Monday, August 22, 2011

Cyprus Archbishop seeks the intervention of the King of Jordan

August 22, 2011 News

CAROL AMENT / FG ONLINE 19/8/2011 Achbishop Chrysostomos will fly to Jordan next Saturday and will ask the Jordanian King to intervene to the Turkish government in order to allow priests hold masses in the northern part of Cyprus. The Church of Cyprus has asked that Orthodox priests be allowed to hold mass in the [...]

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Conference celebrates African roots of Christian Orthodoxy

August 22, 2011 Featured News

By Sharon Dargay O&E staff writer 21/8/2011 It was a moment of revelation for Sharon Gomulka. The Livonia woman, who was raised a Missionary Baptist and converted to Lutheranism, visited an Orthodox Christian Church one day several years ago and watched as white worshippers kissed the image of a dark-skinned man. It was the feast [...]

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Tourists flow to Turkey’s east to visit historical Armenian Church

August 22, 2011 News

22/8/2011 Akdamar Church, located on Akdamar island in Lake Van, had been opened to worshippers for a single day. Tens of thousands of tourists have arrived in Turkey’s eastern Van province since the beginning of the year to visit a historical Armenian church which was reopened to worshippers last September. Akdamar Church, located on Akdamar [...]

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Friction between Finnish Lutherans and Orthodox over policy of renting out church facilities

August 22, 2011 News

22.8.2011 Luther Foundation used Orthodox Church venues for events The policy of the Finnish Orthodox Church in renting venues to outside groups is causing friction between the Orthodox and the Evangelical Lutheran Churches. Allowing the Luther Foundation, a conservative group that has broken away from the established Lutheran Church, to hold events in premises owned [...]

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Dmitry Medvedev congratulates Karekin II on 60th birthday

August 22, 2011 News

22/08/2011 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has sent a congratulatory message to Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, on his 60th birthday, according to the official website of the Russian Orthodox Church. “Your Holiness, I cordially congratulate you on your 60th birthday. The time of your primatial service has been marked with true [...]

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