Monday, April 19, 2010

Trial of Egypt ‘Coptic killers’ Delayed

April 19, 2010 News

19/4/2010 DUBAI – An Egyptian court postponed the high-profile trial of three Egyptian Muslims accused of gunning down six Coptic Christians and a police officer for a second time on Sunday, Daily News Egypt reported. The court adjourned the case until May 16 when it will hear the testimonies of the victims’ families, without giving [...]

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Mother See of Holy Echmiatsin to mark Khrimian Hayrik 190th birth anniversary in October

April 19, 2010 News

The Mother See of Holy Echmiatsin will mark the 190th anniversary of the Catholicos of All Armenians (1892-1907) Mkrtich Khrimian I (known as Khrimian Hayrik) of blessed memory in October this year, the Mother See press office reported. Following the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II’s order, a commission group, chaired by Bishop Ter Anushavan [...]

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Georgian Patriarch sends letter of condolences to Polish People

April 19, 2010 News

The Catholicos Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II, has sent a letter of condolences regarding the tragedy in Smolensk in which the Polish President, his wife and senior officials of the Polish Government died in a plane crash on April 10. “We have learned about the tragedy of the Polish people [...]

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Estonian president met with Patriarch of Constantinople

April 19, 2010 News

19.04.2010 President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves, who is on an official visit to Turkey, visited the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople on Saturday, April 17, the press service of the president informed BC. The Estonian Head of State thanked the Patriarch for his strong support of the Orthodox Church of Estonia, which restored [...]

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Patriarch Kirill consecrates church in Yekaterinburg

April 19, 2010 News

18/4/2010 Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has consecrated a church in the Siberian city of Yekaterinburg, which saw the shooting of the Romanov family by Soviet authorities in 1918. Speaking at a ceremony earlier on Sunday, Kirill specifically warned against repeating political blunders of the past, not least the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution, which he said stemmed [...]

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The First Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Spain

April 19, 2010 News

Hundreds of Romanians attend religious service marking foundation of first Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Spain 19/4/2010 The foundation brick of the first Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Spain was laid on Sunday, the Romanian Orthodox Church (BOR) Patriarch Daniel along with a group of priests and deacons officiating the consecration service marking the event happening at [...]

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The Second Day Of The Canonical Visitl

April 19, 2010 News

The Second Day Of The Canonical Visit Of The Patriarch Of Romania To The Romanian Orthodox Diocese For Spain And Portugal On 17th April, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel continued his canonical visit to the Romanian Orthodox Diocese for Spain and Portugal. His Beatitude visited the Greek Orthodox Archiepiscopal Cathedral of Madrid, met His Eminence Policarp, [...]

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Patriarch Kirill mourns over Chinese Quake

April 19, 2010 News

Moscow, April 19, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia expressed his condolences over a massive earthquake in China. “The Russian Orthodox Church shares grief of the Chinese people in connection with a destructive earthquake in the Tibet uplands that took away hundreds of lives. Tens of thousands of people are suffering hard [...]

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Influential Rasta women honoured

April 19, 2010 News

By: BASIL WALTERS THE 127th anniversary of the birthday Empress Menen, wife of His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, was marked by the honouring of 13 Rastafari empresses on March 28 at the Ashanti Restaurant, Hope Gardens. Behind this celebration was a group of current generation Rastafari faithful called the Rastafari Youth Initiative Council, which [...]

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June 2010 Summer Programs At St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary

April 19, 2010 News

St Vladimir’s Seminary Details of June 2010 Summer Programs St Vladimir’s Seminary opens its doors to the general public next summer. So, June 2010 is your opportunity to sample some of the best theological and practical experiences SVS has to offer. Here are some of the things you might do (follow the links for specific [...]

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Sweet Music: upcoming Children’s Choir Concert

April 19, 2010 News

St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Listen to the seminary’s melodious Children’s Choir in concert Saturday, April 24th, singing classical repertoire under the direction of Danielle Miller, a local music educator. The children will also demonstrate both sight singing and the Dalcroze method of learning and experiencing music through movement. The concert is free and open [...]

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“Church – the Hope of Creation”

April 19, 2010 News

Finnish Orthodox Church The gathering of Finnish Orthodox Church on June 11th-13th 2010 The nationwide gathering of Finnish Orthodox Church “kirkkopäivät” is organized on June 11th -13th 2010 in the city of Joensuu in eastern part of Finland. The Honoured Guest of the orthodox gathering is His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I. [...]

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Archbishop Mor Gregorios Youhanna Ibrahim visits the Dr. Nidal Shehadeh, President of University of Aleppo

April 19, 2010 News

Syrian Orthodox Church ALEPPO, SYRIA: Archbishop Dr. Mor Gregorios Youhanna Ibrahim visited the new President of University of Aleppo, Dr. Nidal Shehadeh on April 14, Wednesday at his chamber at the University Campus here. Dr. Elias Shamao, Vice Chairman of Milli Majlis in St. Ephraim’s Syrian Orthodox Cathedral accompanied Archbishop. Dr. Gregorios wished Dr. Shehadeh [...]

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