Saturday, April 14, 2012

Archbishop denounces Israeli restrictions on freedom of religion in Jerusalem

April 14, 2012 Featured News
Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, Atallah Hanna, has denounced Israeli actions in occupied Jerusalem.

14/4/2012 The Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Sebastia, Atallah Hanna, has denounced Israeli actions in occupied Jerusalem imposed due to Jewish holidays. In a press statement released on Thursday, Archbishop Hanna said, “During these days in which we live a week of pain in preparation for Easter, we have witnessed the Israeli authorities restricting the movement [...]

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One Armenian’s Fateful Escape from the Titanic

April 14, 2012 Featured News
Krekprian rarely spoke about his experience on the Titanic

BY DAISY SINDELAR From Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 14/4/2012 Neshan Krekorian was barely in his twenties when his father urged him to emigrate from western Armenia and start a new life far away across the Atlantic Ocean. Thousands of Armenians were doing the same, in a bid to escape rising violence and persecution at the [...]

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Memorial Walkway for Armenian Genocide created in Arizona

April 14, 2012 News

13/4/2012 PanARMENIAN.Net – Noubar Armen Manoogian, 17, of Scottsdale, Arizona, has become the first Boy Scout of Armenian descent to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout in the state of Arizona. According to a press release provided by St. Apkar Armenian Apostolic Church, the completed project was approved by the Grand Canyon Council and the [...]

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Community Honors Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian on 40th Anniversary of Ordination

April 14, 2012 News
Archbishop Oshagan and Bishop Anoushavan with members of the anniversary committee

By Tamar Haratunian 14/4/2012 NEW YORK, NY—In commemoration of the 40thanniversary of the ordination of His Grace Bishop Anoushavan Tanielian, vicar general of the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America, into the holy priesthood, a celebratory mass took place on March 25 at St. Sarkis Church in Douglaston, followed by a banquet [...]

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Patriarch sends Easter message

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TANJUG 12/4/2012 BELGRADE — Serbian Patriarch Irinej called on Orthodox believers to safeguard and rightfully confess the Orthodox faith. He also called on them to pray for their brothers and sisters in Kosovo on the day of the resurrection of Christ. “We offer our unceasing prayers to our resurrected Christ for our brothers and sisters [...]

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Metropolitan Mar Seraphim’s report on ‘Youth Ministries’ to Holy Episcopal Synod calls for transformative relationship with Triune God

April 14, 2012 News

Indian Orthodox Church 14/4/2012 Liju Cherian # Report recognises role of youth for the future of Church # Calls on to serve diverse groups in a unique manner # To integrate these diverse groups into the daily life of parishes # Calls for inputs from IOC members across the globe KOTTAYAM, India — HG Dr [...]

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The first ever Armenian Genocide monument to be erected at the Catholicosate of Cilicia

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14/4/2012 The first Armenian Genocide monument ever to be erected in the world, memorial for the Martyrs of the 1915 Genocide in the courtyard of the Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias Lebanon. The Martyrs’ Chapel was built when the remains of one-and-a-half million victims were brought from the desert of Der Zor to Antelias, Lebanon. [...]

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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I CONDEMNS THE BREACH OF FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS OF GREEK ORTHODOX BY THE ILLEGAL REGIME OF THE TURKISH OCCUPIED CYPRUS

April 14, 2012 Featured News

12/4/2012 On April 11 2012, His Holiness Aram I received a letter from the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cyprus, Dr. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, informing him that the illegal regime in the Turkish occupied area of Cyprus had placed Bishop of Karpasia, Christoforos, on their ‘stop’ list, an act that denies his fundamental human right [...]

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Orthodox Bulgarians Mark Solemnly Crucifixion Friday

April 14, 2012 News

13/4/2012 Bulgarian Christians mark Good Friday, the day that commemorates the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion. Good Friday, also called Holy Friday, Black Friday, Great Friday, is a holiday observed primarily by adherents to Christianity commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. The holiday is observed during Holy Week as [...]

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HIS HOLINESS ARAM I RECEIVES THE TALENTED SINGER HASMIG BABYANce:

April 14, 2012 News

On 12 April 2012, His Holiness Aram I received in his office the talented singer Hasmig Babyan, accompanied by representatives of Hamazkayin – the Armenian Cultural and Educational Society, and the Armenian General Benevolent Union. Ms. Babyan, who lives in Vienna, is a well known operatic and concert singer. She was recently invited to sing [...]

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The late Pope Shenouda still inspires Coptic Christians

April 14, 2012 Featured News

By Rev. Alexander Santora/For the Jersey Journal 12/4/2012 Orthodox Christians follow a different liturgical calendar than the rest of Christianity so today begins their Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Culminating with Easter is quite joyful but for the Coptic Orthodox it will be bittersweet this year. Their Patriarch of 40 years, [...]

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Outremont church finds band-aid solution to ban on processions

April 14, 2012 News
The St. Nicholas church has come up with a way around Outremont's band on parades and processions.(CTV Montreal)

ctvmontreal.ca 13/4/2012 MONTREAL — An Outremont church has come up with a way to celebrate Orthodox Easter Sunday despite the borough’s recent ban on parades and procession. With Orthodox Easter Sunday quickly approaching, preparations were in full swing Friday at St. Nicholas Russian Cathedral in Outremont. But this year’s midnight procession, an annual tradition dating [...]

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Duma to guard Christianity: MPs battle ‘evil’ ideologies

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13/4/2012 Russian legislators have set up a group to protect traditional Christian values and fight “aggressive liberalism,” secularism, violence, and drug, alcohol and gambling addiction. Put forward by Communist MP Sergey Gavrilov and a deputy from the United Russia party, Sergey Popov, the idea received approval from the Russian Orthodox Church leadership, Interfax reports. The [...]

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Babruysk Eparchy of Russian Orthodox Church suggests canonizing Russian poet Pushkin`s granddaughter

April 14, 2012 Featured News

13.04.2012 The Babruysk Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church has started gathering materials related to a granddaughter of great Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin who it believes should be canonized. Natalya Vorontsova-Velyaminovna (1859—1912) lived with her husband in what is now the village of Dubawka near Babruysk. She together with her husband initiated and financed the [...]

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