Thursday, October 27, 2011

Most Serb cemeteries in Kosovo in Poor Shape

October 27, 2011 News

Tanjug 27/10/2011 Serbian Orthodox cemeteries in Kosovo are in poor shape, the mission of the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) in Kosovo-Metohija stated, adding that a majority of municipal administrations pay no attention to maintenance and preservation of the graveyards. Serbian Orthodox cemeteries in Kosovo are in poor shape, the mission of [...]

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American Armenians meet with mayor of Istanbul District

October 27, 2011 News

27/10/2011 An American-Armenian delegation, led by Archbishop Khajag Barsamian, Primate of the Diocese of Armenian Church of America (Eastern), which was in Turkey to attend opening of the St. Giragos Church in Diyarbakir, paid a visit to Mustafa Sarigul, the mayor of Istanbul’s Shishli district. The delegation members thanked Sarigul for his caring attitude toward [...]

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Christians cannot assume passive position regarding crisis, says Patriarch Hazim

October 27, 2011 News

27/10/2011 Beirut The Greek Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim said that Christians cannot assume a passive position with regards to the crisis running throughout regional countries. The Assembly of Greek Orthodox Bishops convened on Thursday, under the chairmanship of Patriarch Hazim, at Balamand Notre Dame Church. Hazim said the church should remain the conscience for [...]

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Vologda’s Cathedral of Divine Wisdom: The last of its Kind

October 27, 2011 News

William Brumfield 27/10/2011 The great cathedral of St. Sophia in Vologda, modeled after the Kremlin churches, was the jewel of Ivan the Terrible, but its frescoes depict a world view that came to an end not long after its completion. By the mid-16th century, the city of Vologda had become the major trading and administrative [...]

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Investigative committee declares tsar family remains ‘authentic’

October 27, 2011 News

27/10/2011 The Russian Investigative Committee confirmed on Thursday that the remains of Russia’s tsar family buried in St. Petersburg’s St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, as well as the bodies of Tsar Nicholas II’s children Alexei and Maria, which still remain unburied, were authentic. “As a result of a probe, the Investigative Committee has come to [...]

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St. Andrew the First-Called Foundation will help accomplish building of Orthodox church in Tallinn

October 27, 2011 News

Tallinn, October 27, Interfax – A little more than 3 million euro is needed to accomplish the building of an Orthodox church in Tallinn, major part of the sum will be granted by St.Andrew the First-Called Foundation, press service of the Estonian capital mayor office told Interfax. Such decision was at a conference with city [...]

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REQUEST FROM MOLDOVAN ORTHODOX CHURCH TO HELP A FAMILY IN DISTRESS

October 27, 2011 News

20/10/2011 Help a mother to raise her child Pain in a family from Cârnăţeni village, Căuşeni raion – Constanţa, mother of a 2 months baby, suffers of two tumours, brain and spine. The young woman is in a severe condition now, and needs a surgery intervention that can be made only abroad. The main problem [...]

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Pope Shenouda receives Al Azhar Delegation

October 27, 2011 News

26/10/2011 Pope Shenouda III, the Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark diocese on 25/10/2011 received Al Azhar delegation that comprises Dr. Ahmed Kamal Abul Magd; Dr .Mustafa el Fikki and number of the elders of Al-Azhar that came to the church to offer condolences over the death of the Maspero incidents victims. The [...]

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Eritrea: 3 More Christians Die Inside Military Prisons; Toll Now at 21

October 27, 2011 News

26/10/2011 Three more Christians imprisoned for practicing their faith have died while inside military prison camps in western Eritrea, said officials from an international persecution watchdog group. The number of believers in Christ now dying in the country while serving time in prison for their belief totals 21, said officials at Open Doors USA. Terhase [...]

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Patriarch of Alexandria at Romanian Patriarchate

October 27, 2011 Featured News

On 26 October 2011, His Beatitude Teodor II, Pope of Alexandria and All Africa arrived in Bucharest. The official reception by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, of the delegation of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa led by His Beatitude Teodor II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, [...]

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Launch of the book Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation – History of an Ideal

October 27, 2011 News

25/10/2011 The book Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation – History of an Ideal, written by engineer Nicolae Noica, former minister for Public Works and Territorial Planning was launched today, 25 October 2011, in “Europa Christiana” of the Patriarchal Palace – as Trinitas Radio station informs. The event took place in the presence of His Beatitude [...]

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New Decisions of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church

October 27, 2011 News

26/10/2011 The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us: From 24 – 25 October 2011, the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church took place in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence, under the presidency of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. We mention some of the decisions taken: -Proclamation of [...]

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The Mix Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Dialog Held in Albania

October 27, 2011 News

FILE NEWS 23rd SEPTEMBER 2011 At the invitation of His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana and all Albania, the Mixed Commission for Anglican-Orthodox Dialogue held the meeting at the New Monastery of St. Vlash and the Theological Academy “Resurrection of Christ,” in the village of St. Vlash, near Durres, Albania from September 16-23, 2011. It [...]

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NUNS OF THE HOLY MONASTERY OF SAINT JOHN THE THEOLOGIST OF THE METROPOLIS OF KALABRYTA AT THE PATRIARCHATE

October 27, 2011 News

17/10/2011 On Monday, October 4th / 17th 2011, a twenty-member group of nuns from the Holy Monastery of Saint John the Theologist under their Mother Superior nun Episteme, being on a pilgrimage visit to the Holy Land visited the Patriarchate. The nuns paid their respects to His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos [...]

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N.G.O. “ROMIOSINI” CONTRIBUTES TO THE CENTER OF LOVE IN ELEUSINA

October 27, 2011 News

16/10/2011 Patriarchate of Jerusalem By initiative of the non governmental organization “Romiosini” of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem examination of the oral hygiene of the children who are cared for by the center of love in Eleusina was successfully conducted on Sunday October 16th 2011 by a team of dentists that visited the Center. With sensitivity [...]

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Church and Taxes: AAC’s financial activities become subject of debate in Parliament

October 27, 2011 News

By NAIRA HAYRUMYAN ArmeniaNow correspondent 26.10.11 The feasibility of taxing church property has become a subject of heated debate this week as Armenian lawmakers adopted in the first reading an amendment to the tax laws that grant some privileges to the Armenian Apostolic Church (ACC). Relevant draft amendments have been submitted by the Government, whose [...]

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Greek Archbishop Seeks Qatari Property Investment, Ta Nea Says

October 27, 2011 News

By Marcus Bensasson 25/10/2011 The Archbishop of Athens is in Qatar seeking to attract investment from the Gulf emirate in church- held real estate in Greece, Ta Nea reported, without saying where it got the information. The Greek Orthodox Church is looking to boost revenue from its land holdings after rental income declined to 9.2 [...]

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Christian churches attacked or bombed in Iraq since June 2004

October 27, 2011 News

26/10/2011 This list compiled from sources provided by the Assyrian International News Agency and news sources that document the violence against Christians in Iraq. Seventy churches have been attacked or bombed since June, 2004: 43 in Baghdad, 19 in Mosul, 7 in Kirkuk and 1 in Ramadi. The following is a list of the bombings. [...]

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In Egypt, Rockville man witnesses attack on Coptic Christians

October 27, 2011 News

Susan Singer-Bart, Staff Writer 26/10/2011 Post-revolution events worry county’s Middle Eastern activists. Harry Malek attended a church service in Cairo, Egypt, the morning of Oct. 9, then watched on TV in the afternoon as police attacked worshippers marching from the church to a television station. The Coptic Christians were protesting the burning of a church [...]

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Patriarch Kirill Might Sanction Nationalist March

October 27, 2011 News

By Jonathan Earle 26/10/2011 The Russian Orthodox Church may authorize priest-turned-TV star Ivan Okhlobystin to participate in the Russian March, the event of the year for nationalists, Interfax reported Wednesday. But it was unclear which of two rival rallies the church was thinking of backing. The original Russian March, prepared by a group of anti-Kremlin [...]

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Russian businessman donates 70 icons worth around $1m to the Church

October 27, 2011 Featured News
Sergei Shmakov and the Toropets Virgin Mary

By Sophia Kishkovsky 26/10/2011 Sergei Shmakov has spent over a year tracking down the works, which were removed from Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution and during the first world war. MOSCOW. A Russian businessman has donated more than 70 icons with an estimated value of Ru 30m (around $1m) to the Russian Orthodox Church. Property [...]

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