Friday, February 5, 2010

Puthencuriz, Kerala, India, February 1, 2009: His Beatitude the Catholicos Aboon Mor Baselios Thomas-I today consecrated Very Rev. Geevarghese Thengumtharayil as Metropolitan by name Mor BARNABAS Geevarghese for the spiritual organizations of the Malankara Jacobite Syrian Christian Church. The divine ceremony was held at the St. Athanasius Cathedral in the Malankara Syrian Church headquarters, Puthencuriz. [...]

2/2/2010 Al Shebab and Kamboni mujahideen extremists have joined forces with Al-Qaeda after concluding an alliance. Having already caused the deaths of several thousands of Somalis of all denominations, they have announced their intention to target the country’s Christian minority and Ethiopians. Two bloody Islamist movements in Somalia have agreed to join forces with Al-Qaeda, [...]

05/02/2010 The world’s oldest monastery of Saint Antony near Egypt’s coast town of Al-Zaafarana has opened its doors for pilgrims after almost five years of renovation, the head of the country’s Supreme Council of Antiquities has said. The monastery, located some 200 km (124 miles) from the city of Hurghada, was founded in 356 AD [...]

4/2/2010 Father Michael Harper, who died on January 6 aged 78, was for 30 years leader of the Charismatic movement in the Church of England, and his influence extended to many other parts of the world and to several other Churches. He left the Anglican Church in 1995 however after its decision to ordain women [...]

4/2/2010 At the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, has celebrated, together with Most Rev. Nicolae, Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of the Americas, and His Grace Ciprian, Patriarchal Vicar Bishop, a Thanksgiving (Te Deum) service on the 85th Anniversary of the Romanian Patriarchate and a memorial service for the [...]

Romanian Orthodox Church On February 2, 2010, on the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, in the Patriarchal Chapel, before the celebration of the Holy Liturgy, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and His Grace Varsanufie, Auxiliary Bishop of the Bucharest Archdiocese, consecrated 1.001 new Antimensions, which will be offered to all the parishes, monasteries and [...]

Serbian Orthodox Church 2/2/2010 The information and publishing institution of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the cooperation with the Ministry of Religion of the Republic of Serbia, in a remembrance of Patriarch Pavle of Serbia and the days of his magnificent sendoff, printed the photo album From Death into Life. As a little credit from [...]

30/1/ 2010 Regarding the statement of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia in which he expresses regret and extend his apology for his reckless statement that hurted the feelings of many Muslims, Riyasah of Islamic Community of Serbia has published the following communiqué: Only God does not sin. People make mistakes, and when they do [...]

“Depicting the present state of the ecumenical movement in terms of crisis has become a general trend; I do not share this approach” stated His Holiness Aram I. He said that “seeking new vision, redefining its orientation, revising its agenda, restructuring its programmatic priorities are integral to the very nature of the ecumenical movement”. Catholicos [...]

2/2/2010 Speaking at the Bishops’ Conference held on 2 February 2010 in the chambers of the Church of Christ the Saviour, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia publicized the following statistics: in the Russian Orthodox Church as of today, There are 160 dioceses, 207 ruling and auxiliary bishops, 28434 priests and 3625 [...]

2/2/2010 In his report to the Bishops’ Conference held in the Church of Christ the Saviour, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia spoke in detail about relations with a number of Local Orthodox Churches. He addressed in particular the relations with the Georgian Church, informing the gathering that, in accordance with an [...]

2.02.2010 Among the themes His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia dealt with in his report to the Bishops’ conference on 2 February 2010, were problems arising in relations with the Protestant community. ‘Unfortunately, in recent years the Russian Church has seen ever fewer co-workers in the field of preserving the Christian heritage [...]