Monday, February 7, 2011

Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church held in Moscow

February 7, 2011 Featured News

2/2/2011 On 2 February 2011, the Holy and Sacred Council of the Russian Orthodox Church opened in the Hall of Church Councils of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. According to the Statutes of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia chairs the Bishops’ Council. The Presidium includes His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir [...]

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Coptic figures at home and abroad show support for protesters’ demands

February 7, 2011 News

05/02/2011 More statements of solidarity with Egypt’s popular uprising are being issued by churches and Coptic figures both inside and outside Egypt. Coptic bishops, meanwhile, have warned against what they call the “spirit of insurgency” against Coptic Pope Shenouda III, who has voiced support for embattled President Hosni Mubarak and has called on Coptic clergy [...]

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Patriarch Gets State Privileges, Protection

February 7, 2011 Featured News

4/2/2011 By Alexander Bratersky The church is separate from the state in Russia, the Constitution says. But the Federal Guard Service apparently has its own understanding of what that implies, as it treats Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill as a de-facto state official, rights activists said. The agency, which is responsible for the security of senior [...]

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Guv Sankaranarayanan Lauds Orthodox Christian Community’s Services to Needy

February 7, 2011 Featured News

Indian Orthodox Church By Rons Bantwal Daijiworld Media Network—Mumbai (RD/CN) Mumbai, Feb 6: Governor of Maharashtra K Sankaranarayanan on Saturday February 5 said that the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, established by St Thomas, the disciple of Jesus Christ in Kerala way back in 52 AD, is a shining example of the best of Indian culture [...]

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Greek protesters decry ‘mark of the beast’ ID Cards

February 7, 2011 News

The Associated Press 6/2/2011 ATHENS — More than 2,000 Orthodox Christian fundamentalists have gathered at Syntagma Square in central Athens to protest at a government plan to issue new electronic ID cards that would include biometric data. The protesters charge that the state aims at tighter control over its citizens and many believe that the [...]

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