Monday, October 5, 2009

28th diocese of Indian Orthodox Church Inaugurated

October 5, 2009 News

Ahmedabad: The 28th diocese of the Indian Orthodox Church – better known as the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church – was inaugurated in Ahmedabad on Saturday, as church leaders pledged to extend their social services in education and healthcare while confining liturgy only to Christians. The Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church traces its origins to St Thomas [...]

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Coptic Patriarch has returned from one-month-long US visit

October 5, 2009 News

Coptic Orthodox Church Leader of Egypt’s Coptic Church Pope Shenouda III returned to Cairo on Monday after a month-long visit to the U.S. undertaken for medical reasons. During the trip — his sixth to the U.S. this year — Shenouda underwent a number of medical examinations at Cleveland Hospital in the state of Ohio. Over [...]

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Reverend Seraphim, Metropolitan of Ioannoupolis, has proposed a postponement of the meeting in Cyprus

October 5, 2009 News

Reverend Seraphim, Metropolitan of Ioannoupolis, has proposed a postponement of the meeting in Cyprus for some time and justifies his proposal with many reasons, among which are the following: Already, certain Local Orthodox Churches will be abstaining from this meeting, and those that will participate, will be disagreeing among themselves on the same issue. The [...]

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