Monday, March 5, 2012

Current Situation of the Chinese Autonomous Orthodox Church

March 5, 2012 Featured News

    Chinese Orthodox Church 5/3/2012 On 21 February 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, delivered a lecture on ‘An Era of New Martyrdom. Discrimination of Christians in Various Parts of the World’ to the faculty and students of the Moscow theological schools. Answering the questions [...]

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Orthodox church in Kosovo desecrated

March 5, 2012 Featured News

TANJUG 4/3/2012 GNJILANE — Serbian Orthodox Church of St. George in the village of Stanišor was burgled Friday night and money was stolen from the register, Kosovo police have confirmed. Kosovo police regional spokesman Ismet Hasani told Tanjug that the police had inspected the scene and determined that a burglary took place and that the [...]

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Christian Jerusalemites’ Challenges following Settler Attacks

March 5, 2012 News
"Price tag" and "Greeks out" scrawled on a car outside of Jerusalem's Monastery of the Cross

ELENA VIOLA FOR THE ALTERNATIVE INFORMATION CENTER (AIC) 4/3/2012 Recent Israeli settler attacks on Christian holy sites and churches have highlighted the specific struggle faced by Christian Palestinians in Jerusalem. Christian holy sites and places of worship in Jerusalem have been violently attacked by Israeli settlers over the past several months. In the aftermath of [...]

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METROPOLITAN VOLODYMYR ASSURES THAT HE GOVERNS THE CHURCH

March 5, 2012 News

4/3/2012 Ukrainian Orthodox Church In an interview to Radio Freedom, Metropolitan Volodymyr, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP), said that he governs the church according to the established rules. “It is being governed by the ruling bishop, the Primate, that is by me,” said the metropolitan. He also stressed that he governs [...]

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Day of Saint Theodore of Amasea

March 5, 2012 News

3/3/2012 Sofia. Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks the Day of Saint Theodore of Amasea. It falls on the first Saturday in the Great Lent and this year it coincides with Bulgaria’s national holiday, 3 March. Churches across the country will hold services. Mounted police officers will participate in horse races, which are traditionally held on the [...]

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