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March 6, 2013

Orthodox Church in Syria provides aid to conflict victims

The Greek Orthodox Church has delivered around 75,000 humanitarian aid kits to an estimated 280,045 individuals in Syria amidst its on-going conflict.
January 21, 2013

Church must speak for human unity, says Greek Orthodox theologian

“It is impossible to speak exclusively for the unity of the church and be indifferent about the unity of humankind,” says a senior Greek Orthodox theologian.
December 18, 2012

A new patriarch for the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch & All the East

Following my reflection last week on the death of Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim on 5 December (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17573, I should add that his successor has just been elected at Balamand Monastery in Beirut, in the early morning hours of Monday 17 December 2012.
December 10, 2012

Death of a patriarch: end of an era, fears for the future

As reported on Ekklesia (http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17561) yesterday, Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch & All the East passed away as a result of a stroke at St George’s hospital in Lebanon on 5 December 2012 at the age of 92.
December 8, 2012

Sorrow at the death of peacemaking Greek Orthodox Patriarch

Patriarch Ignatius IV (Hazim) of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East passed away on 5 December 2012 in Lebanon.
November 18, 2012

Greek blasphemy charge seen as a threat to free expression

The people behind a play called Corpus Christi are facing prosecution in Greece for blasphemy, in a move seen as threat to religious freedom.
April 27, 2011

Russian and Greek Orthodox churches object to national identity cards

The Russian and Greek Orthodox churches are strongly objecting to plans in both countries to introduce electronic national identity cards.