anniversary of the Christian Education Center in Damascus

His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II attended the celebration of the 36th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Christian Education Center in Damascus. The celebration was held at St. George Patriarchal Cathedral in Bab Touma, Damascus. The celebration included a short overview spanning the years of ministry and service that the Center has offered since its establishment in 1981, as well as the current activities that they are continuously offering despite the crisis in Syria. The event included hymns chanted by the young members of the Center as well as meditations on Faith, Work and Love, which is the motto of the center.

Catholicos-Patriarch Karekin II of Armenia Meets Archbishop Leo of Karelia & all Finland

On March 21, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians met with Archbishop Leo of Karelia and all Finland and Head of the Orthodox Church of Finland.

After visiting the Orthodox Church Center and Museum in the city of Kuopio, the Heads of the two Churches offered a joint prayer in the New Valaam monastery complex. Stressing the ancient origins of the Armenian Apostolic Church and the contribution made to the Christian family; Archbishop Leo stressed the importance of the creation of ideas and developments through joint and common efforts of the Armenian Apostolic and the Orthodox Church of Finland, though their warm and brotherly relations.

Ancient palace of Biblical King Sennacherib found under ISIS-destroyed Tomb of Jonah

In July 2014, Islamic terrorists destroyed what both Christians and Muslims believe to have been the Tomb of the Prophet Jonah in Mosul, Iraq. Not content to simply destroy a sacred spot, the ISIS militants then began to dig tunnels under the tomb, seeking for artifacts to plunder. In doing so, archaeologists believe they stumbled upon an ancient palace belonging to the Biblical King Sennacherib, reports The Telegraph.