Wednesday, April 14, 2010

International Symposium in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

April 14, 2010 News

On April 13, the International Symposium entitled “The “Consequences” of Communism on the Churches” convened in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. Rev. Fr. Hovakim Manukian, Director of the Inter Church Department of the Mother See and Dr. Jouko Martikaynen, Professor from Gottingen University in German gave opening remarks, and touched on the inception of [...]

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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I HONOURS REVEREND AHARON SAPSEZIAN WITH THE INSIGNIA OF ST. MESROB MASHDOTZ

April 14, 2010 News

04/06/2010 On Tuesday 6 April 2010, at the Ecumenical Institute Bossey, Switzerland, in the presence of the General Secretary of the WCC, former Directors and staff of the WCC, representatives of the Armenian Community in Geneva and the Swiss Churches, His Holiness Aram I decorated Reverend Aharon Sapsezian. Before honoring him with the Insignia, His [...]

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ADDRESS OF His Beatitude Theophilos III

April 14, 2010 News

Jerusalem Patriarchate AN ADDRESS OF GREETING ON THE OCCASION OF THE RE-DEDICATION OF THE FESTIVAL HALL AT AUGUSTE VICTORIA HOSPITAL His Beatitude Theophilos III Patriarch of Jerusalem 6 April 2010 Your Royal Highness, Esteemed Representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr Uwe Grabe, Bishop Mounib, Dear Brothers and Sisters Christ is risen! He is [...]

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Droutsas meets Ecumenical Patriarch

April 14, 2010 News

04/14/2010 ISTANBUL (ANA-MPA/M. Savva) – Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas visited Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos at the Fanar on Wednesday and reassured that Greece and the Greek government are always by the side of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the difficult task that it is carrying out. Droutsas reassured the Patriarch that in talks he will be [...]

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Alternatives for Halki Seminary

April 14, 2010 News

04/14/2010 The creation of a Theological Seminary in Alexandroupolis or another area in Greece close in proximity to Istanbul, and recourse to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, are a few of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s options in the Halki School of Theology is not reopened, as repeatedly promised by the Turkish government, Ecumenical [...]

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Chief Justice of India Inaugurates ‘Hruday Asha’

April 14, 2010 News

Indian Orthodox Church KOTTAYAM/KERALA/INDIA: “Services of Orthodox Church is exemplary”, commended the Chief Justice of India Mr. K.G. Balakrishnan. He was talking at the inauguration of ‘Hruday Asha’ project of Mar Gregorios Karunya Nilayam, Gandhinagar, Kottayam on Saturday, April 10, 2010. “It is praiseworthy that there are centers like Mar Gregorios Karunya Nilayam that cater [...]

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Church proposes to build Orphanage Centre

April 14, 2010 News

14/4/2010 Coptic Orthodox Convention in Fiji The Coptic Orthodox Church has proposed to build an orphanage center in Legalega, Nadi which will house 100 homeless children. This was revealed at a dinner hosted for Bishop Suriel and 30 priests and deacons from the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Melbourne and affiliated regions earlier this week. Speaking [...]

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Gazprom Exec Receives Orthodox Honor

April 14, 2010 News

14/4/2010 The Moscow Times The head of a regional Gazprom subsidiary received an award from the Russian Orthodox Church for its help in restoring a regional church, the gas giant said Tuesday in a statement. Alexei Zavgorodnev, chief executive of Gazprom Transgaz Stavropol, was awarded the Order of the Blessed St. Daniel of Moscow. The [...]

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Tax dispute flairs between Cyprus gov’t and Orthodox Church

April 14, 2010 News

12/4/2010 A furious dispute has erupted in Cyprus after the ruling communists set their sights on the island’s wealthy Orthodox Church of Cyprus to help plug a runaway deficit. The island’s government says it wants to start a dialogue with the Church regarding the millions it says the church owes in unpaid taxes. The church [...]

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Orthodox missionaries start working with Moscow Chinese

April 14, 2010 News

Moscow, April 13, Interfax – Prophet Daniel Orthodox missionary movement carried out a guided tour to the Holy Trinity – St. Sergius Laura for Chinese living in Moscow. “We believe the Lord has brought foreign guests to our city not only to work or to study here, but to learn more about Orthodoxy,” the movement [...]

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Medvedev confesses his life changed after he was Baptized

April 14, 2010 News

Moscow, April 13, Interfax – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says his life has changed after he adopted Orthodoxy. “I believe it’s (baptism – IF) good for me, because afterwards my life changed. You don’t really talk aloud about something like that because the religious feelings should be somewhere deep inside of you. If someone is [...]

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Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarch His Beatitude Gregorios III Laham visits His Holiness at Patriarchal Monastery, Damascus

April 14, 2010 News

11/4/2010 Syrian Orthodox Church His Beatitude was accompanied by the Pontifical Mission commissioned by Pope Benedict XIV MA`ARAT SAYYIDNAYA, DAMASCUS: Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarch of Lebanon, His Beatitude Gregorios III Laham visited His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas at St. Ephraim’s Patriarchal Monastery here on April 11, Sunday. His Beatitude is accompanied by the [...]

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