Sunday, November 13, 2011

Patriarch Kirill serves liturgy in Damascus

November 13, 2011 Featured News

13/11/2011 Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antiochand All the East have conducted a liturgy at the Assumption Cathedral in Damascus. The service, which was held in both Russian and Arabic, brought together hundreds of Orthodox Christian Syrians, including the Russian-speaking residents of Damascus. Patriarch Kirill is staying in [...]

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Russian Orthodox patriarch begins Syria peacemaking Bid

November 13, 2011 Featured News

13/11/2011 Russian Orthodox Church leader Patriarch Kirill on Saturday started a peacemaking bid to unrest-swept Syria for talks with President Bashar al-Assad and other leaders, officials said. “I am deeply convinced that all the problems can be solved peacefully and through dialogue,” Kirill told journalists at Damascus airport, the Russian news agencies RIA Novosti and [...]

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Patriarch Kirill addresses students of Higher Diplomatic Courses

November 13, 2011 News

10/11/2011 On November 10, 2011, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with students of the Higher Diplomatic Courses under the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, at the Red Hall of the Church of Christ the Saviour. Present at the meeting from the ministry were deputy foreign minister [...]

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Jerusalem Postcard: Tears, Trinkets, Traffic

November 13, 2011 Featured News

Steve Royston 13/11/2011 “When we get off the bus, leave all your belongings behind. Only take a few dollars. Do not bring your passport or your credit cards. When we enter Jerusalem, you will be surrounded by people who will try to take your money. I know these people. If you want to shop, wait [...]

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Baptists, Orthodox consider formal Dialogue

November 13, 2011 News

By Bob Allen 11/11/2011 FALLS CHURCH, Va. (ABP) – Teams from the Baptist World Alliance and the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople held exploratory talks Oct. 30-Nov. 2 that could lead to formal dialogue between Baptist and Orthodox Christians internationally. BWA General Secretary Neville Callam, who led the Baptist delegation, described aims of the meeting held [...]

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Greek Orthodox Church honors retiring Metropolitan

November 13, 2011 News

PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW 13/11/2011 Metropolitan Maximos, the Metropolitan of Pittsburgh, was recognized at a reception held to honor his retirement, at the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh. Archbishop Demetrios, primate of the Greek Orthodox Church in America, and Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit, were among the honored guests. As people passed [...]

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First religious service at Neo-Byzantine Greek Orthodox Church at Ann Street (Yesterday’s News)

November 13, 2011 News

13/11/2011 Editor’s Note: These are excerpts from past editions of the Press-Register. 1861: • “BENEFIT OF MONS. GILLES. — The time of [this benefit] has been fixed for Friday night next. The object is a highly meritorious one. Mons. Gilles’ valuable services have been rendered without money and without price on numerous occasions for the [...]

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Georgia Church Leader: Ivanishvili Should Have Georgian Citizenship

November 13, 2011 News

Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 13/11/2011 Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, said President Saakashvili should restore billionaire philanthropist Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgian citizenship, which he has lost following his announcement about going into politics last month. “There is much talk about whether Bidzina Ivanishvili should have or not the Georgian citizenship. Of course he should [...]

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