Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Senior Islamic scholar reported to public prosecutor for remarks on Church

September 21, 2010 News

21/9/2010 Lawyer Naguib Gabriel has filed a report at the General Prosecutor’s office against Mohamed Salim al-Awwa, a renowned Islamic thinker who alleged in an interview with al-Jazeera’s Ahmed Mansour that Egyptian churches host large quantities of arms and are impenetrable to Egyptian security. Gabriel demanded that legal measures be taken against al-Awwa and Mansour, [...]

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KFOR to secure Patriarch’s Inauguration

September 21, 2010 News

21/9/2010 KOSOVSKA MITROVICA — Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanović says the inauguration ceremony of the Serbian Patriarch Irinej will be entrusted to KFOR. The ceremony will take place on October 3 at the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarchate of Peć. Bogdanović, who had a meeting with KFOR commander Erhard Buehler in Kosovska Mitrovica, stressed that [...]

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Romanian Commem Draws Protests

September 21, 2010 News

By Richard Giedroyc, World Coin News This article was originally printed in Numismatic News. Seldom has a coin drawn so much negative attention, but the recent Central Bank of Romania decision to continue to sell the 2010 Romanian Orthodox Church Patriarch Miron Cristea silver commemorative has drawn criticism from, among others, U.S. Ambassador to Romania [...]

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Primates of Orthodox Churches Meet in Cyprus

September 21, 2010 News

Cyprus: His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria, His Beatitude Patriarch Theopilus of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius of Antioch and His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus took part in the meeting. The meeting was hosted by the Church of Cyprus on 6/9/2010. Discussions were made on solving issues in the Middle East Council …

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“Church in India is the Jewel in Universal Syriac Orthodox Church” : Mor Theophilose George Saliba

September 21, 2010 News

Syrian Church His Eminence was speaking in a special luncheon arranged by His Beatitude Catholicos Baselios Thomas I in honour of His Holiness and Holy Synod MA`ARAT SAYYIDNAYA, DAMASCUS: Holy Church in Malankara is the Jewel in Universal Syriac Orthodox Church, said Archbishop Mor Theophilose George Saliba, Hon. Secretary to the Holy Universal Episcopal Synod [...]

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Award for Metropolitan Mor Philoxenos Saliba Ozmen of Mardin

September 21, 2010 News

Syrian Church MARDIN, S.E TURKEY: His Eminence Metropolitan Mor Philoxenos Saliba Ozmen, the Patriarchal Vicar of Mardin & Diarbeker, was honoured with the prestigious award of South Eastern Association along with other 15 eminent personalities from different walks of life. The award winners include His Excellency Selma Kavaf, Minister of state, His Excellency Nuri Okutan, [...]

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Holy Mooron Consecration held at Patriarchal Head Quarters, Syria

September 21, 2010 News

Mooron Consecration held at Patriarchal Head Quarters, Syria on Sunday, Sep 19. His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I Iwas was the chief celebrant, assisted by His Beatitude Catholicos Baselios Thomas I and other Metropolitans. MA`ARAT SAYYIDNAYA, DAMASCUS: His Holiness Patriarch Ignatius Zakka I lead the consecration of Holy Chrism assisted by His Beatitude Catholicos Dr. [...]

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Pangalos: Hagia Sophia belongs to neither Greeks nor Turks

September 21, 2010 News

20/9/2010 Greek Deputy Prime Minister Theodoros Pangalos has clearly expressed his objection to attempts to hold a Greek Orthodox Liturgy at the former basilica of Hagia Sophia regardless of Turkish laws that bar any religious services there, saying that Hagia Sophia belongs to neither Greeks nor Turks but to all of humanity. At the last [...]

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US tells Egypt to bring Christmas Eve killers to Justice

September 21, 2010 News

By Aaron J Leichman, Christian Post 19/9/2010 The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has called on Egypt’s government to resume the trial of three men charged with the murder of seven people in a small southern Egypt town on Christmas Eve. Since February, court proceedings have been postponed numerous times, and USCIRF is pressing [...]

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