Saturday, December 10, 2011

Compatriots and the Russian Orthodox Church – a forum in Beijing

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Archpriest Dionisy Pozdnyaev English translation by Nina Tkachuk Dimas 10/12/2011 A round table devoted to the cooperation of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian Foreign Ministry in supporting compatriots in Asia is taking place in Beijing. Orthodox clergy and laity from Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Ulan Bator, Jakarta, Singapore, Delhi, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Harbin [...]

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ROC MP Vicar Bishop of Vladivostok Diocese admits failure of mission to N. Korean migrant workers

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English translation by Nina Tkachuk Dimas 12-9-2011 In an interview with “Our Kamchatka”, the local diocesan publication, Bishop Innocent (Yerokhin) of Usuri, vicar of ROC MP’s Vladivostok diocese talked about the specifics and results of the mission to North Koreans — reports the correspondent of “Portal-Credo.Ru” . According to Bishop Innokenty, “North Koreans coming to [...]

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Skete in Odrynki Devastated

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THE POLISH ORTHODOX CHURCH Michał Kalina 10.12.2011 Thursday evening, the police in Hajnówka was informed about the devastation of the Saints Anthony and Theodosius of Kiev Skete in Odrynki. Press officer of the Police in Hajnówka asp. Irena Kuptel reported that there were destroyed, among other things, seven hives, trees at the footbridge, the cross [...]

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FEATURE-Egypt Christians in two minds over Islamist gains

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By Yasmine Saleh 7/12/2011 * Egypt’s top Islamist party sends mixed messages * Large Christian minority worried about its fate CAIRO, Dec 7 (Reuters) – An Islamist surge in Egypt has left a large Christian minority divided over whether to flee the country, stay silent or reach out to a political force that seems guaranteed [...]

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HOLY GREAT MARTYR CATHERINE

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Moldovan Church 7/12/2011 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake. And it shall turn to you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before [...]

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The Ethiopians living on the roof

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By Christopher Howse 2/12/2011 Sacred mysteries: An ancient African monastery is perched above the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. I went to see the Ethiopians on the roof of the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem this week. The way up is not easy for a stranger to find. Stone steps double back from the [...]

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Inter-religious dialogue around Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

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ZAUR SHIRIYEV z.shiriyev@todayszaman.com 9/12/2011 International media have a long history of presenting political events in terms of their religious context. Reports on the recent Egyptian elections, for example, cast the election results as an “Islamist win”; political commentary was shaped by the parties’ religious backgrounds. Similar tendencies were seen in the Caucasus during the 1990s, [...]

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Arab Spring inflicts chill on Mideast Christians

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By: John Longhurst 12/10/2011 Will the Arab Spring lead to a Christian winter? That’s the question being asked by a number of observers following successful revolutions and regime changes in the Middle East. In late October, the North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation–an organization supported by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops — called on Christians [...]

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Vatican envoy holds talks with Orthodox Gathering

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The Daily Star 10/12/2011 BEIRUT: The Vatican’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Bishop Gabriel Caccia, met Friday with a delegation from the Orthodox Gathering to discuss the situation of Christians in the Middle East given recent changes in the region. The gathering’s secretary-general Michel Tueni, discussed with Caccia the situation of Christians in the east, particularly in [...]

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Alfa, Macedonia: Bulgaria makes priests policemen who struggle with Macedonian Orthodox Church

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FOCUS News Agency Southeast Europe and Balkans 9/12/2011 Skopje. The Bulgarian church was full of informers, comments the Macedonian television station Alfa. Emigrants’ newspaper Bulgaria Today published an article by Georgi Hristov, the author of the book “The Church in America,” who claims that the Bulgarian secret police recruited priests in order to prevent the [...]

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Church Destroyed on 9/11 Reborn

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By FOX NEWS CHANNEL 9/12/2011 FOXNEWS.COM – The tiny Greek orthodox parish of St. Nicholas is finally celebrating. The terror attack of September 11 destroyed the church that sat in the shadows of the Twin Towers. For years, the church battled the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey over ownership of the property [...]

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Ecumenical dialogue clarifies Baptist beliefs, says Prof

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By Robert Dilday 08/12/2011 The Orthodox – Baptist Dialogue BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Ecumenical dialogue between Baptists and other Christian traditions clarifies Baptist distinctives rather than dilutes them, says a Gardner-Webb University professor who participated in recent preliminary conversations between Baptists and Orthodox Christians. “The purpose of ecumenical discussions is not to water down core [...]

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Allentown council votes to condemn church land for American Parkway project

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Allentown City Council has approved using eminent domain to take a slice… (KEVIN MINGORA, THE MORNING CALL / FILE PHOTO)

By Devon Lash, Of The Morning Call 9/12/2011 Allentown has City Council’s approval to condemn the final piece of land that the city says is needed for the long-awaited $60 million American Parkway bridge project. The small parcel of land, owned by St. George Orthodox Church on Catasauqua Avenue, is where the city wants to [...]

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors St Anna

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9/12/2011 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Orthodox Bulgarians celebrate Friday, December 9th, the Day of Saint Anna. St. Anna, mother of the Virgin Mary, is honored as protector of the family, marriage, pregnant women, and birth. According to the folklore, women must not work or do chores on this they because when they become pregnant [...]

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Title of Doctor Honoris Causa to His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel in Cluj

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On 7 December 2011, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa of Babes Bolyai University of Cluj. The award ceremony took place in Aula Magna of the University. “Laudatio” was read by His Eminence Andrei, Metropolitan of Cluj, Alba, Crisana and Maramures. The distinction was awarded to [...]

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90 Years Of Existence Of The Eparchy Of Vad, Feleac And Cluj

December 10, 2011 News

9/12/2011 The Eparchy of Vad, Feleac and Cluj dresses feast garments today because it celebrates 90 years since setting up. The historical tradition confirmed by documents too shows that the founder of this eparchy is prince Steven the Great. The Diocese is revived after the Great Union when a Consistory was set up in Cluj [...]

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The Patriarch of Romania Consecrated the Museum of the Metropolitanate of Cluj

December 10, 2011 News

From 5 – 7 December 2011, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel pays a canonical visit to Cluj-Napoca, at the invitation of His Eminence Metropolitan Andrei, on the occasion of the anniversary of 90 years since the re-establishment of the eparchy of Vad, Feleac and Cluj. After the celebration of the Divine Liturgy this morning by His [...]

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Saint Nicholas In The Middle Of The Children At The Patriarchal Palace

December 10, 2011 News

8/12/2011 The cultural artistic show entitled “Saint Nicholas in the middle of the children” took place in “Patriarch Teoctist” Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace. As Trinitas Radio station informs us, to end with, the Patriarch of Romania thanked the children for the artistic way in which they understood to convey God’s mercy and love [...]

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First World War and the Balkan Knot

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7/12/2011 His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno attended yesterday an opening of the International Scientific Conference dedicated to political relations on the Balkans and Europe before the First World War. The theme of the conference was The First World War and the Balkan knot – the Balkans before the First World War. Fifty scientists from [...]

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Patriarch of Serbia Kyr Irinej visited the Western American Diocese

December 10, 2011 News

9/12/2011 With great joy the faithful of the Western American Diocese, God-loving clergy, venerable monastics and our neighbors welcomed His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Kyr Irinej in Phoenix, Arizona. His Holiness during his visit on the Feast Day of the Entry of the Theotokos Into the Temple on Sunday, December 4th, 2011, served the Divine Hierarchical [...]

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Metropolitan Hilarion in Slovakia and Czechia

December 10, 2011 News

On December 6, 2011, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s department for external church relations, arrived to Slovakia for the celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and on the invitation [...]

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