October 2011

Jerusalem dig unearths Christian Icon

October 31, 2011 Featured News
A Byzantine Christian icon box made of bone with a cross carved on the lid has been discovered in Jerusalem: AP Source: AP

1/11/2011 A TINY, exquisitely made box found on an excavated street in Jerusalem is a token of Christian faith from 1400 years ago, Israeli archeologists say. The box, carved from an animal bone, decorated with a cross on the lid and measuring 2cm by 1.5cm, was probably carried by a Christian around the end of [...]

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Armenian News-NEWS.am presents PHOTOS of Armenian monastery collapsed by Turkey’s quake

October 31, 2011 News

31/10/2011 MORE SNAPS HERE VAN. – Armenian News-NEWS.am’s correspondent visited the Varagavank Monastery, which is a major Armenian holy site nearby Van, Turkey, and photographed the Monastery, which collapsed after the October 23 earthquake in Van. Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier that the Monastery was damaged in the quake. After reopening of the Holy Cross Armenian [...]

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Greek Orthodox Community Divided Over Metropolitan Isaiah’s Decision

October 31, 2011 News

Stella Tsolakidou 29/10/2011 After the October 24 meeting of Greek Orthodox parishioners regarding their Church leader’s decision to split the Salt Lake City community into two parishes, the outraged parishioners decided to sue Metropolitan Isaiah of Denver — the Greek Orthodox leader for a 12-state region including Utah — for his decision to disregard both [...]

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Moscow to host “Orthodox Russia” exhibition

October 31, 2011 News

30/10/2011 On November 4, the “Orthodox Russia” forum and exhibition dedicated to the activities of the Russian church over last 20 years opens in Moscow. Visitors will be able to learn about the restoration of more than 30,000 cathedrals and monasteries, revived clerical education and book publishing, icon painting and applied arts. The exposition has [...]

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Amid increasing debt woes, Greeks ponder a return to İstanbul

October 31, 2011 News

TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL 30/10/2011 The hardship brought on by Athens’s present fiscal woes is prompting many Greeks to consider looking for opportunities in neighboring İstanbul, says a study published in the Sunday pages of the Greek newspaper Proto Thema. According to the paper, officials from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate and other Greek organizations based in [...]

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Coptic pope cancels ordainment anniversary over Maspero violence

October 31, 2011 News

Emad Khalil 31/10/2011 The head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, Pope Shenouda III, has decided to cancel celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of his ascension to the post, a church source told Al-Masry Al-Youm. The pope canceled the event, scheduled for 14 November, over the death of 27 people – mostly Coptic protesters – in [...]

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FM to UNESCO: Don’t allow theft of our heritage

October 31, 2011 News

TANJUG 31/10/2011 PARIS — Monasteries and churches of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) cannot belong to the so-called “Republic of Kosovo”, FM Vuk Jeremić says. Addressing the UNESCO General Conference in Paris on Monday, Jeremić stated: “In this organization, we are supposed to protect and nurture cultural identities, not be complicit in politicized attempts to [...]

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Fears of ‘unchecked Islamic persecution’ in Iraq

October 31, 2011 News

31/10/2011 A year after the massacre at the Syrian Catholic cathedral in Baghdad left 58 dead, an Assyrian news agency is expressing concern about the future of Iraq’s Christian community. “For Assyrians in Iraq, the scheduled departure of U.S. forces at the end of December, 2011 is of great concern,” the Assyrian International News Agency [...]

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Judge quashes indictment of pugilistic priest

October 31, 2011 News

By JEREMY SHARON 10/31/2011 Greek Orthodox cleric was sued for punching haredi man who spat in his direction in 2008. In a rare ruling, a judge in the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court dismissed an indictment filed against a priest who punched a haredi yeshiva student in the face for having spat at him as he passed. [...]

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Egypt: Coptic Bishop: “Christians are currently experiencing their worst time in recent centuries”

October 31, 2011 News
Bishop Anba Stephanos (Orthodox Coptic) of Beba and Elfashn during his visit to ACN (© ACN)

31/10/2011 ACN News: Monday, 31st October 2011 – Egypt Bishop Anba Stephanos (Orthodox Coptic) of Beba and Elfashn Coptic Bishop: “Christians are currently experiencing their worst time in recent centuries” Christians in Egypt are currently experiencing their worst time in recent centuries. This statement was made by the Coptic Orthodox Bishop Stephanos of Beba and [...]

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Russian Orthodox Church revival “colossal” over 20 years – Moscow Patriarchate

October 31, 2011 News

Moscow, October 31, Interfax – The Russian Orthodox Church has made colossal achievements in its revival over the past 20 years, the Moscow Patriarchate said. “In 1991, the Russian Orthodox Church had 12,000 parishes, 117 monasteries and convents, two theologian academies, seven theologian seminaries, 16 theologian colleges and four schools. In 2011, we have 30,675 [...]

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Bulgarians Celebrate 97th Birthday of Orthodox Church Patriarch Maxim

October 30, 2011 Featured News

29/10/2011 A couple of hundred Bulgarians flocked to a solemn mas in the St. Marina cathedral in Plovdiv to mark the 97th anniversary of Patriarch Maxim Saturday. The head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrated his birthday in Plovdiv at the invitation of Plovdiv mitropolitan bishop Nikolay. Before coming to the city, the Patriarch held [...]

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APPEAL OF THE REPRESENTATIVE OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THAILAND ARCHIMANDRITE OLEG (CHEREPANIN) ON THE FLOOD SITUATION IN THAILAND

October 30, 2011 Featured News
Archimandrite Oleg

22/10/2011 Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Christ, compatriots, all people of good will living in Thailand and all others in other countries whose hearts accommodate the whole world, I address to you! Currently Thailand is amidst the worst flood for the last 50 years. Sixty out of 77 provinces have already suffered from flooding. [...]

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2011 Oriental Orthodox Con-Celebrated Liturgy

October 30, 2011 Featured News

30/10/2011 SCOOCH Concelebration Scheduled for November,2011 The Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches (SCOOCH) in the United States has scheduled a concelebration of the Divine Liturgy by SCOOCH member hierarchs for 19 November at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Sts. Michael and Menas on Staten Island. Coptic Orthodox Church of Archangel Michael & St. Mena [...]

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“One Body and one Spirit” A Conference for Oriental Orthodox Youth: November 26, 2011

October 30, 2011 News

30/10/2011 ORIENTAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES IN USA College-aged youth from the Armenian, Coptic, Ethiopian, Syrian and Malankara Syrian Orthodox Churches will gather on November 26 for an all-day conference of fellowship and discussion. The conference will take place at St. Mary’s Coptic Orthodox Church, 433 Riva Avenue, East Brunswick, NJ. The day will focus on the [...]

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Meeting of the Orthodox Christian Church in Thailand Committee on flood situation in Thailand

October 30, 2011 News

Foundation Committee Resolution During the session of 18.10.2011 attended by Representative of the Russian Orthodox Church in Thailand archimandrite Oleg as well as a number of invited experts the Committee of the Orthodox Christian Church in Thailand Foundation heard the information on the flooding in Thailand and considered possible measures of giving assistance to victims. [...]

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Obama’s Muslim Advisers Block Middle Eastern Christians’ Access to the White House: Report

October 29, 2011 News

25/10/2011 Beirut Arab news agency al Nashra reported on Saturday November 22, that [White House Muslim envoy] Dalia Mogahed has succeeded in canceling a meeting between the Maronite Patriarch of Lebanon and President Barack Obama. Writing in al Nashra, the reporter said “an unnamed US source told the news agency, that those who sought canceling [...]

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Coptic Christians Protect Monastery From Egyptian Army Assault

October 29, 2011 Featured News

By Mary Abdelmassih 29/10/2011 AINA (AINA) — Hundreds of Coptic Christians mobilized on Tuesday in front of the Monastery of the Virgin and St. John the Beloved, located on the Desert Road from Cairo to Ismailia. Although the Monastery has the necessary permits, the army had sent a message to the monastery that they would [...]

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20th Anniversary of the Enthronement of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

October 29, 2011 Featured News

The Ecumenical Patriarchate 29/10/2011 November 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of the enthronement of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. Elected October 22, 1991 and enthroned on November 2 of the same year, he has served the See of Constantinople and the Orthodox Church faithfully for twenty years. We offer below several items …

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Greek Orthodox Church in Adelaide Open Again

October 29, 2011 News

Stella Tsolakidou 22/10/2011 The Greek Orthodox Church of St. George in Thebarto, Adelaide, is fully functional again after all work on noise abatement has been completed with the financial support of the Australian government. The church had to close down for four months (May 17 to October 2) because the renovations were necessary for the [...]

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Orthodox churches protest scope of board’s religion Policy Review

October 29, 2011 News

Richard Leitner 26/10/2011 The head of a local coalition of orthodox churches is accusing the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board of blocking his group’s participation in a review of religious accommodation and bullying policies. Father Geoffrey Korz, general secretary of the Pan-Orthodox Association of Greater Hamilton, said his group wasn’t invited to sit on the board’s [...]

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Celebration of St. Petka on Kalemegdan

October 29, 2011 News

28/10/2011 Serbian Church Many faithful people of the capital of Serbia gathered also this year on the feast day of Saint Petka in this Kalimegdan sacred place to pray the Lord and ask for the prayerful representation and comfort from the Saint of Belgrade and Trnovo. Divine Liturgy was served by His Holiness Irinej, Serbian [...]

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Govt to sign 40 contracts for Church restoration worth BGN 41mln, says Agriculture Minister

October 29, 2011 News

FOCUS News Agency 25/10/2011 Sofia. “We have symbolically signed the first out of 40 contracts for restoration and reconstruction of churches under the programme for rural development. The sub-projects are 100 and are estimated at BGN 41 million,” said Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Foods Miroslav Naydenov speaking with journalists, FOCUS News Agency reporter informs. [...]

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Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Visiting Jordanian Capital

October 29, 2011 News
Church of St. Ephraim

22/10/2011 Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatios Zakka I (Iwas) of Antioch has begun a pastoral visit to the Syriac Orthodox Church in Jordan, meeting with representatives of the Suryoyo community in the Jordanian capital, Amman, and consecrating the city’s large new Church of St. Ephraim, which was filled to capacity. Source:

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Kiev Patriarchate, UAOC Dialogue Committee Meets

October 29, 2011 Featured News

28/10/2011 The dialogue committee of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) has met at St. Michael’s Golden-domed Monastery in Kiev to discuss the reasons for the schism between the Kiev Patriarchate and the UAOC. Three hierarchs of the Kiev Patriarchate and five hierarchs of the UAOC participated in the [...]

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