In a February 11 2016 WSJ editorial ‘ISIS Guilty of Anti-Christian Genocide‘, Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos calls us to join “Christians throughout the world will mark Monday, Feb. 15, as a day to remember the courage and religious fortitude of 21 Coptic Christians who were executed one year ago by Islamic State Read more…
ISIS’s threats to Christians not only extend throughout the Middle East but overseas as well. According to a recent article from the Christian Post, ISIS just last week hacked the website of Our Lady of Mercy, a Syriac Catholic Church in Sydney, Australia. The militant organization posted Read more…
Terror. Violence. Fear. Sorrow. Anger. Hatred. These are only a few of the emotions that can pass through our minds whenever we encounter a violent and tragic event like the recent happenings. Whether it is the horror in San Bernardino this past week, or the attacks in Paris Read more…
The Orthodox Christian Network features the important work of organizations that promote religious freedom, defend Christian Rights, and stand against Christian persecution. You have our resounding commitment to be a resource of compassion, a voice of help, and active participant to helping all in need. The image we find this Read more…
In Paris, France, President Francois Hollande has blamed the Islamic State for the terrorist attacks on Friday the 13th. At this point, it has been verified that there are 127 dead, 300 hospitalized, and 80 in critical condition after the Paris attacks. France is still under a nationwide state of Read more…
The entire world watched in shock and anguish last night as we learned through the news media that innocent people in the country of France were again targeted by terrorists. The “Paris Attacks Were an ‘Act of War’ by ISIS”, said President Hollande of France. The Board, Staff and listeners of Read more…
With ISIS rampaging across the Middle East and civilians fleeing their homes, many worry that soon Christians will be an afterthought in the fabric of Arab countries. The extremists would probably like it that way; however, we Christians cling to many holy sites throughout the region, especially in Syria and Read more…
In a new article from the Christian Post, bishops of the Melkite and Syriac churches are quoted voicing the plight of Christians in the Middle East and asking western powers to support the Christians there more. Writer Stoyan Zaimov reports: “Syriac Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan has warned that the Read more…
Across the world, many are suffering and still display faith. The Orthodox Christian Network highlights these important news events and reminds us to always pray for peace. Sixty-nine prisoners were freed on October 22nd, after a raid by Kurdish and American Special Operations forces at an Islamic State (ISIS) prison Read more…
In “Exterminating Christians in the Middle East” (Wall Street Journal, August 20, 2015), Robert Reilly highlights the parallels between Nazi Germany and the similar story “playing out again, as Christians are being wiped out in the Middle East”. He references Pope Francis’s recent remarks: “Today we are dismayed to see how Read more…