Monday, March 7, 2011

Russian Patriarch asks for forgiveness from Believers, Clergy

March 7, 2011 News

06/03/2011 Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, asked for forgiveness from all those who he might have offended on the day when the church is marking Forgiveness Sunday. On this day, the clergy and Orthodox believers ask each other for forgiveness ahead of Great Lent beginning on Monday. During Great Lent, believers [...]

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Great Lent begins for Orthodox believers in Georgia

March 7, 2011 News

N. Kirtskhalia 07.03.2011 Great Lent begins today for Orthodox believers in Georgia. As the Georgian Patriarchate told Trend, Great Lent begins seven weeks before Easter. This is the largest Orthodox fast. During the first four days of Great Lent, the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete is read. Catholicos-Patriarch of All-Georgia Ilia II will read [...]

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B. Sahakyan met Armenian Diaspora Representatives

March 7, 2011 News

6/3/2011 On 6 March President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan arrived in Paris with a working visit, central information department of the office of Artsakh Republic President reports. On the same day the Head of the State visited St. John the Baptist cathedral and partook at the sacred ceremony held there. Afterwards the President [...]

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Clergy Conference in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

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1/3/2011 On February 28 and March 1, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians presided over the annual clergy conference, convened in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. The conference was held on the occasion of the Feast of St. Ghevond the Priest and His Companions. Diocesan Primates and over 250 [...]

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Demise of Metropolitan Mor Polycarpus Geevarghese

March 7, 2011 Featured News

7/3/2011 Syrian Orthodox Church in India Senior Metropolitan of EAE & St. Antony’s Mission (Honnavar Mission), His Grace Mor Polycarpus Geevarghese (78) Passed Away KANNUR, KERALA, INDIA: Senior Metropolitan of Evangelistic Association of the East (EAE) and St. Antony’s Mission (Honnavar Mission) Of Syriac Orthodox Church in India, Mor Polycarpus Geevarghese (78) passed away at [...]

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