From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Planned Cathedral will be Slavic not Byzantine

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

31/3/2010 By Helen Christophi THE CATHEDRAL the Church plans to build inside Nicosia’s walled city will be Slavic and not Byzantine , which is unacceptable, a committee of university professors under the auspices of the Technical Chamber ETEK said yesterday. Dr. George Panetsos of the University of Patra in Greece, Dr. Socrates Stratis of the [...]

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Serbs were sent invitations to convert to Islam

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

31/3/2010 The invitations sent to Serbs in Maglaj to attend a public panel on conversion to Islam caused fear and concern among the few Serb returnees in that municipality in BIH Federation, Republika Srpska media announced. A priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Maglaj, Dalibor Đekić, said such an invitation had appeared on the [...]

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Orthodox believers mourn metro blast Victims

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

30/3/2010 Hundreds of people have gathered at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow today to pray for the souls of those who died in twin suicide bombings on the Moscow Metro during the morning rush hour on Monday. The memorial service was led by Archbishop Arseniy of Istra. People continue to bring flowers [...]

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Patriarch Hazim Expresses Concern over Lebanon, Rejects Attacks on Presidency

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

27/3/2010 Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East Ignatius Hazim IV has expressed concern over Lebanon hoping that “everyone would work for the Lebanese without any exception or segregation.” During a visit to Our Lady of Balamand Monastery, Hazim told As Safir newspaper’s correspondent that he was “always with legitimacy.” He also rejected [...]

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Coptic Church invites ElBaradei to Easter

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

30/03/2010 Egypt’s Coptic church announced that it has invited Mohamed ElBaradei, the former director of the International Atomic Energy Agency and a possible contender for the Egyptian presidency, to attend Easter celebrations next Saturdays. The church assured that the invitation is not political, saying that ElBaradei was invited because he is a prominent scientific figure [...]

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Marking the 40th Anniversary of Autocephaly

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

31/3/2010 SYOSSET, NY [OCA] — March 31, 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the signing of the agreement on autocephaly between the Russian Orthodox Church Moscow Patriarchate and what at that time was known as the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of America — since October of 1970 known as the Orthodox Church in America. [...]

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Snaps From Russia

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

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The 2010 Directory of Clergy, Parishes and Monasteries of the Russian Church Abroad Is Out

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

30/3/2010 Russian Church Outside Russia St Innocent Press has published the 2010 edition of its Directory of Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia parishes and clergy. This soft-cover, 192-page volume is the print version of ROCOR’s online worldwide directory, www.directory.stinnocentpress.com, a site administered by St Innocent Press. The directory includes listings for all 388 ROCOR [...]

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The Diocese of Mid-America Holds a Lenten Diocesan Clergy Conference

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

29/3/2010 Russian Church Outside Russia The Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral hosted this year’s Pastoral Conference on the 4th week of the Great Fast (March 8-9, 2010). Clergy from parishes throughout the diocese arrived late in the evening on the Sunday of the Cross and gathered at a reception that was hosted at His Grace, Bishop [...]

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The Great Lent Message

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

Estonian Orthodox Church- Ecumenical Patriarchate Big Week for 2010 Great and Holy Tuesday morning Service (Monday, 29 March, evening) Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, After that, when we arrived yesterday, together with the Lord Christ in Jerusalem, has reached the grand final and the week during which we are invited to leave behind all [...]

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to Be Bestowed an Honorary Title

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

30/3/2010 The honorary title ‘doctor honoris causa’ of Burgas Free University will be conferred to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, decided the academic council at the university. The proposal for bestowing the title was made by PhD Petko Chobanov – president of the university. He has sent an invitation to Patriarch Bartholomew to attend the official ceremony, [...]

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The Holy Light of Jerusalem brought to Bucharest on the Holy Easter

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

30/3/2010 Romanian Orthodox Church In order to increase the joy of the clergy and faithful at the Holy Easter, on Saturday night, 3 April 2010, a delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate headed by His Grace Bishop Varsanufie Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest will bring the Holy Light from the Church of the [...]

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National Geographic features baptism at the Ecumenical Patriarchate

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate 03/27/10 The National Geographic Magazine in its special issue on ‘Water’ featured a baptism at the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The caption of the photo states: “To be baptized is to be born into a new life in Christ, according to the Greek Orthodox Church. Seven-month-old Stellios Theodore Gikas is dipped three [...]

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Patriarch Receives President of Spanish Congress of Deputies

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

2010.03.30 Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Illia ll has recieved José Bono Martínez, President of the Spanish Congress of Deputies. The meeting was also attended by Zurab Pololikashvili, Minister of Economic Development, Parliament Vice-Speaker Rusudan Kervalishvili, Spanish guests and religious figures. Mr. José Bono Martínez got interested with the Orthodox Church. Namely, differences between the orthodox [...]

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ARRANGEMENTS IN VIEW OF THE HOLY FIRE CEREMONY (2010)

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

Patriarchate of Jerusalem 30/03/2010 The day of Holy Saturday with the ceremony of the Holy Fire is in the cycle of feasts of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem as one of the holiest, most emotionally moving and consequently, most participated in by numerous pilgrims. On this day from the early hours of dawn the pilgrims from [...]

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CEREMONIES PROGRAM DURING THE HOLY WEEK

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

Patriarchate of Jerusalem Click Below Links for detailed Schedule CEREMONIES PROGRAM DURING THE HOLY WEEK AT THE CHURCH OF SAINTS CONSTANTINE & ELENI CEREMONIES PROGRAM DURING THE HOLY WEEK AT THE HOLY CHURCH OF THE RESURECTION Source:

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KYIVAN PATRIARCHATE POINTS TO MAIN OBSTACLE IN BRINGING GREEK CATHOLICS CLOSER TO ORTHODOX

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

29/3/2010 KYIV — Commenting on the results of the recent session of the Committee of Inter-Conciliar Presence of the Russian Orthodox Church on the issue of counteracting and overcoming schisms held in Kyiv on March 25, 2010, the representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC-KP) touched also upon the situation regarding the Ukrainian Greek [...]

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The condolence letter of Archbishop of Tirana and all Albania

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

29/3/2010 The Albanian Orthodox Church The condolence letter of Archbishop of Tirana and all Albania Anastasios to the Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia His Beatitude Kyrill Click to Read the Letter Source:

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An Announcement from His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill on the Terrorist Act in the Moscow Metro

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

Moscow, March 29, 2010 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia made the following statement on the terrorist acts at the Moscow Metro on 29 March 2010. My heart pains over the terrorist acts at the Moscow Metro this morning. I am praying for the rest of the victims’ souls, for consolation of [...]

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OBL Chairman Condemned the Moscow Bomb Blast

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

30/3/2010 Shraq, Kuwait: Lejith George (OBL Forum Chairman) condemned the Moscow train Blast. He said that “it is an unethical and inhuman act “. There is no justification at all for such wild incidents. On behalf of the OBL Forum he assured full support and prayers to Russia, especially victims and their family members and [...]

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Patriarch Kirill prays by name for each of those killed and injured by Moscow tube terrorist Acts

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

Moscow, March 29, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will pray for each person killed or injured in the Moscow tube. “His Holiness the Patriarch asked to give him the list of all killed and suffered so that he could personally pray for each person,” head of the Russian Church Department for [...]

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Patriarch Kirill orders priests to visit victims of terrorist acts in Moscow tube in Hospitals

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

Moscow, March 29, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia on Monday urged Russians to show decisiveness in order to stop the terrorists and respond to terrorist acts in Moscow tube. “Unfortunately, it is not the first terrorist act committed in Russia in the recent months. We see it quite clearly that the [...]

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Archpastoral Message of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, on the occasion of the Feast of Feasts, the Lord’s Pascha, 2010

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

03/26/2010 Orthodox Church in America To the Very Reverend and Reverend Clergy, Monastics, and Faithful of The Orthodox Church in America Beloved in Christ, Fathers and concelebrants, brothers and sisters, Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen! I greet you with joy in the Risen Lord! Having passed the course of the Fast, let us [...]

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Primate of the Orthodox Church of Alexandria offers prayer for victims of terror in Moscow subway

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

30.03.2010 His Beatitude Theodore II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, during his visit to South Africa, visited on March 29, 2010, the Russian church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Johannesburg. He was welcomed by the rector of the church, Father Daniel Lugovoy, and Russian Ambassador to South Africa A. Makarov. After [...]

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Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk has a talk with Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople

by OCP March 31, 2010 News

Inter-Orthodox Relations Ecumenical Patriarchate-Russian Orthodox Church 28.03.2010 Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, and his party visited on 27 March 2010 the Patriarchate of Constantinople. At the patriarchal Cathedral of St. George, they venerated the honourable relics of Sts Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. Then Metropolitan [...]

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