Sunday, December 4, 2011

Palestinian Church Threatens to Sue Israeli Newspaper

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A Christian boy holds a Palestinian flag during a protest in the Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza City against Israeli army operations

4/12/2011 JERUSALEM, December 4, 2011 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Roman Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem threatened Sunday to sue Israeli newspaper Haaretz for publishing false reports about the patriarchate, according to a press release. It said the patriarchate lawyers will prosecute Haaretz, and its economical supplement TheMarker, if they do not debunk false reports published recently [...]

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Turkey’s FM visits Orthodox and Syriac churches in Germany

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4/12/2011 Ahmet Davutoglu met Christian Turkish citizens at the Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church and St Petrus and Paulus Church in Cologne. Turkey’s foreign minister visited on Sunday Orthodox and Syriac churches in Cologne, Germany. Ahmet Davutoglu met Christian Turkish citizens at the Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church and St Petrus and Paulus Church in [...]

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Biden urges Arab leaders to allow free speech

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12/3/11 Ecumenical Patriarch Welcomes Vice President Biden to the Phanar His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew welcomed the Hon. Joseph Biden, Vice President of the United States to the Sacred See of St. Andrew, First-called of the Apostles. The historical first visit of a sitting Vice President of the United States took place on Saturday, December [...]

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HIS BEATITUDE ADDRESS OF WELCOME TO HIS EXCELLENCY VICTOR YANUKOVYCH, PRESIDENT OF THE UKRAINE

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1/12/2011 Jerusalem, 1 December 2011 Your Excellency, Mr. President, Esteemed Members of the Ukrainian Delegation, Your Eminences, Ladies and Gentlemen, “You have come to Jerusalem, the city of the living God.” (cf. Heb. 12:22) We are glad to welcome you to the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the senior Church institution of the Holy Land, and the [...]

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ADDRESS BY H. B. CHRYSOSTOMOS II ARCHBISHOP OF CYPRUS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNSIL OF CHURCHES OF THE MIDDLE EAST

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November 29, 2011 It is with feelings of great joy that we greet today the 10th General Assembly of the Council of Churches of the Middle East. The Church of Cyprus, and we personally, welcome to our island, with great pleasure, the honourable Representatives – clerics and laymen – from the various Churches – members [...]

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Russians celebrate Virgin Mary’s Presentation in the Temple

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4/12/2011 Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill conducted a service at the Donskoy monastery in Moscow today on the occasion of the Day of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary in the Temple. According to legend, Mary’s parents Joachim and Anna brought 3-year-old Mary to the Jerusalem Temple in pursuance of their vow to [...]

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Bulgarian Christian Orthodox Honor Saint Varvara

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4/12/2011 Bulgarian Christian Orthodox mark Sunday the Day of Saint Varvara. Saint Varvara, known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Varvara, was an early Christian saint and martyr. Her name can be traced to the 7th century, and veneration of her was common, especially in the East, from the 9th century. As [...]

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