Thursday, March 24, 2011

Greek Orthodox Church Sells Properties to Jewish Group

March 24, 2011 Featured News

By Hillel Fendel A group of Jewish businessmen has purchased “hundreds of dunams [quarter-acres]” of land from the Greek Orthodox Church. The report, on the Russian-language http://cursorinfo.co.il site, has not been corroborated by other sources. Details on the purchase were sparsely reported. The location was given as “prestigious Jerusalem neighborhoods,” and the price was reported [...]

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Representative of Armenian community says situation calm in Syria

March 24, 2011 News

22/3/2011 The Armenian community of Syria continues to live as it used to, the situation in the country is calm, representative of the Syrian diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church told Armenian News-NEWS.am. Grigor Kokodunkyan commented on a situation in the Armenian community amid anti-government protests. He categorically denied rumors about tensed political situation in [...]

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Patriarch Irinej receives delegation of Islamic community of Serbia

March 24, 2011 News

22/3/2011 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received yesterday in the Serbian Patriarchate delegation of the Islamic community of Serbia led by deputy Reis-ul-Ulama Muhamed ef. Jusufspahic, Serbian mufti. Serbian Patriarch and the high delegation of the Riaset of the IC Serbia talked about strenghtening and further development of the traditionally good cooperation in the field [...]

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Information on Orthodox Church in Japan

March 24, 2011 Featured News

23/3/2011 Dear Orthodox family, Thanks God, through the prayer of Orthodox family, situation of the suffered places is getting better. We appreciate your emails with prayer and thoughtfulness. They were translated and uploaded to Japanese page to encourage brothers and sisters struggling in Tohoku. And we were much grateful to know donation for this disaster [...]

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Putin Awarded

March 24, 2011 Featured News

24/3/2011 Russia’s PM Vladimir Putin was awarded on Wednesday the Serbian Orthodox Church’s highest distinction – the Order of St. Savva, which was handed him by Patriarch Irinej. Thousands of believers gathered inside and outside the country’s biggest cathedral in Belgrade where the ceremony was held welcomed the Russian Prime Minister. Earlier in the day [...]

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Orthodox churches find it difficult to overcome Differences

March 24, 2011 News

Sophia Kishkovsky 22/3/2011 Moscow (ENInews). Diptychs, an arcane liturgical term that describes the order in which Orthodox churches commemorate each other at their services, is one of the tangled issues blocking plans for what could be the first great church council in 1,200 years. Some Orthodox leaders say the churches need to get together to [...]

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New vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations

March 24, 2011 News

Moscow, March 23, Interfax – The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church at its meeting on March 22 in Moscow appointed Hegumen Philaret (Bulekov), who represented the Moscow Patriarchate at the Council of Europe and was rector of the Parish of All Saints in Strasbourg, as vice-chairman of the Department for External Church Relations. [...]

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