Friday, August 5, 2011

KOSOVO: UNCERTAINTY AND INSTABILITY

August 5, 2011 Featured News

5/8/2011 Kosovo is the only territory in Europe where there are attempts at renaming cultural heritage by force. The history and cultural heritage of Serbs in Kosovo-Metohija is being annulled and attempts at rewriting history are being made. Children of Serb nationality are being prevented from attending school in their mother tongue and being a [...]

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Statement by DECR Communication Service on the desecration of an Orthodox church at the Kosovo village of Samodreza

August 5, 2011 News

4.08.2011 The church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist at the Kosovo village of Samodreza was built at a place where, according to tradition, the warriors of the Holy Prince Lazar took communion before the Battle of Kosovo and where participants in that historic battle were buried. The church was held in reverence [...]

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Government gives go-ahead for second service at Sümela Monastery

August 5, 2011 Featured News

5/8/2011 The Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism has approved a request by the İstanbul-based Fener Greek Patriarchate for a second service at the Sümela Monastery in the Black Sea coastal province of Trabzon in August, the Doğan news agency reported on Friday. The ministry reportedly told the patriarchate that a religious service can be [...]

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Sofia Named Permanent Host of Religious Tolerance

August 5, 2011 News
Participants in the forum "Religion for People" discuss in Sofia different ways religion can serve peace and tolerance. Photo by BTA

5/8/2011 Sofia is slated to outshine Jerusalem by becoming a permanent host of a tolerancedialogue between different religions from all over the world. The news was reported by the Bulgarian Standart (Standard) daily upon conclusion of the forum titled “Religion for People” which was held in Sofia’s Sheraton hotel Wednesday and Thursday as a discussion [...]

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ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CHANCELLERY OF THE ARMENIAN CATHOLICOSATE OF CILICIA

August 5, 2011 Featured News

5/8/2011 Dear fellow Armenians, Human resources is the indicator of a nation’s or community’s inner power and creative mind and a guarantor of its bright future. The Armenian Diaspora is rich with human resources. It is vitally important that we get a clear, accurate and comprehensive information about our human resources in the Diaspora. Indeed, [...]

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All-American Council agenda released, registration deadline extended to August 31

August 5, 2011 News

SYOSSET, NY [OCA] 3/8/2011 The Preconciliar Commission of the Orthodox Church in America released the agenda for the forthcoming 16th All-American Council slated to be held in Bellevue, WA October 31–November 4, 2011. The agenda is available in PDF format here. Revisions will be announced as necessary. It also has been announced that the Council [...]

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OCA Archivist lectures in North American Orthodox Church history at New York City Cathedral

August 5, 2011 News

5/8/2011 With the blessing of His Eminence, Archbishop Justinian of Naro-Fominsk, Administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the USA, the Young Adult Fellowship of Saint Nicholas Cathedral here invited Mr. Alexis Liberovsky, OCA Archivist and Director of the Office of History and Archives, to deliver an historical presentation in Russian [...]

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St. Vladimir’s Seminary to Honor Armed Forces at Orthodox Education Day, October 1st

August 5, 2011 News

8/5/2011 [SVOTS Communications/Yonkers, NY]—On Saturday, October 1, 2011, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, Yonkers, NY, will honor military chaplains and service men and women at its annual open house, Orthodox Education Day. Activities for the day will center on this year’s theme, “For God and Country.” The Rev. Dr. Philip LeMasters, a member of the [...]

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An Orthodox icon-painting course launched in Pattaya, Thailand

August 5, 2011 News

5.08.2011 A course on icon-painting has been opened in the church of All Saints in Pattaya, Thailand. Among those who are interested in painting icons are Thai and Lao people. The teacher of the course, Roman Bychkov, gives special attention to the locals who show artistic abilities, the official website of the Orthodox Church in [...]

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Most Russians praise public activities of Patriarch Kirill

August 5, 2011 News

Moscow, August 5, Interfax – Over half of polled Russians (53%) praise the public efforts of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, 15% more regard them as average and only 7% hold them in low respect, Interfax was told on Friday at Sreda service in relation to a nation-wide poll of 1,500 people conducted [...]

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