August 2009

Damascus, Syria – Aug 23, 2009: Today in a divine ceremony held at the St. Peter’s & St. Paul’s Cathedral in the Monastery of St. Aphrem the Syrian, Ma`rrat Sayyidnaya, Damascus, His Holiness Ignatius Zakka-I Iwas, the Patriarch of Antioch & all the East and the Supreme head of the Universal Syrian Orthodox Church, …

Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus visited Poland last week to celebrate the Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ, since the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Poland follows the Old Calendar. The Archbishop of Poland had visited Cyprus in May. He celebrated the Feast of the Transfiguration at the famous shrine of the Holy Mountain of Grabarka. About [...]

Polish Orthodox Church From the beginning of the visit in Poland I feel wonderful. I am prisoner of your love – said archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostom during welcome on the Holy Mountain Grabarka. Eve of the celebrities begun with the evensong celebrated by metropolitan Savva, principal of Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church, with accompany of …

Indian Orthodox Church The Orthodox Christian youth Movement will observe Aug 30th to September 6 as Youth Week. During these days various activities and programs will be conducted in almost all units upholding the motto ”Youth towards social welfare and goodness. ” The activities include charity projects, house visits, classes and seminars on various …

The efforts of thousands of Greek firefighters and soldiers combined with firefighting planes dispatched by Italy and France made progress against the worst wildfires around Athens in two years, creating optimism in Greece that the Athens suburbs are safe. Morning winds on Monday had stoked the blazes that have been raging in Attica – the [...]

Solovki, August 24, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducted a requiem service at the place where prisoners of the Solovki Camp were executed and a prayer service to new martyrs who suffered for faith from the Bolsheviks. He visited the Golgotha-Crucifixion Hermitage on the Anzer Island Saturday morning. Once there was [...]

SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — On August 13, 2009, a delegation of Oriental Orthodox bishops and priests visited His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah at the OCA Chancery here. The delegation, which was led by His Eminence, Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America, included His Eminence Archbishop Mor Cyril [...]

Georgian Orthodox Church His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II visits dedoplistskaro. The Patriarch presented Bishop Melkisedek of Hereti Eparchy. Bishop Melkisedek was consecrated on 3 of May 2009. Ilia II met with the parish at Holy Mother Virgin’s Assumption church. Ilia II visited Dedoplistskaro as Patriarch 20 years ago and [...]

Istanbul – Restoration work that would result in an historic Greek Orthodox church being recognized as a mosque has caused uproar in Turkey, reported the daily Milliyet newspaper on Tuesday. At issue is the 178-year-old St Dimitrios church in the northern Turkish village of Silivri. The village was once a Greek settlement but, after the [...]

August 19, 2009 , JOHNSTOWN, PA   The long-awaited launch of the newly created website of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the USA has taken place today. It is by God’s providence that its release has coincided with the Feast of The Transfiguration of Our Lord as observed on the Julian Calendar. Its release today, [...]

(AINA) — On August 14 Rev. Estefanos Shehata, a Coptic priest, sent a letter to the Middle East Christian Association (MECA) stating the Muslim elders of his village have issued a death Fatwa (religious edict) against him, and have banned him from entering his village because he wants to convert part of his family home [...]

Orthodox Church in America SYOSSET, NY [OCA Communications] — On Monday, August 17, 2009, the Search Committee of the Diocese of New York and New Jersey, mandated with selecting suitable candidates to stand for nomination as diocesan hierarch, released its final report. In addition to the report, the committee released the names of three episcopal [...]