Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Finnish pastor Juha Molari converts to Orthodox Faith

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Juha Molari

Moscow, November 8, Interfax – Finnish Lutheran Church pastor Juha Molari converted to the Orthodox faith at a ceremony conducted by Archpriest Nikolay Voskoboinikov at Helsinki’s St. Nicholas Church, which belongs to the Russian Orthodox Church, on October 30. “It is a very important decision in my life, but it cannot be called difficult. The [...]

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For Lebanon’s Christians, the fear is what might come next

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Lebanese security stand gurad as people gather outside the Syrian embassy to show their support for President Bashar al-Assad in Beirut on Oct. 30, 2011. ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images PATRICK MARTIN Beirut— Globe and Mail Update 8/11/2011 “Tell me, sir, do you think there’s any hope for us?” I was almost embarrassed by the pleading nature [...]

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President Dmitry Medvedev meets with Patriarch Kirill and Bishops, Clergy and Church Public

November 8, 2011 News

On November 5, after his visit to the 10th Church-public Exhibition-Forum ‘Orthodox Rus. Towards the Day of the People’s Unity’, President Dmitry Medvedev met with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and representatives of the episcopate, clergy and laity of the Russian Orthodox Church at the Manezh Central Exhibition Hall. Participating in [...]

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President Dmitry Medvedev visits the exhibition-forum ‘Orthodox Rus’ – Towards the Day of the People’s Unity’

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5/11/2011 On November 5, 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev visited the 10th Church-Public Exhibition-Forum ‘Orthodox Rus’ – Towards the Day of the People’s Unity’. The exhibition is timed to the two holidays celebrated on November the 4th in Russia: the public Day of the People’s Unity and the church Day of the Icon of Our Lady [...]

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DECR chairman met with Mufti of Tatarstan

November 8, 2011 News

3/11/2011 On November 3, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, who is on a visit to Tatarstan with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and at the invitation of President R. Minnikhanov of the Republic of Tatarstan, visited the Qolsharif Mosque in [...]

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The Priests from Bucharest and Ilfov Region on a Conference at the Patriarchal Palace

November 8, 2011 News

7/11/2011 On 7 November 2011, His Beatitude Daniel, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrudgea, Locum tenens of the Throne of Caesarea of Cappadochia and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church chaired the autumn semestral pastoral missionary conference of the priests of Bucharest and Ilfov region, in “Patriarch Teoctist” Aula Magna of the Patriarchal [...]

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Metropolitan Damaskinos of Adrianopole Passed Away

November 8, 2011 News

7/11/2011 His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent a condolences telegramme at the passing away of His Eminence Damaskinos Papandreou, Metropolitan of Adrianoupolis, which we render below: His Eminence JEREMIAS, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Switzerland, Ecumenical Patriarchate Your Eminence, It is with deep Christian sorrow that we have learned of the passing [...]

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International Congress at the Patriarchal Palace

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3/11/2011 The Patriarchal Palace hosted in Patriarch Teoctist Aula Magna the International Theological Congress on the theme The Christian Family, a Blessing for Church and Society. The Congress organised in the context of the Homage Year 2011, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church dedicated to the Sacraments of the Baptism and of the [...]

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