Saturday, July 23, 2011

Painting led Serbs to last Balkans war Crimes Suspect

July 23, 2011 Featured News

James Bone The Times 22/7/2011 AFTER seven years on the run, a cash-strapped Goran Hadzic was brought undone by a painting. The last war crimes suspect wanted by the UN tribunal in The Hague for atrocities in the Balkans bloodbath of the 1990s was arrested in Serbia on Wednesday. The leader of the breakaway Croatian [...]

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Christians in the Holy Land shouldn’t have to convert to Islam to get divorced

July 23, 2011 News

Jill Hamilton guardian.co.uk 22/7/2011 It is time for churches to use their influence to reform family law in the Middle East. “We cannot wait for politicians to sort things out, we have got to make a difference ourselves,” concluded Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, at the conference on Christians in the Holy Land co-hosted [...]

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Armenian Church criticized on-line campaign against Catholicos

July 23, 2011 Featured News

22/7/2011 YEREVAN. – Campaign against the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II recently unfolded in social networks does not bring honor to its participants, said the spokeswoman for Karekin II, Father Vahram Melikyan on Friday. According to him, Holy Etchmiadzin has never been against discussions. “We always welcome discussions and suggestions but the recent discussions [...]

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African-American Orthodox Christians to hold national conference in metro Detroit

July 23, 2011 Featured News

DETROIT, MI [BSMB] 23/7/2011 The Brotherhood of St. Moses the Black [BSMB], a national organization of African-American Orthodox Christians, will hold its 18th annual Ancient Christianity and African-American Conference at Holy Transfiguration Church, 36075 W. Seven Mile Road, Livonia, MI August 26-28, 2011. The conference will be hosted by the Detroit Metro Chapter of the [...]

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Biography of the elected Bishop David of Krusevac

July 23, 2011 News

22/7/2011 Serbian Church The elected Bishop David (Perovic) of Krusevac was born on July 17, 1953 in Djurakovac, in Metohija (Diocese of Raska-Prizren). The primary school he attended in Istok, Djurakovac and Pec. The grammar school he finished in Pec (1972). He studied literature at the Philological Faculty in Belgrade, and also Film and TV [...]

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As UN declares famine in Somalia, IOCC responds with aid to refugee Camps

July 23, 2011 Featured News

21/7/2011 Responding to the United Nations announcement declaring a famine in two regions of Somalia, International Orthodox Christian Charities [IOCC], in cooperation with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Development and Inter-Church Aid Commission, is delivering financial assistance to provide critically needed healthcare support for millions of people in the Horn of Africa suffering through one of [...]

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Search initiated to fill vacant Chancellor Position

July 23, 2011 News

Orthodox Church in America 23/7/2011 With the blessing of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, and the Holy Synod of Bishops, applications are now being accepted for the position of Chancellor of the Orthodox Church in America. “At the joint meeting of the Holy Synod and the Metropolitan Council held in Chicago, IL May 4-6, 2011, the [...]

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Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visits Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral

July 23, 2011 News

20/7/2011 The head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev) of Volokolamsk, came today in an official visit to the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral and the state of Montenegro. At the Podgorica airport Metropolitan Hilarion was welcomed by His Eminence Amfilohije Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan [...]

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Serbian Patriarch Irinej meets with Prime Minister of Montenegro Igor Luksic

July 23, 2011 News

20/7/2011 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch received in an audience today at the Serbian Patriarchate Mr. Igor Luksic, Prime Minister of Montenegro. The reception was attended by the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church Their Graces Bishops – Irinej of Backa, Joanikije of Budimlje-Niksic and elected Bishop Jovan of [...]

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Admiral Locklear in the Patriarchate of Pec

July 23, 2011 News

On Monday July 18, 2011 the laura of the Patriarchate of Pec in Metohia was visited by admiral Samuel Locklear III, the commander of the Allied Joint Force Command Naples with associates, among those there was also KFOR commander, Major-General Erchard Biller. Admiral Locklear was received by archimandrite Jovan (Culibrk), the elected Bishop of Lipljan, [...]

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Accreditation of journalists to cover the events related to the visit to Ukraine of His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill begins

July 23, 2011 News

23/7/2011 On the eve of celebration of the Baptism of Rus two Patriarchs will meet in Kyiv – His Holiness and Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II, who arrives on a visit to Ukraine on July 25, 2011, and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill (arrives to Kyiv on July 27 2011). On [...]

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The program of visit of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and The program of visit of His Holiness Patriarch Ilia to Ukraine

July 23, 2011 News

The program of visit of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill to Ukraine on 26-28 July 2011 July 26 17:00 – Arrival to “Boryspil” airport. Ceremony of meeting. Commmunication with media representatives (accreditation continues) 17:40 – Meeting at the Near Caves of Lavra 18:00 – Meeting with His Holiness Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia (accreditation continues, protocol [...]

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Anniversary Of 60 Years Of Life Of The Patriarch Of Romania On The Joy Hill

July 23, 2011 Featured News

22/7/2011 His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrates today, 22 July 2011, the anniversary of 60 years of life. On the occasion of this anniversary event, at 8.00 o’clock in the morning, the Patriarch of Romania consecrated the painting and altar screen recently renovated in the historical chapel of the Patriarchal Residence [...]

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His Beatitude Daniel Patriarch of Romania Celebrates his 60th Birthday

July 23, 2011 Featured News

22/7/2011 On Friday, 22 July 2011, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrates his 60th birthday. On the occasion of this anniversary event, at 8.00 o’clock, the Patriarch of Romania will consecrate the painting and alter screen recently renovated of the historical chapel dedicated to “Saint Great George, Saint Prophet Daniel and [...]

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The Holy Synod Canonised Metropolitans Andrei Şaguna and Simeon Ştefan

July 23, 2011 Featured News

Romanian Church 21/7/2011 The working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church of 21 July 2011, approved the canonisation of the Metropolitans of Transylvania Andrei Şaguna (celebrated on 30 November) and Simeon Ştefan (celebrated on 24 April), as a result of the synodal proposals of the Metropolitan Synods of the Metropolitan Sees [...]

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Tajik Senate approves bill prohibiting minors from visiting Mosques, Churches

July 23, 2011 News

Dushanbe, July 21, Interfax – The Tajik parliament’s upper house has unanimously approved a bill “On the Responsibility of Parents for Upbringing and Education of Their Children”, which prohibits minors from visiting mosques and churches. The bill will enter into force as soon as it is signed by President Emomali Rahmon and published in the [...]

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“THE ARMENIANS IN SYRIA ARE WITH THE PEOPLE AND REFORMS” Said His Holiness Aram I

July 23, 2011 News

07/20/2011 On Wednesday 20 July 2011, His Holiness Aram I had a working meeting with the Armenian Prelate of Syria, Bishop Shahan Sarkissian, and the representatives of the Church Council. The Prelate and his delegation briefed the Catholicos and said that they were monitoring the situation. At the end of the meeting, His Holiness …

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Suzdal church damaged by fire will be Rebuilt

July 23, 2011 News

Vladimir, July 22, Interfax – The general director of the Vladimir-Suzdal museum and nature preserve Svetlana Melnikova has promised to rebuild an 18th-century wooden church that caught fire after being struck by lightning. The fire, which hit the Church of the Transfiguration located on the premises of the open-air Wooden Architecture Museum in Suzdal on [...]

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