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A once-in-a-lifetime experience will be taking place at Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church: the ancient tradition of consecration.
Small wonder, given the harrowing times recently, that news about a long-running property fight over a picturesque church in Northern Virginia escaped most people’s notice. But the story of the struggle over historic Falls Church is nonetheless worth a closer look.
For Orthodox Christians in Amarillo, Friday marks the most spiritual of Christian journeys known as Holy Week with services that began Friday and ending with Pascha on May 5.
Most of us will celebrate the resurrection of Christ with family and friends. But things will be very different for Christians in Egypt and Syria. The very places that gave birth to Christianity and sheltered Jesus when His family was on the run from those who would kill Him, has become a killing field for Christians.
Bishop Matta Khoury, secretary to Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Zakka I Iwas, spoke to al-Joumhouria on behalf of the patriarch, who had just come out of the hospital on the night of the incident. He confirmed, also in his capacity as Bishop of Bab Touma in Damascus, that the Patriarchate will not take any decision while awaiting any contact from the kidnappers, in order to know their intentions and demands.
