Thursday, April 15, 2010

Visit of the Bethlehem Theotokos Icon to Kyiv Completed

April 15, 2010 News

Ukrainian Orthodox Church The Miracle-working Bethlehem Icon of the Mother of God visited Kyiv on April 3 through 11. On April 3 the shrine was delivered to Kyiv by the official delegation of the UOC headed by Archbishop Anthony of Boryspil and Bishop Alexander of Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy. At the holy gates of Lavra the icon was [...]

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Genocide Commemoration in New York

April 15, 2010 News

15/4/2010 APRIL 24, 2010 * GENOCIDE COMMEMORATION (NEW YORK). The commemoration of the 95th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Under the auspices of H.E. Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America. Sponsored by the Armenian Apostolic Church of America; Eastern Prelacy; Exarchate of the Armenian Catholic Church; Armenian Evangelical Church; [...]

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GREECE, SYNOD CONDEMNS MASS IN MODERN GREEK

April 15, 2010 News

15/4/2010 (ANSAmed) – ATHENS- The Greek-Orthodox Synod has condemned the Mass in modern language officiated in the diocese of Nicopolis, claiming that it puts ”the Church’s unity” at risk. Bishop Meletio of Nicopolis, in the northern region of Epirus, a long time ago authorised the translation of the Mass from liturgical Greek (close to the [...]

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Metropolitan Hilarion is awarded a degree of doctor honoris causa of Russian State Social University

April 15, 2010 News

On 14 April 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations and Rector of the Ss. Cyril and Methodius Church Postgraduate and Doctoral School, visited the Russian State Social University (RSSU). Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the RSSU rector V. Zhukov introduced the high guests [...]

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Pope Shenouda: Protests pushed state to discuss minimum Wage

April 15, 2010 News

By: Ragab Ramadan Alexandria–Millions of Egyptians live below the poverty line and their salaries don’t cover their daily needs, according to a sermon on Sunday by Coptic Pope Shenouda III at the Alexandria Monastery. Because of the many protests that have been staged the state has been prompted to take action to set a minimum [...]

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