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Greek Orthodox Church Aims to Block Jerusalem Property Sales in Court
The Greek Orthodox patriarch in the Holy Land announced Saturday that his church will appeal an Israeli court decision that approved the sale of prime church property to companies representing Jews seeking to expand their presence in Jerusalem’s Old...
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New Greek Orthodox Patriarch Enthroned in Syria
Syria’s Greek Orthodox Church enthroned a new patriarch during a ceremonial mass in Damascus on Sunday amid civil war.
John Yazigi, 57, replaces Ignatius Hazim as the Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East. Hazim died in December.
The...
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Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Syria Ignatius IV Dies
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim died on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at a hospital in Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut, NOW Lebanon reported.
On Tuesday, local news editions announced that Hazim was received at the Saint George Hospital in...