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The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced that the 21 Egyptian Christians murdered by the Islamic State in Libya will be commemorated in its Church calendar as martyrs and saints.
No injuries in attack; anti-Jesus graffiti sprayed on walls of Greek Orthodox institution.
David Cameron condemns murder of Egyptian Copts at hands of Isis as Britain’s orthodox Christians express anger that more was not done to save victims.
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill named the Great Lent, which will last for 40 days, the time of spiritual growth.
“We thank Russia, its government and people, the Russian Orthodox Church for the Russia’s political and international position, for support of peace, its efforts to settle the conflicts and crises worldwide –above all in Syria and the Middle East region,” stressed Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East at his meeting with Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov.