Monday, August 2, 2010

Mel Gibson to Make Movie on Peshmurians Copts

August 2, 2010 News

It has bee reported that the American Producer and director Mel Gibson’s next movie about Peshmurians Copts war against Islam in Egypt . Who are the Peshmurians? He lived the people of Peshmurians in the sandy area on the coast of the Delta between the Rasheed & Damietta River, where It was surrounded by swamps [...]

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K M Mathew laid to rest, thousands Pay Homage

August 2, 2010 News

2/8/2010 Kottayam: Marking end of an era in Indian media history, mortal remains of Malayala Manorama Chief Editor K M Mathew was laid to rest with full state honours at the Puthenpally cemetery here Monday afternoon. Head of Malankara Syrian Orthodox Baselius Marthoama Dydimos-1, senior prelates and priests conducted the funeral prayers held at the [...]

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The Bulgarian President supports the reopening of the Halki Theological School

August 2, 2010 News

By Kiki Danaktsis The President of the Republic of Bulgaria, Mr. Georgi Parvanon, expressed his support for the reopening of the Halki Theological School and for the different problems that the Ecumenical Patriarchate faces in Istanbul, during his meeting with the Ecumenical Patriarch, in the Presidential Residence, in Sofia. During the meeting, the Patriarch congratulated [...]

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Coptic Bishop: ElBaradei his own Enemy

August 2, 2010 News

By: Ragab Ramadan Father Moussa, the bishop of youth for the Coptic Orthodox Church, has criticized Mohamed ElBaradei, former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for failing to offer new proposal for political reform that would distinguish him from other Egyptian political parties. During the First Conference for Young Egyptians Abroad organized by [...]

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International Archon Religious Freedom Conference

August 2, 2010 News

“Religious Freedom: Turkey’s Bridge to the European Union” Brussels November 13-19, 2010 Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate Join His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America for a two day conference bringing together scholars, religious freedom and human rights advocates, journalists, diplomats, parliamentarians, religious leaders, representatives of the Government of Turkey, lawyers and members of minority communities [...]

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Greek Metropolitan donates to Russian fire Victims

August 2, 2010 News

Moscow, August 2, Interfax – Metropolitan Nicholas of Mesogia and Lavreotiki (the Greek Orthodox Church) has transferred money to the Foundation of Fire Victims in Russia. The hierarch donated his personal money to Patriarch Kirill. The Metropolitan heads a delegation of Greek Orthodox Church pilgrims to the Nizhny Novgorod Diocese, who came to commemorate St. [...]

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Noted scholar and author conducts research in OCA Archives

August 2, 2010 News
Alexis Liberovsky, OCA Archivist, with Dr. Robson

SYOSSET, NY [OCA] — Dr. Roy R. Robson, professor at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, visited the Archives of the Orthodox Church in America here in mid-July 2010 to conduct research. Dr. Robson, an Orthodox Christian, is author of a notable book on Solovki, the ancient Russian monastery that had been used as [...]

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40TH Anniversary of St. Herman’s Canonization

August 2, 2010 News

40TH Anniversary of St. Herman’s canonization to be celebrated during annual Spruce Island Pilgrimage August 9 07/31/2010 KODIAK ISLAND, AK [OCA] — Hundreds of Orthodox Christian pilgrims are expected to flock to Spruce Island, AK on Monday, August 9, 2010, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the canonization of Saint Herman of Alaska, one of [...]

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Sermon by Patriarch Daniel

August 2, 2010 News

On 1 August, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a sermon to end with The Divine Liturgy celebrated in The Patriarchal Chapel of “Saint Gregory the Enlightener” esterday, 1 August, the 10th Sunday after the Pentecost, the fragment of the Gospel according to Saint Evangelist Matthew, chapter 17, lines 14 – 23, on the healing of [...]

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Remembrance Service of the Late Patriarch Iustin, in the Patriarchal Cathedral

August 2, 2010 News

Romanian Orthodox Church On 31 July 2010, a remembrance service for Patriarch Iustin was celebrated in the Patriarchal Cathedral, 24 years since his passing away. His Grace Varlaam Ploiesteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, assisted by a group of priests and deacons celebrated the remembrance service at 11.00 o’clock a.m., with the blessing of His [...]

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Remembrance Service For The Late Patriarch Teoctist At The Patriarchal Cathedral

August 2, 2010 News

Romanian Orthodox Church On 30 July 2010, the remembrance service for Patriarch Teoctist, was celebrated in the Patriarchal Cathedral, three years since his passing away. The remembrance service was celebrated at 11.00 o’clock a.m., by His Grace Varsanufie Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, assisted by a group of priests and deacons, with [...]

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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I MEETS WITH PATRIARCH MORAN MOR IGNATIUS ZAKKA I IWAS OF THE SYRIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

August 2, 2010 News

07/29/2010   His Holiness Aram I met with HH. Ignatius Zakka I Iwas at the Syrian Orthodox Monastery in Atchané, in the vicinity of St. Mary’s Monastery of the Catholicosate in Bikfaya. The main objective of their meeting was to discuss the Middle East Council of Churches, its reorganization and follow-up actions to build consensus [...]

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Consecration of Armenian Chapel in Afghanistan

August 2, 2010 News

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin On July 24, with the blessing of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, His Grace Bishop Vertanes Abrahamian, Head Chaplain of the Republic of Armenia Armed Forces left for the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan with the delegation led by Mr. Seyran Ohanian, RA Minister of [...]

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Appeal of His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr

August 2, 2010 News

His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr calls the faithful to prayer and asks for God’s help to law-enforcement agencies in detection of the crime in Zaporizhya Your Eminences! Reverend Fathers, monastics, brothers and sisters, all faithful of the diocese of Zaporizhia and residents of Zaporizhia!   Accept our sincere condolences and prayerful support from all the plenitude [...]

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Press-conference summing up Patriarch Kirill’s visitation of Ukrainian Orthodox Church

August 2, 2010 News

30.07.2010 A press-conference on the results of Patriarch Kirill’s visit to Ukraine was held on July 30, 2010, at the Interfax news agency. The visit took place from July 20 to 28 on the invitation of the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and its dioceses. The press-conference was given by Metropolitan Hilarion, head [...]

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