Monday, December 26, 2011

Archbishop Hanna: Awareness and Wisdom of Syrians will Foil Conspiracy

December 26, 2011 Featured News

26/12/2011 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM,(SANA)- Archbishop of the Sebastian Roman Orthodox Church, Attallah Hanna affirmed that the terrorist attacks which took place in Damascus are a message to all the Arab nation and not only to Syria. He indicated that the conspiracy hatched against Syria is due to its confrontation of the colonial-Zionist scheme, reiterating that the [...]

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Syriac Orthodox Church In India will be blessed with Four New Metropolitans

December 26, 2011 News

Syrian orthodox Church in India – SOCI Click here for more details – Snaps and Biography The consecration will be held at Puthencuriz St. Athanasius Cathedral later. His Beatitude Catholicos of India will lead the ceremony. Source:

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The second coming

December 26, 2011 Featured News

Shobha John shobha.john@timesgroup.com 26/12/2011 The Indian Orthodox Church They are among the oldest Christian community in India, going as far back as 52 CE when St Thomas, an apostle of Jesus Christ, came to India. The Orthodox Syrian Christians are different. They have many rituals which are common to Hindus too. Though there are over [...]

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Sarkozy provoking conflict between the Christians and Muslims. TUrkey

December 26, 2011 News

26/12/2011 Paris (UNN) French President Nicolas Sarkozy urged the mutual respect of views between France and Turkey amid a row over France|s criminalization of the denial of the so called “Armenian genocide,”. I respect the views of our Turkish friends it is a great country, a great civilization and they must respect ours,” Sarkozy said [...]

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Christmas Day terrorist attacks kill Nigerian Christians

December 26, 2011 Featured News
Although relatively unknown in the US, Boko Haram doesn't take a backseat to any Islamic terrorist organization. Credits: US Congress photo gallery

Jim Kouri, Law Enforcement Examiner 25/12/2011 Islamic terrorists detonated bombs throughout Nigeria on Christmas Day targeting Christian churches that were celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. At least 40 people were killed and dozens more were injured. The al-Qaeda affiliated Boko Haram , who wish to impose Sharia law in the country, claimed responsibility for [...]

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Opening presentation of new charity foundation takes place in Yerevan

December 26, 2011 News

23/12/2011 YEREVAN. – Hovhannes Sage Catholicos of Odzun charity foundation’s opening presentation took place in the Armenian-Russian (Slavonic) university in Yerevan on Thursday. The foundation was created to bring to live at least some of the national historic and architecture monuments. The aim of the foundation is to restore the historic and architecture masterpieces in [...]

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Head of Georgian Church Meets Ivanishvili

December 26, 2011 Featured News
Patriarch Ilia II in his residence shows Bidzina Ivanishvili and his wife Ekaterine Khvedelidze a new, large triptych-type icon. Photo: Ivanishvili’s press office.

Civil Georgia, Tbilisi 25/12/2011 Head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Ilia II, met on December 24 in the Patriarchate with billionaire philanthropist Bidzina Ivanishvili for the second time since the latter went into the politics. “I will tell you briefly about developments since our last meeting [in November],” Ivanishvili, who came to the Patriarchate together [...]

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Bulgarian Patriarch Calls for Universal Understanding on Christmas

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26/12/2011 Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Maxim held Sunday the solemn Christmas mass at the St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia. “On this great day, it is our deep hope that peace will reign, and mutual understanding will come among all people on earth,” said the Bulgarian Patriarch. As traditional, he congratulated and blessed the Bulgarian [...]

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When Christmas Doesn’t Fall on Dec. 25

December 26, 2011 Featured News
A procession is held at St. Garabed Armenian Apostolic Church during Christmas mass on January 6, 2011 in Los Angeles, Calif.

By ELIZABETH DIAS | @elizabethjdias 25/12/2011 Here’s one Christmas surprise you didn’t expect: Christmas is actually on January 7. At least it is for some 200 million Eastern Orthodox Christians worldwide. Unlike the Western Church—made up of Protestants and Catholics—traditional Eastern Christians follow the old Julius Caesar calendar, which is currently 13 days behind the [...]

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Christians in Turkey festively celebrate Christmas

December 26, 2011 News

Orthodox Christians celebrated Christmas with a religious service on saturday at St. Pierre Church in Hatay. (Photo: AA) TODAY’S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL 25/12/2011 The thousands of Christians in Turkey began their Christmas celebrations on Dec. 24, and several religious ceremonies were held in different churches as political figures like the president and prime minister issued holiday [...]

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From Baptist to Orthodoxy

December 26, 2011 Featured News

25/12/2011 Sharon Dargay O&E Staff Writer Priest celebrates first Christmas as pastor of Livonia church. Spiritually speaking, the Rev. John Wehling has spent most of his 43 years searching for a home. He found it eight years ago in the Orthodox priesthood, a calling that brought the married, father of three and his family to [...]

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Russian foundation calls on the heads of Christian Orthodox Churches to defend Abbot Efraim

December 26, 2011 News

Nikolaos D.A. Arvanites 26/12/2011 The Russian foundation calls on the Mount Athos monastic community, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and the heads of Christian Orthodox Churches to defend Abbot Ephraim. The Vatopedi Monastery believes that the lawsuit against their Father Superior has been prompted by his permission to take the Cincture to Russia. [...]

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Christians are both thriving, beleaguered in Israel

December 26, 2011 Featured News
Orthodox Christians take photos of a dove on the feast of Epiphany at Qasr el Yahud baptism site, Israel

By DAVID ROSENBERG / THE MEDIA LINE 12/26/2011 The population is succeeding at school and at work, but their numbers are barely growing. Economically, the Holy Land’s tiny Christian minority is thriving as its moves into the holiday season this year. But, except for a one-time boost from a wave of immigrants from the former [...]

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His Holiness Aram’s Letter to H.E. Nicolas Sarkozy

December 26, 2011 Featured News

26/12/2011 Hereunder the text of the letter that His Holiness Aram I sent to H.E. Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of the Republic of France, on the occasion of the adoption by the National Assembly of France a law penalizing the negation of the Armenian Genocide. Votre Excellence Monsieur Nicholas Sarkozy Président de la République Française [...]

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Liturgical gathering in the church of St. Basil on Bezanijska Kosa

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Serbian Church 26/12/2011 His Holiness Irinej served the Holy Liturgy in St. Basil of Ostrog church on Bezanijska Kosa. Many people of the Serbian capital gathered on this occasion to attend the formal placing of the reliquary in which are the relics of St. Basil the Wonderworker transferred through Herzegovna and Montenegro in the prayerfull [...]

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Catichets of the Archbishop of Belgrade-Karlovac assemble

December 26, 2011 News

26/12/2011 Catichets who work in primary and secondary school on the territory of Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac gathered on Saturday, December 24, 2011 in a great hall of the Parish house of the church of St. Basil of Ostrog in Belgrade’s suburb of Bezanijska Kosa. With this meeting, which was organized by the Committee for religious [...]

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Serbian Patriarch meets with Apostolic Nuncio Mr. Orlando Antonini in Belgrade

December 26, 2011 News

26/12/2011 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch recieved last Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade Monsignor Orlando Antonini, Apostolic nuncio in Belgrade. Source:

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: Surrender of the principle of consensus in the pre-Council process can bring about disorders in world Orthodoxy

December 26, 2011 News

23.12.2011 A process of preparation for the Pan-Orthodox Council launched fifty years ago has become brisker, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia noted in his report delivered at the meeting of the Moscow Diocesan Assembly. All Local Orthodox Churches, which take part in the preparation, have got agreement on the ten topics [...]

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