News Reports

Church leader accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians Archimandrite Theodosios Hanna of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has accused Israel... Read More

An appeal for deeds of love from Serbia's Patriarch Pavle "Many people suffered in [the Communist] period only because they believed in... Read More

Peace appeal from the Churches of Jerusalem The Patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops who head the churches in Jerusalem together issued a... Read More

New Patriarch of Jerusalem backs Palestinian rights Metropolitan Ireneos of Ierapolis, who for 20 years served as bridge between Greece and the... Read More

Orthodox memorial services at Manhattan's Ground Zero As Metropolitan Theodosius, head of the Orthodox Church in America, and other Orthodox clergy made... Read More

Peace appeal from heads of Churches in Jerusalem In an appeal issued in March, the leaders of Churches in the Holy Land... Read More

Church leaders in the Holy Land describe their vision of peace In April, at a meeting in Jerusalem with U.S. Secretary of... Read More

Patriarch Alexis urges USA to cancel Iraq war plans Patriarch Alexis of Moscow addressed an appeal in September urging the United States... Read More

These are extracts from postings to the OPF's e-mail discussion list. Sanctity of all life It is important for OPF to champion... Read More