New York, NY – The Spring Session of the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) met on June 25, 2009 from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., hosted by the Representation of the Moscow Patriarchate in the USA at the St. Nicholas Patriarchal Cathedral, 15 East 97th Street in New York [...]
Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
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Moscow, July 10, Interfax – The Moscow Patriarchate has worked out a complex of proposals for the Strategy of Russia Social Economic Development until 2020.
“We will soon voice the kernel of these proposals officially. Public figures, scientists actively cooperating with the Russian Church helped work them out,” executive secretary of the Economics and Ethics [...]
Vienna, July 10, Interfax – The Moscow Patriarchate has pointed out that the number of acts of vandalism against religious sites in Europe has been growing and called for measures against this.
“The instances of vandalism against churches, mosques, synagogues, and cemeteries in many European countries have grown manifold in the past years. It is believed [...]
Moscow, July 8, Interfax – The United Russia political party plans to involve the Moscow Patriarchate in legislative work.
“We agreed we would show the Patriarchate the State Duma’s plan for legislative work and hold preliminary consultations on all questions that may raise doubts to avoid mutual misunderstanding,” Deputy Secretary of the Party’s General Council [...]
Kiev, July 14, Interfax – The Ukrainian Orthodox Church calls the deputies to refrain from expressing their intolerance in regard to the forthcoming visit of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to Ukraine.
“Dear people’s deputies of Ukraine, please, call those who support you, share your political views, and belong to your parties and blocs [...]
The Iconic French Singer son of Armenian immigrants visited His Holiness Aram I on Friday 10 July in the afternoon. The artist had been invited to sing at the Beiteddine Festival in Lebanon.
His Holiness Aram I received the guests in the presence of the Prelate of Lebanon His Grace Bishop Kegham Khatcherian, the Responsible for [...]
The Armenian Orthodox Church-Mother See
On July 11, with the blessings of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, three relics of Christian saints belonging to the Armenian Church and permanently housed in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, were transported to Moldova in a spirit of ecumenical fraternity. They will be [...]
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