Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Putin sworn in as Russia’s President‎

May 8, 2012 Featured News

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia made supplicatory prayer service (​​Moleben) at the Annunciation Cathedral on the occasion of the inauguration President Vladimir Putin as the Russian President. May. 7, 2012 – Vladimir Putin has been sworn in as Russia’s president for a third term after four years as prime minister. …

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Church calls on believers to unite for country’s revival

May 8, 2012 News

Moscow, May 4, Interfax – The Russian Orthodox Church has urged believers not to cede to pressure and actively participate in the country’s life. “We need a peaceful army of Orthodox Christians – a spiritual, cultural, informative, political army, not sword-wielding, not frightening anyone, but showing the wise, good, unbending, strong-willed force of our people [...]

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Orthodox priest survives assassination attempt in Libya

May 8, 2012 News

Moscow, May 5, Interfax – Archimandrite Ioakim (Vasilaku), a representative of the Alexandria Orthodox Church, has been shot at in the yard of the George the Victorious Church in Tripoli. The shots were fired from a nearby building, the church-scientific center Orthodox Encyclopedia reported on its website on Saturday. Father Ioakim was not hurt. The [...]

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Paschal joy in Shanghai

May 8, 2012 News

The Chinese Orthodox Church English translation by Katherine Ilachinski 7/5/2012 On April 15, 2012 at St. Nicholas Church-monument was held in Shanghai festive Paschal service. Local authorities gave a permit to conduct church services, after a long delay: last time the faithful gathered for prayer in this unique temple remaining from the first Russian emigration, [...]

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Holy Synod Spring Session opens at Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, MI

May 8, 2012 News

7/5/2012 The Spring Session of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America opened at the Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery here on Monday morning, May 7, 2012. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, celebrated the opening Service of Thanksgiving, after which he delivered his opening address. Reports on external and legal [...]

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Archimandrite Alexander [Golitzin] consecrated Bishop of Toledo and the Bulgarian diocese

May 8, 2012 News

5/5/2012 ROSSFORD, OH [OCA] Archimandrite Alexander [Golitzin] was consecrated Bishop of Toledo and the Bulgarian Diocese during a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy here at Saint George Orthodox Cathedral on Saturday, May 5, 2012. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, presided at the consecration Divine Liturgy. Concelebrating were His Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel; His Grace, Bishop Nikon; His Grace, Bishop [...]

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