Wednesday, December 7, 2011

‘THE RECENT STATEMENT OF THE FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER IN TURKEY, CONTRADICTS FRANCE’S SUPPORT OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE’ Said Aram I To the representative of the PM

December 7, 2011 Featured News

5/12/2011 On Monday 5 December 2011 the former Senator Adrien Gouteyron, representing the Prime Minister of France visited His Holiness Aram I. Mr. Gouteyron was on a special mission to be informed on the region and Christian presence. After Egypt, Lebanon was the next country. In response to Adrien Gouteyron’s question, Catholicos Aram I said, [...]

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New Metropolitan Arsenios of Austria Enthroned

December 7, 2011 News

Stella Tsolakidou 7/12/2011 Bishop Arsenios was enthroned Metropolitan of Austria and Exarch of Hungary and Mid-Europe at the historical Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Vienna on Sunday, December 4. The newly appointed Metropolitan expressed his will and hopes to carry on the remarkable work of his predecessor Michael as well as preserving [...]

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Orthodox submarine: In nukes we trust

December 7, 2011 Featured News

7/12/2011 The Russian nuclear submarine Aleksandr Nevsky will be fitted with its own Orthodox chapel after the vessel finishes its sea trials. It has become the second nuke-carrying sub equipped with a sanctuary in addition to ballistic missiles. The military chapel will allow sailors to attend religious services right on board during the sub’s long [...]

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A place at the top table

December 7, 2011 Featured News
Archbishop Chrysostomos II

By Stefanos Evripidou 4/12/2011 NO ONE can accuse the Archbishop Chrysostomos II of being boring. A few words spoken by the colourful primate get more press coverage than most politicians could dream of. During official visits to Cyprus, notable figures like the presidents of Russia, Syria and Israel make time in their busy schedules to [...]

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Nativity Concert by Pan-Orthodox Choir of Buffalo at Sts. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church

December 7, 2011 News

By Betty Vladmir Freehyk 2011/12/7 (SkyNewswire.com) On Sunday, December 11, 2011 the Pan-Orthodox Choir of Niagara Frontier will perform their annual Nativity Concert at Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Church, 45 Ideal Street in Buffalo, NY at 7:00PM. The concert will feature the Masterpieces of Orthodox Choral Music. Following the concert every one is invited [...]

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Interreligious conference on Family in Crisis opens in Vienna

December 7, 2011 News

6.12.2011 An interreligious conference on Family in Crisis has begun its work on December 7, 2011, in Vienna, Austria. Among its participants is a delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church led by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations. The delegation includes Archpriest Sergiy Zvonarev, DECR secretary for [...]

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates memorial service on the third anniversary of the demise of Patriarch Alexy II

December 7, 2011 News

December 5th, 2011, marked the third anniversary of the demise of His Holiness Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Russia. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated memorial service at the tomb of the 15th Patriarch of Moscow at the Annunciation side-altar of the Moscow Cathedral of the Epiphany. Praying at [...]

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