Saturday, October 8, 2011

Fearing further clashes with Muslims, Copts end protest in Aswan

October 8, 2011 Featured News

08/10/2011 Copts in the Upper Egyptian province of Aswan have ended their sit-in in front of the governorate’s building in protest against what they call the demolition of a church in Marinab village in Edfu. Eyewitnesses said that the protestors agreed to end their protest after negotiating with security officials in the province. The protesters [...]

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OVER 70 LOST OLD ICONS GIVEN TO THE CHURCH

October 8, 2011 News

4/10/ 2011 Over 70 antique icons that had been taken out of the Russia following the revolution and during WWII were handed over today by patron Sergei Shmakov as a gift to the Russian Orthodox Church. This charitable act was part of a project blessed by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. [...]

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OCA SYNOD ELECTS ARCHIMANDRITE ALEXANDER [GOLITZIN] AS BISHOP OF THE BULGARIAN DIOCESE

October 8, 2011 News

Syosset, NY, October 4, 2011 At their opening session at Saint Sergius of Radonezh Chapel here on Tuesday morning, October 4, 2011, the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America elected Archimandrite Alexander [Golitzin] to the vacant See of Toledo and the Bulgarian Diocese, reports the official website of [...]

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Archimandrite Feofan (Kim) will be the first Korean bishop of the ROC

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Archimandrite Feofan (Kim)

On October 6, 2011 the Synod elected him to the See of Tyva Hegumen Feofan (in the world – Kim, Alexey Illarionovich) was born January 19, 1976 in Yuzhno[South]-Sakhalinsk. In 1993 he graduated from Vostochny[Eastern] Lyceum in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. In 1997 he graduated from the South Sakhalin branch of the Moscow Commercial University. In 2000 he [...]

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“…So we were able to love Ukraine as much as Kobzar did”

October 8, 2011 News
THE GEM OF METROPOLITAN’S COLLECTION, THE ICON BY HRYHORII CHESTAKHIVSKY

By Oksana MYKOLIUK, photos by Kostiantyn HRYSHYN, The Day 6/10/2011 A display of Shevchenkiana which belongs to the Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Volodymyr (Sabodan) opens in Pereiaslav-Khmelnytsky in the Museum of Taras Shevchenko’s Testament The little town of Pereiaslav-Khmelnytsky is famous for its 35 museums. One of [...]

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Lecture on the late Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios

October 8, 2011 News

10/05/11 On Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 5, 2011, His All-Holiness attended a lecture at the Patriarchal Hall, presented by Metropolitan Demetrios of Sebasteia and entitled “In Memory of Patriarch Dimitrios,” on the occasion of the 20th anniversary since the passing of the late Ecumenical Patriarch. Source:

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Extremist Jews Break into an Islamic and a Christian Cemetery in Jaffa

October 8, 2011 News

Mais Azza – IMEMC & Agencies 8/10/2011 On Friday night, a group of Jewish extremists broke into both Islamic and Christian cemeteries in the city of Jaffa, destroying them and writing anti-Arab and Muslim slogans on their walls, the Palestine News & Information Agency (WAFA) reported. Residents of Jaffa heading to the Islamic cemetery, stated [...]

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A heritage in need of Protection

October 8, 2011 Featured News
Kosovo authorities say preserving cultural sites is a top priority. [Reuters]

By Linda Karadaku for Southeast European Times in Pristina 03/10/11 At Decani monastery in western Kosovo, life goes on the way it has done for centuries. Around 30 brothers spend their days in prayer or religious contemplation, as well as tending the monastery grounds and engaging in activities such as icon painting and wood carving. [...]

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Head of the Indian Orthodox Church welcomed in Bahrain

October 8, 2011 Featured News

By Habib Toumi, Bureau Chief 8/10/2011 In a short speech, Shaikh Khalid welcomed the visit of the top religious figure and hailed the “deep-rooted friendship between Bahrain and India” Manama: Bahrain has reiterated its pledge to uphold the labour, security and safety rights of all communities living in the country, the foreign minister has said. [...]

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Yanukovych meets with Ecumenical Patriarch on Mount Athos, says source

October 8, 2011 News

08.10.2011 Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych during his state visit to Greece made a private visit to Mount Athos, where he met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, a source in diplomatic circles told Interfax-Ukraine. The source said that the Ukrainian president visited Mount Athos on Friday, October 7, after attending a business forum in Thessaloniki. He [...]

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Aram I visits Glendale as part of tour of Southern California

October 8, 2011 News

8/10/2011 Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I visited Glendale Memorial Hospital on Friday as part of a larger tour of Southern California. Having proclaimed 2011 “The Year of the Armenian Child,” the pontiff bestowed blessings to some of the hospital’s patients, newborns and other visitors, the Glendale News-Press writes. Within the framework [...]

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Hundreds crowd church to witness ‘miraculous’ icon

October 8, 2011 News

By Colette M. Jenkins Beacon Journal religion writer 7/10/2011 JACKSON TWP.: Nicholas Kozak witnessed a miracle that he hopes will convince others that God is real. “I hope the icon will be tangible evidence to anyone who is looking for faith and a real revelation of the lord,” said Kozak, 17, of Green. “How else [...]

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The President of the Republic of Macedonia on a visit to the Romanian Patriarchate

October 8, 2011 News

On 7 October 2011, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received, at the Patriarchal Residence, His Excellency Mr. Gjorge Ivanov, President of Macedonia Republic, who is on an official visit to Romania. Mr. President Gjorge Ivanov thanked for reception and conveyed the Patriarch of Romania the message of esteem of the Orthodox Church of Macedonia Republic. Further [...]

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Consecration of the Chapel of Parish Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist of Bucharest

October 8, 2011 News

On 2 October 2011, the faithful of the parish of Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist of deanery III of Bucharest received the visit of the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrated the consecration service of the chapel at the semi-basement of the church still being built, dedicated to the [...]

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Christian Underground Evidence – Importance of the Archaeological Discoveries

October 8, 2011 News

08-10-2011 Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, on the occasion of the Symposium “Archaeology of faith. Archaeological research at the churches of Bucharest and neighbourhood” (03 – 04 October 2011), Monday, 3 October, “Patriarch Teoctist” Aula Magna: One of the many methods of investigation, of bringing to light and valuing [...]

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Papandreou Wants Church to Pay More

October 8, 2011 News

Andy Dabilis 8/10/2011 ATHENS – Stung by criticism it is exempt from a new property tax being imposed on Greek citizens and has largely escaped the austerity measures imposed on the people, the Greek Orthodox Church is reportedly considering ways to help – but apparently only because Prime Minister George Papandreou is set to put [...]

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