Monday, August 17, 2009

OBL Updates

August 17, 2009 News

Orthodoxy beyond Limits Forum have made the Following Updates: Links- New Links have been added Click to Visit Links Section Primate Galley- New Snaps Added Click to Visit the primate Gallery Dept of Public Relations-OBL

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Yushchenko dismisses accusations of mishandling Patriarch Kirill’s visit to Ukraine

August 17, 2009 News

Kiev, August 14, Interfax – Ukraine’s President Viktor Yushchenko has denied accusations by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that the visit by the Patriarch Kirill was not organized properly. “Regarding the visit by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to Ukraine it should be stressed that the latter expressed his gratitude to our country’s leaders [...]

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Medvedev criticizes Yushchenko for interference in the Church Affairs

August 17, 2009 News

Moscow, August 11, Interfax – President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev pointed out to his Ukrainian peer Viktor Yushchenko “the evil practice of interference by the Ukrainian government into affairs of the Orthodox Church.” “I would not call beneficial such environment that was deliberately created before and even during the recent pastoral visit of Patriarch Kirill [...]

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German Catholics return the Russian Church the icon taken away during the World War II

August 17, 2009 News

Moscow, August 17, Interfax – Kazan Icon of the Mother of God taken from Russia during the World War II was ceremonially returned to the Russian Orthodox Church last Sunday. The revered icon was transferred after the liturgy in Church of Our Lady, the Joy of All Who Sorrow in Bolshaya Ordynka street. The honourable [...]

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Georgian Church says Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II may meet with Patriarch Kirill soon

August 17, 2009 News

Tbilisi/Moscow, August 12, Interfax – A meeting between the Primates of the Georgian Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church can take place in the near future in Sochi, Sukhumi, or Vladikavkaz, Father Michael Botkoveli, a spokesman for Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of All Georgia, told journalists on Wednesday. “However, this is only an idea so [...]

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20th Triennial Sabor-Report

August 17, 2009 News

The 20th Triennial Church Assembly (Sabor) of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America Day 1: The 20th Triennial Church Assembly (Sabor) of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South America began on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at St. George Church in Canton, Ohio with the Divine Liturgy. A good number of [...]

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