Sunday, November 27, 2011

Madaba’s Mosaics

November 27, 2011 Featured News

27/11/2011 Aruna Chandaraju examines the mosaic map of Madaba in Jordan and offers a picturesque review of the church in which it’s found, as well as the city in which it is based. A Catholic nun, five Buddhists from Thailand, a Protestant couple, a bunch of Muslims and Hindus, besides a few Jews — it [...]

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First Armenian theatre is opened in Los-Angeles

November 27, 2011 News

26/11/2011 On 25 November President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan partook at a solemn ceremony of opening in Los Angeles the first Armenian theater “Shant”, central information department of the office of Artsakh Republic President informs. Expressing gratitude to philanthropist Robert Oghlaghjyan for realizing this undertaking, President Sahakyan considered the opening of the Armenian [...]

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Christian support for the Baathists

November 27, 2011 News

By ABDULHAMIT BILICI 27/11/2011 According to classic templates that abound, one would really expect this article to discuss how a Muslim group was supporting an authoritarian, bloody-handed regime. This is because of all the religions it is generally Islam that issues like terrorism, dictatorships and the support of authoritarian regimes are linked and considered synonymous [...]

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UNESCO to help preserve cultural heritage in Kosovo-Metohija

November 27, 2011 News

Tanjug 26/11/2011 UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova sent a letter to Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) in which she asserted that the organisation is closely cooperating with UNMIK, authorities and all other individuals committed to safeguarding the important cultural heritage of humankind, in the preservation of mediaeval monuments in Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) which [...]

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Church not directing Copts to vote for certain candidates, says bishop

November 27, 2011 Featured News

Emad Khalil 26/11/2011 The Coptic Orthodox Church said Saturday it is not specifying a list of candidates for Coptic adherents to vote for in the upcoming parliamentary elections and is merely calling on Copts to vote. Recent rumors that the church is directing Copts to vote for certain candidates are not true, Bishop Morkos, a [...]

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On eve of election, Egypt’s Copts worry about outcome

November 27, 2011 News

BY MATTHEW FISHER, POSTMEDIA NEWS 27/11/2011 ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — Looking out at the Mediterranean Sea from this ancient port city’s dilapidated Corniche, the chaos and political violence of Cairo seems a world away, rather than a two-hour trip by train. But the Pearl of the Mediterranean, as Alexandria still styles itself, has all of the [...]

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Bethlehem church, the town of Jesus’ birth to get new roof after centuries

November 27, 2011 News

By Gobby Wang Taiwan News, Staff Writer 27/11/2011 According to AP, it reported, the preparations for a long-needed renovation of the 1,500-year-old Church of the Nativity are moving ahead in Bethlehem. Bethlehem is the town of Jesus’ birth, in the face of political and religious conflicts that have kept one of Christendom’s holiest sites in [...]

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Religion Notes: Orthodox parish hosts second annual ‘Blessing of the Animals’

November 27, 2011 News

By Jeff Brumley 26/11/2011 St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church will host its second annual “Blessing of the Animals” from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, at Metropolitan Park in downtown Jacksonville. The Rev. Nicholas Louh said the event is being held to fulfill a spiritual responsibility to care for creation. “Our [...]

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Moscow Synodal Choir gives a concert in Santiago de Compostela

November 27, 2011 News

25.11.2011 · The Moscow Synodal Choir gave a concert on November 23, 2011, at the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, Spain. The choir is conducted by Russia’s Honoured Artist A. Puzakov. The theme of the concert was “Russian church music through five centuries”. They sang both hymns of the Byzantine plain chant and modern …

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Coordinating Committee of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between Catholic and Orthodox Churches begins its work

November 27, 2011 News

22/11/2011 The Coordinating Committee of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church began its work in Rome on 22 November 2011. Taking part in the meeting as consultants on behalf of the Russian Orthodox Church are Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for [...]

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