Archaeology Discovery: Rare Artifacts From Jesus' Time Found at Orphanage in Jerusalem
7. March 2016 - 16:08
Archaeologists in Israel are "astonished and surprised" after finding artifacts dating back to Jesus' time at a local orphanage and military complex in Jerusalem.
The Israel Antiquities Authority said this week that it has found numerous rare and important artifacts, some dating back to the Second Temple period, buried deep beneath the Schneller compound in Jerusalem, which had previously served as a orphanage and later an Israeli army base.
Archbishop Abune Nathaniel of Ethiopia Enters Eternal Rest
2. March 2016 - 16:13
Addis Ababa: Archbishop Abune Nathaniel of Ethiopia has entered eternal rest. He was one of the senior most prelates of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
The Late Archbishop Abune Nathaniel acted as the Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal Throne of Ethiopia after the demise of late Patriarch Abune Paulose of Ethiopia.
Memory Eternal
Source: OCP
Archaeologists Dig up Fabrics Dating Back to Kings David and Solomon
29. February 2016 - 14:08
Israeli archaeologists have discovered fragments of “remarkably preserved” 3,000-year-old fabrics, leather and seeds dating to the era of the biblical kings David and Solomon.
This is the first discovery of textiles dating from the 10th century B.C. “and therefore provides the first physical evidence” of what residents of the Holy Land wore, said Erez Ben-Yosef, the lead archaeologist with the Tel Aviv University excavation team that did the dig.
Egyptian Court Sentences Three Christian Teens to Prison for ‘Insulting Islam’
29. February 2016 - 13:45
“They have been sentenced for contempt of Islam and inciting sectarian strife,” explained defense lawyer Maher Naguib. “The judge didn’t show any mercy. He handed down the maximum punishment.”
Blasphemy laws still exist in Egypt. Article 98 describes the punishment:
Serbs have nobody closer than Croats, says Patriarch Irinej
26. February 2016 - 11:32
The victim needs to be remembered, but one should also be able to forgive, SPC Patriarch Irinej told Orthodox believers during a visit to Jasenovac and Pakrac.
This is according to a report in Croatian daily Jutarnji List, which continued:
Patriarch Irinej was in Croatia with other bishops, while for the first time in history a session of the Holy Synod was held in Monastery Jasenovac.
