Friday, April 15, 2011

Bagapsh on disputed Aibga village and Akhali Atoni Monastery Debate

April 15, 2011 Featured News

By Mzia Kupunia 14/4/2011 The de facto Abkhazian leader, Sergey Baghapsh has denied media reports about Russia’s alleged demand to move the Russian border 160 square kilometers inside the territory of Georgia’s breakaway region. Speaking to journalists in Sukhumi after his unofficial visit to Turkey, Baghapsh said the Abkhazian Diaspora representatives in Turkey expressed their [...]

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First Divine Liturgy in Soul village church since mob torching

April 15, 2011 News

Ekram Ibrahim 13/4/2011 *The word Mass in the original news item has been replaced by Divine liturgy, since Orthodox Churches do not use the term Mass to denote worship. Copts attend their first Liturgy in Two Martyrs’ Church in Soul village, which was burned in a sectarian attack last month. Copts attended today the Liturgy [...]

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Egypt: Coptic Church bombing suspects Released

April 15, 2011 News

11/4/2011 Cairo, 11 April (AKI) – Twenty people arrested on suspicion of taking part in the deadly New Year’s bombing of a Coptic Church in the port city of Alexandria have been freed from prison, according to Egyptian newspaper Al-Dustur. The release of the suspects was ordered by general Mohammed Hussein Tantawi, part of the [...]

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Church Controversy: Swiss-Armenians Oppose Etchmiadzin Move

April 15, 2011 News

Hrant Gadarigian 14/4/2011 It would appear that a new Armenian Apostolic Church Diocese has been created in Switzerland, this despite opposition by most of the tiny Armenian community. On Sunday, April 10, the doors to Saint Hagop Church in Geneva were closed by the Armenian Apostolic Church of Council of Switzerland, a group opposing the [...]

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New York State Legislators support Religious Freedom for the Ecumenical Patriarchate

April 15, 2011 News

Albany, NY 4/15/2011 In a display of overwhelming support for religious freedom for the Ecumenical Patriarchate, all fifty (50) members of the New York State Senate and one hundred and forty-four (144) members of the New York State Assembly signed letters calling for the Turkish Government to cease its discrimination of the Holy See. Similar [...]

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Religion not a source of increasing world tension, says Greek Patriarch

April 15, 2011 Featured News

ISTANBUL – Anatolia News Agency 15/4/2011 Religion is not the primary source of the current problems and increasing tensions in the world, Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew said Thursday. “We believe that religious differences do not cause conflicts among people and this fact needs to be understood,” he said, speaking at the 14th Eurasian Economic Summit [...]

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Israel Expects 250,000 Tourists to Celebrate Passover, Holy Week

April 15, 2011 News

15/4/2011 .100,000 visitors expected in Jerusalem alone .Tourism remains strong despite terrorist, rocket attacks .Israeli Tourism Ministry promotes Gospel Trail hike Jerusalem, April 15 – Israel’s tourism is holding steady for the upcoming Passover and Easter holidays despite the turmoil in neighboring countries and recent terrorist and rocket attacks. About 250,000 visitors are expected during [...]

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Church roof stolen in Prizren, Bishop Protests

April 15, 2011 Featured News

13/4/2011 One part of the lead roof covering was stolen from Our Lady of Ljevis church in Prizren, and the Bishop of Ras-Prizren Teodosije has lodged a protest with the international institutions in Kosovo. The Kosmet Ministry stated that the Kosovo police is unable to adequately provide security for the monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox [...]

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Catholic, Orthodox Leaders Sign Sanctity Of Life Text

April 15, 2011 News

STEPHEN O’KANE 14/4/2011 ATLANTA—As part of the ongoing ecumenical dialogue between the local Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches, Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Metropolitan Alexios, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of the Metropolis of Atlanta, recently signed a joint declaration on the sanctity of human life. On Sunday, April 3, Archbishop Gregory participated in an [...]

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Church loses appeal to have Belgrade derby Postponed

April 15, 2011 News

15/4/2011 The Belgrade derby between Partizan and Red Star will go ahead on April 23 despite an appeal by the Serbian Orthodox Church to reschedule it for after the Easter holidays, a senior soccer official said Friday. “It would have been possible if the two clubs had reached such an agreement but they haven’t and [...]

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Russian Church: endless discourse on expensive possessions of clergy as a sign of Spiritual Disorder

April 15, 2011 News

Moscow, April 15, Interfax – The Russian Orthodox Church warns believers against focusing too much attention on material matters. “I happened to visit palaces in full feather and wander about slums in a ragged cassock. I am sure that the Church accepts both. We should not focus too much attention on either of the above,” [...]

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Bulgarian PM Vows Support for Orthodox Church

April 15, 2011 Featured News

14/4/2011 Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, met Thursday with the members of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the cabinet press office informs. The meeting has been requested by the Synod to ask State assistance for the Church. The agenda included discussions on the property ownership of churches, the statute of clergy, and [...]

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Kızılay sends aid to Greek Orthodox Church

April 15, 2011 News

TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL 14/4/2011 The Turkish Red Crescent Society (Kızılay) delivered an eight-ton relief package to the Greek Orthodox Church of Agia Triada, located in İstanbul’s Beyoğlu district, on Tuesday. The packages will be distributed to the Greek Orthodox community in İstanbul as part of efforts to provide aid and relief to the community. The [...]

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Moscow Relies on Russian Orthodox Church to Retain Control over Minds in the North Caucasus

April 15, 2011 News

Valery Dzutsev 13/4/2011 On March 22, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decreed redrawing the eparchial boundaries in the North Caucasus. Since the Russian Orthodox Church has been known for close cooperation with the Russian state over the past decade, the move attracted substantial attention from the expert community. A new Vladikavkaz eparchy [...]

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