Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Greek Orthodox Christians renew calls for Arabising Church Leadership

May 31, 2011 Featured News

By Thameen Kheetan 31/5/2011 AMMAN – Jordanian members of the Greek Orthodox Church have renewed calls for Patriarch Theophilus III to step down and for Arabising the leadership of the Greek-led church. In a protest held outside the Amman archdiocese on Sunday evening, hundreds of Orthodox Christians accused the Greek patriarch of failing to honour [...]

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Othodox Christian shot to death in Mosul

May 31, 2011 News

05/30/2011 Iraq Arkan Jihad Yacob, vice director of a cement factory, was married and a father of four. Twice before he had escaped kidnapping attempts, but this time, his attackers were able to stop and kill him on his way to work. The guns used had silencers. Fear continues to grip the Christian community. Mosul [...]

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Candidate for Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey cool toward Politics

May 31, 2011 News

VERCİHAN ZİFLİOĞLU ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News 30/5/2011 The Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey should do its best to steer clear of politics, according to a possible future patriarch. Archbishop Karekin Bekjian, a candidate for the patriarchate and a primate of the German diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, speaks to Hürriyet Daily News when he [...]

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Catholicos of All Armenians to pay a pontifical visit to Georgia

May 31, 2011 News

Gita Elibekyan “Radiolur” Tbilisi 30.05.2011 On June 12 His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, will anoint the St. Etchmiadzin Church of Tbilisi, head of the Georgian Armenian Diocese Archbishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan has informed. The Catholicos will visit Armenian churches and schools. His Holiness will meet culture workers and will participate [...]

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Armenia shall never accept denial of Armenian Genocide and disrespect towards memory of victims – President

May 31, 2011 Featured News

30/5/2011 YEREVAN. – On May 30 Armenian Government held the first sitting of state committee for coordination of 100th anniversary commemoration events of Armenian Genocide, headed by Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan. Catholicos of all Armenians Karekin II, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I, top political figures of Armenia and Artsakh, as well [...]

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Aram I: 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide is not Regular Date

May 31, 2011 News

30/5/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net – Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I greeted all participants of the first sitting of the state committee for coordination of events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide are of top priority for Armenia, and it [...]

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Georgian Patriarch urges Dialogue

May 31, 2011 News

29/5/2011 In a sermon in the main Orthodox cathedral of Tbilisi Sunday, the Georgian Patriarch Iliya II urged the government and the opposition to end their confrontation and lend an ear to each other. He said only meaningful discussion, and not street battles, can bring forward solutions to burning problems. Back on Wednesday night, riot [...]

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Church awaiting unified law for places of Worship

May 31, 2011 News

30/05/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church has called on the cabinet to present it with the unified law for places of worship once it has been drafted. A Church source said that head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, was awaiting the law. The source went on to say that the Church has rejected [...]

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Complicated dance between Orthodox Church, Serbian Politicians

May 31, 2011 Featured News

Bojana Milovanovic 30/05/2011 Religion and politics often intertwine in Serbia, but experts say the relationship is more complex than many assume. Analysts agree on one thing: the church maintains a connection with Serbian political parties. The real question, they argue, is which partner leads in this dance? Which wields more power over the other? Religion [...]

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Church grateful to city authorities for preventing Moscow Gay Parade

May 31, 2011 News

Moscow, May 30, Interfax – The Russian Orthodox Church is grateful to the Moscow city authorities and law enforcers for preventing a gay parade attempted in the city last Saturday. Responding to questions from Interfax-Religion on Monday, head of the Synodal Department for Church and Society Relations Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin said the authorities “quite politely [...]

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