Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Indian Orthodox Church to Build the Largest Cancer Care Centre in Asia

August 19, 2009 News
Proposed Structure of the International Cancer Care Centre

PARUMALA (South India): The foundation stone laying ceremony of the dream project- St. Gregorios International Cancer Center (Research and Training) under St. Gregorios Medical Mission Hospital, Parumala will be held on August 24, 2009 by the Supreme head of the Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church His Holiness Baselios Marthoma DidymosI (Catholicose of the Apostolic Throne …

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Priests ask Madonna to Cancel Bulgaria Gig

August 19, 2009 News

Bulgarian Orthodox Church SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 19 (UPI) — A group of Bulgarian Orthodox priests have called for the cancellation of U.S. pop star Madonna’s concert in Sofia because it coincides with a religious feast. Orthodox priests in Plovdiv, southern Bulgaria, asked that the Madonna show be rescheduled from Aug. 29, St. John the Baptist [...]

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Russia Now: Hopes for unity after Moscow Patriarch Kirill’s visit to Ukraine

August 19, 2009 News

Spiritual leader Patriarch Kirill has declared his recent high-profile visit to reach out to Ukraine’s Orthodox believers as a success. Despite inevitable controversy surrounding the 10-day trip, the Russian Orthodox bishop’s approach could herald a new era in relations between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Ukrainian church. By preaching reconciliation and making a point of [...]

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