Saturday, February 19, 2011

Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches

February 19, 2011 Featured News

19/2/2011 Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches held at Cyprus on 17-18th. ADDRESS BY HIS BEATITUDE ARCHBISHOP CHRYSOSTOMOS OF CYPRUS AT THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE MIDDLE EAST COUNCIL OF CHURCHES Translated Using google Translate It is with feelings of great joy that we address [...]

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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I IN CYPRUS

February 19, 2011 News

02/17/2011 On Thursday 17 February 2011, Catholicos Aram I left for Cyprus to preside over the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) 17-20 February. He was accompanied by Bishop Kegham Khatcherian, member of MECC Executive Committee and Rev. Mesrob Sarkissian. Source:

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“OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR TODAY AND OUR TOMORROW”

February 19, 2011 News

02/13/2011 “OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR TODAY AND OUR TOMORROW” Said His Holiness Aram I on the Eve of the Feast of Presentation of Jesus to the Temple. On Sunday 13 February 2011, a large number of people, mainly mothers with their young children, gathered in the St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral and its courtyard to [...]

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Karekin II, Chinese FM discuss Armenian Genocide Recognition

February 19, 2011 News

17/2/2011 On February 17, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II met with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, the press service of Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. The sides touched upon issues related to cultural and economic cooperation. His Holiness Karekin II spoke of historic ties between Armenian and Chinese people and attached [...]

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Love each other and be loved: St. Sargis is Coming

February 19, 2011 Featured News

18/2/2011 By the order of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, the Feast of St. Sarkis the Captain and his soldiers-companions is proclaimed day of blessing of the youth. This year the feast is celebrated on February 19, qahana.am web-site reports. Note, Captain St. Sarkis is one of the most [...]

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“Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer” New Religious Documentary Film Begins FebruaryTheatrical Release!

February 19, 2011 Featured News

2011-02-16 A film that has been endorsed by the National Council of Churches and the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America, Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer” takes you on a journey into the history of the newly discovered ancient prayer and into the deep mysteries of God. Revealed by monks, desert hermits and nuns throughout [...]

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Bulgaria Commemorates National Hero Vasil Levski

February 19, 2011 Featured News

19/2/2011 Bulgaria commemorates Saturday the 138th anniversary of the death of its national hero, freedom-fighter and revolutionary Vasil Levski. Levski was sentenced to death by an Ottoman court and hanged in Sofia on February 18 (February 6 old style), 1873. Memorial services for Levski are taking place around the country, as people pay tribute to [...]

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At lecture, Greek Orthodox archbishop says psalms applicable to many Traditions

February 19, 2011 News

By Corinne Segal Tufts Daily 17/2/2011 The archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America last night spoke to a filled Goddard Chapel about the universality of messages found in the Book of Psalms. The presentation by Archbishop Demetrios, attended by approximately 80 people, was entitled “The Book of Psalms: The Ecumenical and Universal Prayer.” [...]

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Holy Synod to meet in retreat February 21-24

February 19, 2011 News

18/2/2011 Orthodox Church in America SYOSSET, NY [OCA] — The members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America will hold their annual retreat in Santa Fe, NM Monday through Thursday, February 21-24, 2011. In addition to the opportunity to share in common prayer and fellowship, it is expected that the [...]

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First American Orthodox Historical Symposium to be Held at Princeton University

February 19, 2011 Featured News

The Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas (SOCHA) is pleased to announce: Pilgrims and Pioneers The Growth of Orthodox Christianity in 20th Century America Friday, September 30 – Saturday, October 1, 2011 Princeton Theological Seminary Click here for more information or to register This symposium will examine some of the people and movements [...]

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Conference At The Patriarchal Palace On The Cathedral Of The Nation’s Salvation

February 19, 2011 News

18/2/2011 On 18th February 2011, at 12.00 o’clock, the Romanian Patriarchate organised, in Europa Christiana room of the Patriarchal Palace, a press conference on the theme of the decision of the Holy Synod concerning the national fund raising for the Cathedral of the Nation’s Salvation. The Press Conference was held by His Grace Ciprian Câmpineanul, [...]

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Cathedral Of The Nation’s Salvation – A Practical Necessity And A Symbol Of The National Dignity

February 19, 2011 Featured News

The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate, informs us: The Cathedral Bill (261/2005) stipulates that “the funds assigned to build the Architectural Ensemble of the Cathedral of the Nation’s Salvation will be provided by the Patriarchate of the Romanian Orthodox Church, by the Romanian Government, within the limits of the amounts allotted every year for [...]

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New Decisions Of The Holy Synod Of The Romanian Orthodox Church

February 19, 2011 Featured News

The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us: From 16 – 17 February 2011, the first working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church of this year was held in the Synodal Room of the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. We mention some of the decisions [...]

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