Archive for July 8th, 2009

11th Annual Conference- The Eritrean Orthodox Church, Diocese of North America (2009-7-8)

The 11th Annual Conference of The Eritrean Orthodox Church, Diocese of North America will be held on 30 July-August 2) 2009 in Washington, DC. at Medhnie-Alem Eritrean Orthodox Church.
We encourage followers of the Eritrean Orthodox Church to participate at this spiritual gathering, and make the necessary travel arrangements ahead of time. The conference will be [...]

Russian Orthodox Church predicts decline of the Western prosperity and the fall of capitalism before Long (2009-7-8)

Moscow, July 8, Interfax – Western Civilization will soon witness its decline, unless it begins to recover its lost Christian heritage, believes the Moscow Patriarchate.
“The society living only for the sake of mundane interests of individuals is bound for failure, and capitalism will fall in a few coming decades in just the same way as [...]

Patriarch Kirill and Barack Obama to foster friendship among Christians of Russia and the USA (2009-7-8)

Moscow, July 8, Interfax – Dialogue between the Christian populations of Russia and the United States is important for the development of relations between the two countries, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said at a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Moscow on Tuesday.
“The fact that the American and Russian people have [...]

U.S. president’s wife meets with Orthodox Sisters of Mercy in Moscow (2009-7-8)

July 7, Interfax – U.S. first lady Michelle Obama has visited the Saint Dimitry Sisterhood of Nurses in Moscow to discuss the issue of volunteering, and was presented with a Russian matryoshka.
The wife of the U.S. president was welcomed by children from the orphanages run by the Sisterhood. They sang songs and recited poems for [...]

Russian Patriarch urges foreign religious organizations to respect Russian Laws (2009-7-8)

Ankara, July 7, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has reminded foreign religious organizations active in Russia how important it is to demonstrate respect for the legislation of the country.
“It is extremely important that religious organizations coming to Russia abide by Russian laws and see that their activities will not create difficulties [...]

New page in relations with Vatican yet to be opened – Russian Church (2009-7-8)

Moscow, July 7, Interfax – There has not been any substantial moment in the Orthodox-Catholic dialog, said Head of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk.
“It appears to me that the relations between the Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches still lack the specifics which could be interpreted as the [...]