Original Greek sermons by Origen of Alexandria discovered

http://www.lionelwindsor.net/2012/06/12/origen-sermons/ June 12, 2012 [My translation of the original article from the Bavarian State Library, H/T Ben Blackwell]: A spectacular discovery was recently made in the Bavarian State Library, in the process…

Bulgarian Relics of John the Baptist are Probably Authentic

June 15, 2012 By Thomas L. McDonald from http://www.patheos.com/ Two years ago, in an altar in the ruins of a 5th century monastery on Sveti Ivan Island the Black Sea, Bulgarian archaeologists…

Patriarch’s Call to Prayer and Fasting for Peace in Syria

In the ancient Eastern tradition of the Church, after Pentecost in June is observed the Fast (or period of abstinence) of the Twelve Apostles, chief among whom are Peter and Paul, whom…

Christian East-West Day IXa – Turvey Abbey

11 June 2012    Worship and Prayer in the Benedictine, Catholic, Eastern, Anglican and Methodist Traditions Turvey Abbey, BEDFORD 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Sr Esther of Turvey Abbey: Icongrapher and…

Christian Arabs trying to revive Aramaic, language of Jesus

Thursday, May 31, 2012 | by diaa hadid associated press – jish, israel Two villages in the Holy Land’s tiny Christian community are teaching Aramaic in an ambitious effort to revive the language…

Church of the East synod to discuss dialogue with the Vatican

Press Trust of India / Thrissur May 20, 2012 15:25 IST The Synod of the Assyrian Church of the East (COE), one of earliest Christian congregations which has adherents in many countries,…