Monday, January 2, 2012

Montenegrin PM calls for united Orthodox Church

January 2, 2012 Featured News
Igor Lukšić (Tanjug, file

1/1/2012 PODGORICA — Montenegro’s Prime Minister Igor Lukšić has stated that he is in favor of a united Orthodox community in Montenegro, regardless of ethnicity. He told Podgorica-based daily Dan that as a prime minister he would be “much more satisfied if the Orthodox community in Montenegro was gathered around one center”, adding that he [...]

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2011 Ends on a Sour Note… Is Hamas Really a Mean-Minded Christmas Scrooge*?

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The original construction of the Orthodox Church was built in the 6thCentury, in what is now Gaza’s Old City.

Stuart Littlewood 31/12/2011 Phoebe Greenwood, writing from Gaza City in The Guardian on 23 December http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/23/gaza-christians-hamas-cancelled-christmas, reported: “There hasn’t been a Christmas tree in Gaza City’s main square since Hamas pushed the Palestinian Authority out of Gaza in 2007 and Christmas is no longer a public holiday.” The headline said Hamas had “cancelled Christmas”. Could [...]

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Metropolitan of Piraeus Opposes Mosque Building Bill

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Stella Tsolakidou 29/12/2011 Metropolitan of Piraeus Seraphim filed an appeal to the Council of State asking from the Greek government to withdraw a bill about building a mosque in Athens. The Orthodox Metropolitan made an extensive reference to the wars Christianity has faced over the years, from 325 B.C. with Arios until today’s Jehovah Witnesses, [...]

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Vingas: Turkey’s non-Muslims, government getting closer

January 2, 2012 News
Laki Vingas (Photo: Today's Zaman, Kürşat Bayhan)

1/1/2012 YONCA POYRAZ DOĞAN , İSTANBUL Laki Vingas, the first non-Muslim citizen of Turkey to be elected as a representative of non-Muslim foundations in the Council of the General Assembly of the VGM, has said that the government and the non-Muslim community have been establishing closer relations after years of mistrust and distance. “Since we [...]

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Slams In Vitro Fertilization, Surrogacy

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31/12/2011 The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has declared “reservations” against in vitro fertilization and surrogacy, viewing them as a “human interference that is counter to God’s will in the existential foundations of life.” This has been made clear in a statement of the Bulgarian Patriarchate on the website of the Bulgarian Orthodox [...]

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Archeological Discoveries at Tal Hasaka

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22nd December 2011 Syria Hasaka, Northeastern Syria- Syrian archeological expedition, that was working at the site of Tal Hasaka in Northeastern Syria, unearthed during its fourth excavation season a church and a cemetery dating back to Christianity Era. Head of the expedition Abdul-Masih Baghdo said the church is 22.50 m long and 14.50 m wide, [...]

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Message of the Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II on New Year

January 2, 2012 Featured News

01.01.2012 His Holiness Garegin Ip, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, addressed a congratulation message on the New Year. The message reads in Prticular Dearly beloved faithful, From the Mother See of Holy Echmiadzin we greet you who are in Armenia and Diaspora blessing you with Father’s love. With great expectations and hopes we [...]

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‘Vasilopita’ One of the Most Inspirational Traditions of Greek Orthodox Church

January 2, 2012 Featured News

Fani Toli 31/12/2/011 One of the most beautiful and inspirational traditions of the Greek Orthodox Church is the annual family celebration of the Vasilopita. This original event which happened in Cappadocia of Caesarea in the last half of the fourth century, is very much alive in our Orthodox homes each year. The Greek word Vasilopita [...]

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BOC Southampton Mission Inaugurated

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The British Orthodox Church 20/12/2011 The opening service of the British Orthodox Mission of Saint Polycarp, Southampton, was celebrated on Saturday 17th December in the Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity, Weston. Father Simon Smyth led the celebration of the Divine Liturgy supported by Subdeacon John Morgan from Bournemouth and Readers James Kelly, Daniel Malyon [...]

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Putin and Russia church lobby Greeks to “reconsider” Ephraim imprisonment

January 2, 2012 News

International News Desk 1/1/2012 Abbot Ephraim the head of the world famous Vatopaidi Monastery on Mount Athos Greece, is still in an Athens jail, despite floods of protests from all over the world, with the Russian Government and Russian Orthodox Church leading the campaign to free the holy man. Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin, [...]

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