2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (285+ words) Patriarch of Antioch meets Governor of Mersin'Orthodox Times Having arrived in Mersin yesterday evening, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, John X, met with the Governor Atilla Toros this morning. The Patriarch headed a delegation that included Metropolitan Athanasios…...

5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (462+ words) CAIRO (Worthy News) " Christians have expressed concern about the plight of Egyptian prisoner Saeid Mansour Abdulraziq, who converted from Islam to Christianity in 2016, joining the Russian Orthodox Church. Following his conversion, Abdulraziq reportedly faced harassment and intimidation from family members,…...

7+ hour, 32+ min ago  (1118+ words) We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition, living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world We work with member churches, country programs and partner organizations to promote justice, peace, reconciliation and dignity for…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago  (488+ words) Iran (MNN) " Iran's exiled crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, visited Germany this week to continue his campaign for political change for Iran. Pahlavi was in Germany in mid-February too, as part of the Munich Security Conference, just a few weeks before…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago  (319+ words) International (MNN) " The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz continues to intensify, raising concerns about global trade and energy supply. Iran recently released videos appearing to show the seizure two cargo vessels. Meanwhile, U. S. President Donald Trump has ordered the U. S. Navy…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (530+ words) Hank Hanegraaff addresses the popular claim that the present conflict in Iran is a direct fulfillment'or foreshadowing'of biblical prophecy. Some modern prophecy pundits suggest that current events point to an "Ezekiel 37 (or 38) scenario," involving a future alliance between Iran and…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (924+ words) By Sotiris LETSIOS* The recent increase in visitors to the monasteries of Mount Athos is impressive. This increase in visits confirms, on the one hand, that the "Garden of the Virgin Mary" continues to be a focal point for Orthodox…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (208+ words) World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay said that he was deeply aggrieved by the desecration of a statue of Jesus on the cross by an Israeli soldier in southern Lebanon, depicted in a widely-circulated image....

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (768+ words) (RNS) " How do you get to Great Neck, New York? You can take the Port Washington branch of the Long Island Rail Road, or you can drive out on the Long Island Expressway to Exit 33. And you can work hard,…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1764+ words) CT greeted 1982 with a big profile of a televangelist trying break out of "the Christian ghetto." The magazine reported that Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) was developing programming designed to attract nonreligious viewers." Posing a prime-time threat to ABC,…...