Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Syriac Orthodox scouts add unique legacy to Christmas

December 27, 2011 News

By Mark Calder 25/12/2011 Christmas festivities in Bethlehem are embodied by a few striking images: candle-lit masses, cheery street celebrations, and overflowing dishes of mansaf shared with family. And, believe it or not, by bagpipes. Having spent most of my adult life in Scotland, Bethlehem’s attachment to what I thought of as ‘our’ national instrument [...]

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Guest commentary: Arab Spring puts religious freedom at risk

December 27, 2011 Featured News

Christian women attend a service in Saint Mark Coptic Orthodox Church in greater Cairo, Egypt, last month. There are an estimated 10 million Christians in mainly Muslim Egypt. / Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images By Ramsay F. Dass Detroit Free Press guest writer 27/12/2011 As American Middle East Christian communities celebrate the Christmas season, they are doing [...]

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Armenian church in Georgian village is consecrated again

December 27, 2011 Featured News

2712/2011 ETCHMIADZIN. – The 19th-century Holy Cross Armenian Church, in Pokr Pamach village of Georgia’s Akhaltsikhe region, was consecrated once again on December 25. During the Soviet years the Church was closed and it was used as storage. But the Church was restored in 1993, it restarted to function in 1995, and it was …

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Agos Editor-in-Chief Koptaş: Turkey cannot be democratic until the past is settled

December 27, 2011 News

27/12/2011 Rober Koptaş, editor-in-chief of the bilingual Armenian weekly Agos, has said Turkey will never be a fully democratic country until it faces its past regarding several topics, including the Armenian issue. “It is necessary for Turkey to face its past in order to be a more democratic country. This is not only for the [...]

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Patriarch Kirill hopes for broader ties with presidential administration under Sergey Ivanov

December 27, 2011 News

Moscow, December 27, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has congratulated Sergey Ivanov on his appointment to the post of Russian presidential chief-of-staff. “Over the many years of service at state posts, you have earned a reputation as a person who combines high professionalism and solid management experience with a genuine feeling [...]

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Guardian of Holy Virgin’s Belt from Mt. Athos decides to go to jail

December 27, 2011 News

Moscow, December 27, Interfax – Archimandrite Efrem, the rector of the Vatopedi Monastery on Mt. Athos, has agreed to follow the court ruling on his arrest. “Archimandrite Efrem under the pressure of Greek law enforcement bodies has decided to go to jail. He will be in custody as of this evening,” Yevgeny Nikiforov, chairman of [...]

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Celebrates St. Stephen

December 27, 2011 News

27/12/2011 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Tuesday the Day of Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr and first archdeacon in the Jerusalem Community Church. The community church accepted people from all social circles and the rich supported the church while Stephen designated the activity and the vocation of each member. It is believed that this [...]

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Patrologiae Cursus Completus, Series Graeca

December 27, 2011 News

The Chinese Orthodox Church 26/12/2011 Edited & compiled by Jacques Paul Migne Script: Greek with Latin translation Publisher: Imprimerie Catholique Date: 1857-1866 Format/Pages: DVD ISBN: N/A Availability: ship from USA Price: minimum $50 US tax-deductible donation (cheque payable to OFASC) Description With a US tax-deductible donation to the Orthodox Fellowship of All Saints of China [...]

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