Monday, September 20, 2010

Bulgarian Orthodox Church to Hold Rally for Religion in Schools

September 20, 2010 News

20/9/2010 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church will hold a rally Friday to call for the introduction of religion as a mandatory discipline of study in Bulgarian schools. The procession will start at 12.00 EET Friday at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia and finish at the St. Alexander Nevsky cathedral. “With this even the Church [...]

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Repose of Archbishop Chrysostomos of Athens (1920-2010)

September 20, 2010 News

True Orthodox Church of Greece (Non-Canonical) 9/19/2010 It has been reported that Archbishop Chrysostomos of the True Orthodox Church of Greece (Non-Canonical Eastern Orthodox Restriction) reposed today (September 6/19) at the age of 90. Memory Eternal!!! Source:

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Church Diplomatic on Mosque Ban

September 20, 2010 News

The Moscow Times 20/09/2010 The Moscow Patriarchate on Monday stopped short of supporting an appeal by Muscovites seeking to stop construction of a mosque in their district, but the church criticized local authorities for not allowing an Orthodox Christian church on the same site. Residents of the Tekstilshchiki district in southeastern Moscow staged a protest [...]

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Armenian Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar Island in Lake Van,Turkey- Snaps

September 20, 2010 News

20/9/2010 The first Armenian Orthodox ceremony in nearly a century at a church in eastern Turkey was overshadowed on Sunday by a partial Armenian boycott because of the Turkish authorities’ refusal to place a cross on the roof of the building. Source:

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Turks admired Armenian national Dances

September 20, 2010 News

20/9/2010 Armenian songs and dances followed the liturgy at Surb Khach, the NEWS.am correspondent reports from Van. He said the150 members of the Istanbul-based Armenian song and dance group Maral performed Armenian national dances, like Vagharshapat, Mardapar,  Naz Par, Sasun and others. The group was formed in 1980. As reported previously, only the Constantinople Patriarchate [...]

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Rally to rebuild Greek Orthodox Church destroyed by 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

September 20, 2010 News

19/9/2010 Greek Americans have one thing to say to the Port Authority of New York and : rebuild their Ground Zero church and Sunday people in were signing a petition to get that message heard. The American Citizens of Greek heritage, and Philhellenes, the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA), has joined the national campaign [...]

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Liturgy Surb Khach Church Over

September 20, 2010 News

20/9/2010 Historic Liturgy on Akdamar goes smoothly amid cross controversy. Hymns and prayers resonated on Akdamar Island on Sunday, 95 years after religious services ended in the Armenian Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Cross, which occupies a special place in medieval Armenian art and architecture and is a jewel for Turkey, as indicated by Turkish [...]

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Russia’s Orthodox Church priests to appear in Russian Army and Navy

September 20, 2010 News

19/9/2010 Russia’s Orthodox Church priests will soon appear in the Russian army and navy to serve as military chaplains as Russian servicemen especially need spiritual support, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said on Sunday. “By decision of the Russian president, the institution of military clergy is beginning to develop in Russia. So far [...]

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church observed St. Sofia the Martyr, Faith, Hope and Love

September 20, 2010 News

17/9/2010 On September 17 the Bulgarian Orthodox Church glorified St. Sofia the Martyr and her daughters Faith, Hope and Love. September 17 is one of the patron saint’s day of the ancient Sofia’s church Sancta Sophia – the Church of Holy Wisdom and the day of Sofia. On this occasion today two bishops will hold [...]

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A new icon of St. Ignatius Noorono presented to the church at Ma`arat Sayyidnaya

September 20, 2010 News

Syrian Orthodox Church MA`ARAT SAYYIDNAYA, DAMASCUS: A new Icon of St. Ignatius Noorono, the third Patriarch of Antioch has been presented on the occasion of the consecration of the St. Ignatius Church at the Patriarchal centre , Ma`arat Sayyidnaya. The icon was drawn by the respected sisters of the monastery of St. Demiana of the [...]

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Metropolitan Amfilohije visits the Bulgarian Orthodox Church

September 20, 2010 News

Serbian Church 14/9/2010 His Eminence Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral was these days, upon the invitation of His Eminence Metropolitan Kyrril of Varna and Veliki Preslav, in a Bulgarian town of Varna. Metropolitan participated in a theological and literary manifestation “The twelfth week of the Orthodox book and particularly at [...]

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The Primate Of The Romanian Orthodox Church Was Awarded The Title Of “Doctor Honoris Causa” Of The University of Oradea

September 20, 2010 News

On 18 September, at 12.00 o’clock p.m., His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was awarded the title of “Doctor Honoris Causa” of the University of Oradea. The event took place in the Rotunda of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of “Bishop Vasile Coman”. Ciprian Olinici, programmes director with Trinitas Radio station, present at the event, offered more [...]

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Patriarch of Romania at the Cathedral with Moon in Oradea City

September 20, 2010 News

On 18 September, 11.00 o’clock a.m., hundreds of faithful met the Patriarch of Romania at the old Cathedral with Moon, in the centre of Oradea city. His Grace, Bishop Siluan of Salaj, celebrated the Te Deum service assisted by a group of priests and deacons. Further on, speeches were delivered on the occasion of the [...]

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Primate of the UOC participated in celebration of the city day of Irpin

September 20, 2010 News

Ukrainian Orthodox Church On September 18, His Beatitude Metropolitan Volodymyr visited the city of Irpin, Kyiv region, where he took part in the solemn arrangements dedicated to the Day of the city. In the square in front of the building of the city council the Archpastor celebrated the thanksgiving prayer service in concelebration of …

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Patriarch Kirill preaches among Aleutians

September 20, 2010 News

Nikolskoye Village (Bering Island), September 17, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia first time in history of the Russian Orthodox Church visited Komandor Islands, where he consecrated a place for building St. Nicholas Church on Bering Island at the only village existing there and urged Aleutians and other local residents to search [...]

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Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk takes part in the celebration of 20th anniversary of episcopal consecration of Metropolitan Korniliy of Tallinn and All Estonia

September 20, 2010 News

On 15 September 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriachate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently on a visit to Estonia with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, concelebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevsky in Tallinn. The liturgy was celebrated to [...]

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Metropolitan Hilarion answers questions of Estonian Mass Media

September 20, 2010 News

On 15 September 2010, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriachate’s Department for External Church Relations, currently on a visit to Estonia with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, met with representatives of the Estonian mass media. Press conference took place at the Narva City Assembly premises. [...]

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Moscow imam reminds that Muslims may pray in Orthodox Churches

September 20, 2010 News

*** A well-known imam voices his concern that animals are given much more attention than neighbours in Moscow. Moscow, September 15, Interfax – The lack of mosques in Moscow may drive Muslims to visit Orthodox churches, imam-hatyb of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque Ildar Ayautdinov expresses his concern. “Moscow is the only place in the world [...]

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