Thursday, September 30, 2010

New Primate for the Armenian Diocese of Romania

September 30, 2010 News

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin On September 24, with the blessing and approval of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, Rev. Fr. Datev Hakobian, a Member of the Brotherhood of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and Spiritual pastor of the Armenians in the Netherlands was appointed to serve as [...]

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HH Igantius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch of Antioch and all the East visited HB Ignatius Hazim IV, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch

September 30, 2010 News

His Holiness Igantius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch of Antioch and all the East visited HB Ignatius Hazim IV, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch on 25th Sept. The Syrian Orthodox delegation included HG Mor Philexinose Mathias Niyas, The Patriarchal Assistant and HG Mor Dionysius John Kawak, Director of the Patriarchal office. Source:

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Patriarch: To honour the centuries-long presence of Serbs in Kosmet

September 30, 2010 News

29/9/2010 Serbian Patriarch Irinej said he was praying to God for problems in Kosovo-Metohija to be resolved in the fairest possible manner, which is to honour the centuries-long presence of Serbs in the Province. He told daily BLIC that the enthronement of patriarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Pec Patriarchate in Kosmet was [...]

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Armenians supreme spiritual council condemns burning of holy Quran

September 30, 2010 News

29/9/2010 Supreme Spiritual Council chaired by Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II condemns burning of Koran and statements made on the issue. Ahlul Bayt News Agency ; Supreme Spiritual Council chaired by Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II condemns burning of Koran and statements made on the issue. Being an advocate of inter-religious and inter-church [...]

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Giulio Paletta’s photographs of Tur Abdin

September 30, 2010 News

On Monday, 27 September, His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Rowan Williams) opened an exhibition of photographs of Tur Abdin by the Italian photo-journalist, Giulio Paletta. Tur Abdin in south-east Turkey has been the home of Syriac Christians since the ealy days of the church and these villages were once the flourishing centre of [...]

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First Orthodox Education Day planned for 9 October

September 30, 2010 News

29/9/2010 Join us for a day of exploring the Bible and reflecting upon it as the source of our faith and inspiration. The faithful of the Armenian, Coptic, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Malankara Indian and Syrian Orthodox Churches and the affiliated churches are cordially invited to attend this daylong educational seminar and great opportunity for fellowship. Location: [...]

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Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh satisfied with Coptic Pope’s Apology

September 30, 2010 News

27/09/2010 Al-Azhar spokesperson Mohamad Rifaa al-Tahtawi on Sunday announced that Al-Azhar’s Grand Sheikh Ahmed Tayyeb is satisfied with an apology made by Pope Shenouda III in response to comments made by Bishop Bishoy that suggested some verses of the Quran were fabricated after the death of the Prophet Mohamed. On the other hand, the Pope [...]

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Jerusalem authorities scrap plans to build hotel near Armenian Church

September 30, 2010 News

By Siranuysh Gevorgyan ArmeniaNow reporter 29.09.10 The situation around an Armenian church in Jerusalem and plans to build a hotel complex in its immediate neighborhood has been resolved in favor of the Armenian viewpoint. Representatives of the Armenian Patriarchy in Jerusalem, however, fear private developers will not give up their efforts of having another similar [...]

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MHP plans Friday prayer protest at eastern Turkey’s Ani

September 30, 2010 News

VERCİHAN ZİFLİOĞLU ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News 29/9/2010 A plan by Turkey’s most prominent nationalist party to hold Friday prayers at the ruins of Ani on the Turkish-Armenian border is a political ploy, according to an important Armenian religious official. Bishop Sebouh Chouldjian, a primate of the Church’s Diocese of Gougark in northern Armenia and [...]

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Synod: State of Serbia to be represented by President Tadic at Crowning

September 30, 2010 News

29/9/2010 The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church has communicated that at the crowning of Patriarch Irinej, on October 3 in the Pec patriarchy, the state of Serbia will be represented by President Boris Tadic. The synod has invited members of the Serbian Government, leaders of political parties and other distinguished political personalities to [...]

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Romanian Orthodox Archbishop Nathaniel Popp to be Honored

September 30, 2010 News

29/9/2010 CLEVELAND, Ohio –A three-day celebration honoring the Romanian Orthodox archbishop of North America for his 30 years of service will begin Friday in Cleveland. Archbishop Nathaniel Popp will be among hundreds of people from across the continent expected to gather at St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Cathedral on Warren Road. It is the oldest Romanian [...]

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