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When we hear about the Middle East, we frequently hear about the holy places that are important to religious believers. Some date back to the beginning of recorded history. There are holy places that are mentioned in both the Old and New Testaments. This is true about Israel and what may become Palestine and now we hear the same thing about Iraq. There are many shrines that Muslims regard as extremely holy. Iraqi tradition holds that Iraq was the Garden of Eden, the paradise created by God for man. Disobedience resulted in Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden. Well,...

Athens, Sep. 11 (LifesiteNews.com/CWN) - For a thousand years, the Greek Orthodox monks of Mount Athos have been praying in quiet and seclusion, unmolested by the outside world. But their peace may be coming to an end in the name of tolerance and non-discrimination. A plenary session of the European Parliament has passed a proposal/report demanding that the Greek government rescind the special protection the monks have enjoyed for a millennium. Mount Athos (or "Hagion Oros," i.e. Holy Mountain) has constituted the heart of the Orthodox ascetic life for more than one thousand years. As such, it could be said...

Only church destroyed on 9-11 is determined to rebuild Saturday, September 6, 2003 By TERRY MATTINGLY, Scripps Howard News Service The first thing police found at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church was a piece of a wing and landing gear from American Flight 11. Then the World Trade Center's north tower fell on the humble, white-washed walls of the tiny sanctuary across the street. It took time for work crews to find much of anything after that. Eventually they found a paper icon of St. Dionysios of Zakynthos, but never found its frame or silver cover. They found an embroidered...

<p>Frank Schaeffer, son of the late renowned Christian theologian Francis Schaeffer, will be in Modesto next weekend to discuss the Orthodox church and faith. Schaeffer holds a photo of his son, John, a Marine.</p> <p>Author Frank Schaeffer will speak at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Modesto next Saturday on the historic Orthodox tradition and his conversion to the Orthodox faith.</p>

News Charles makes mystery visit to Orthodox church priest Jul 31 2003 Exclusive by Eryl Crump, Gareth Hughes, Gareth Bicknell and Steve Bagnall, Daily Post PRINCE Charles made a private visit to a Greek Orthodox priest in North Wales yesterday. After a busy day with four stop-offs in North Wales, he spent about an hour chatting to Father Deiniol at the Church of Holy Protector in Blaenau Ffestiniog. Neither would comment on what was said during their meeting. A spokesman for Prince Charles said the visit was private and declined to comment further. Father Deiniol, whose church has existed in...

Charging that partial-birth abortion "has no place in a decent and compassionate society," Cardinal William H. Keeler expressed deep disappointment and regret that U.S. Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), a Catholic living in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, voted against a ban on the late-term abortion procedure. "I am deeply troubled by your continuing insistence that such a heinous procedure should be available in the United States of America," said Cardinal Keeler in a March 21 letter to Sen. Mikulski. The U.S. Senate passed the partial-birth abortion ban on a 64-33 vote March 13. Maryland Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D., MD),...