Posts Tagged: Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Says Jews Are the Only Threat to Christians in the Holy Land
This piece in The Guardian by Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III is almost too absurd to believe: Christians have lived a history in the Holy...
Report: Jewish Businessmen Behind Land Purchase From Greek Orthodox Church
JNS.org - Two well-known Jewish businessmen are believed to be among the stakeholders in a secretive holding company that recently purchased a key piece of Jerusalem...
Israeli Court Rules Against Greek Orthodox Church in Landmark Property Case
JNS.org - In a landmark ruling, the Jerusalem District Court Monday upheld a set of real estate deals between the Greek Orthodox Church and the Israeli...
Israeli Priest Gabriel Nadaf Confident of Greater Christian Recruitment Into IDF (INTERVIEW)
"I will make a prediction," Father Gabriel Nadaf told me with a smile. "Next year, in 2015, there will be 400 Christian recruits into the...
Israeli Christian Priest Nadaf Purportedly Sacked by Church for Pro-IDF Stance
JNS.org - The Greek Orthodox church in Israel has purportedly sacked Israeli Christian priest Father Gabriel Nadaf over his outspoken support for Christian integration...
Kidnapped Syrian Christian Archbishops Freed
Two Syrian Christian archbishops have reportedly been freed after being kidnapped at gunpoint outside their home in Aleppo a day earlier, Al Jazeera reported. Bishop Yohanna...
Syrian Christian Leader Appointed Patriarch of Greek Orthodox Church
The ancient Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch has elected Metropolitan John Yazigi to succeed Pope Ignatius IV Hazim as its patriarch, the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram reported. Born...
Church of the Holy Sepulchre Settles Water Bill Issue
Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, and Gihon, a Jerusalem-based water company, have reached an agreement concerning an unpaid water bill that totaled NIS 9 million ($2.3 million),...
