Friday, November 6, 2009

Another College For Loudoun

November 6, 2009 News

Orthodox Christian College To Be Built The St. Sophia Foundation, an affiliate of the Orthodox Christian faith, has plans to purchase a 47-acre tract of land in Loudoun County on which to build an Orthodox Christian College. The foundation is based in Manassas. An announcement from the foundation Saturday, Oct. 31, reported a four-year effort [...]

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Two Orthodox monks publish a punk-style zine in the USA

November 6, 2009 News

Moscow, November 6, Interfax – Two monks for the St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood monastery in Platina, California, publish a punk zine Death to the World. “These kids (punks – IF) are sick of themselves. They feel out of place in this world. We try to open up to them the beauty of God’s creation [...]

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The Dean of St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology Visits Romania

November 6, 2009 News

St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology- University of Balamand The Dean of the St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology, Dr. Georges Nahas, visited Romania during the period of 13-19 October 2009, upon the invitation of Fr. Dr. Savva Viorel, the Dean of the Faculty of Theology, at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of [...]

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Egyptian Security Arrests Several Christians for Praying At Home

November 6, 2009 News

11-6-2009 Egypt (AINA) — On October 24, 2009 Egyptian State Security arrested a Christian Copt in the village of Deir Samalout, Samalout, Minia province, for praying “without a license.” He was held in prison for two days before being released on “compassionate grounds.” Maurice Salama Sharkawy, 37 years old, had invited Pastor Elia Shafik, to [...]

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Archbishop Hilarion visits the Patriarchate of Pec

November 6, 2009 News

Archbishop Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, on a visit to Kosovo and Methochia at the invitation of Bishop Artemije of Rasko-Prizren and Kosovo-Metochia, visited the convent compound ‘The Patriarchate of Pec’ 30 October 2009. The convent was built in the 13th century by Archbishop Arseny, a successor [...]

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“Orthodox Russia – towards the Day of National Unity” Church and Public Exhibition: His Holiness Patriarch Kirill leads the opening ceremony

November 6, 2009 News

On 4 November 2009, the feast day of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the Day of National Unity, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia led the opening ceremony of the 8th church and public exhibition “Orthodox Russia – towards the Day of National Unity.” The exhibition will be [...]

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Archbishop Hilarion’s book “Patriarch Kirill. His Life and World Outlook” comes out

November 6, 2009 News

Archbishop Hilarion’s book entitled Patriarch Kirill. His Life and World Outlook in the series “Patriarchs of the Russian Church’ has come out. It has been written in response to numerous requests from both church people and those who are far from the Church but who are interested in the personality of the new Patriarch of [...]

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev Opens a New Orthodox Chapel in Suzdal

November 6, 2009 News
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev stands with Orthodox archbishop Evlogy during the unveiling ceremony of a new chapel to mark the National Unity Day in the ancient Russian town of Suzdal

November 4, 2009 Russian town of Suzdal, is about 200 km (124 miles) east of Moscow. Suzdal (Russian: Су́здаль) is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated north-east of Moscow, 26 kilometers (16 mi) from the city of Vladimir, on the Kamenka River. Population: 11,357 (2002 Census); 12,063 (1989 Census). In Suzdal there are 4 [...]

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Russian Orthodox Church, Russkiy Mir fund sign Cooperation Accord

November 6, 2009 News

MOSCOW, November 3 (RIA Novosti) – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, who heads the Russian Orthodox Church, and Vyacheslav Nikonov, executive director of the Russkiy Mir Foundation, signed a cooperation agreement on Tuesday. The two will implement a joint publishing program and assist schools attached to foreign-based parishes, the foundation’s press service said. [...]

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Vice President Biden to the Ecumenical Patriarch: We are with you; We support the Ecumenical Patriarch as a leader of Global Standing

November 6, 2009 News

November 5, 2009 WASHINGTON – The Vice President of the United States Joseph Biden and his wife hosted a formal dinner yesterday Nov. 4, at the Vice Presidential Residence to honor His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew who during this third leg of his trip to the United States is visiting Washington, …

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Patriarch Kirill proposes establishing Russian language centers, libraries and websites worldwide

November 6, 2009 News

Moscow, November 3, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia proposed a set of measures to study the Russian language within the Russian-speaking communities worldwide. “The Russian language is an important element of communications within the Russian world. We should take our best efforts to maintain and expand this common heritage,” Patriarch said [...]

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Patriarch Kirill suggests introducing term “a Russian World Country”

November 6, 2009 News

Moscow, November 3, Interfax – A new term could be introduced which would denote a community of the countries united by the Russian culture, said Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. “The term ‘a Russian world country’ could be introduced into usage. It would mean that a country sees itself as part of the [...]

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Requiem for victims of civil war and revolution 1917 fist held in Moscow on National Unity Day

November 6, 2009 News

Moscow, November 5, Interfax – Requiem service for all victims of the revolution 1917, the civil war and fratricidal fighting Russian people went through in the 20th century was conducted in the Moscow Church of Our Lady of the Sign in the Roman Pereulok. Head of the Synodal Church and Society Department Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin [...]

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Ukrainian sectarian, a pope hopeful, held on charge of rape

November 6, 2009 News

Kiev, October 30, Interfax – The Kiev Police detained Oleg Kulik, a leader of the so-called “Ukrainian Orthodox Autocephalous Canonical church,” suspected in sexual violence against women of his parish. Law enforcement agencies earlier received complaints from women who claimed that Kulik entranced them by reading prayers and then convinced them it was not a [...]

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St. Vladimir’s Seminary Receives Distinguished Russian Guests

November 6, 2009 News
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St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary November 6, 2009 YONKERS, NY—St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary welcomed two prestigious guests from Russia to its campus this fall: the Minister for Justice of the Russian Federation and the President of The International Foundation for the Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations (IFUOCN). Both Russian visitors were drawn to campus [...]

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