Thursday, May 31, 2012

Book Review: Byzantium and Bulgaria, 775-831

May 31, 2012 Featured News

By Panos Sophoulis 31/5/2012 Byzantium and Bulgaria, 775-831 (Brill, 2011) Reviewed by Chris Deliso Get a copy here: Byzantium’s chronically turbulent relationship with the Turkic Bulgar khanate in the late eighth and early ninth centuries is the subject of this groundbreaking new synthetic political study. In Byzantium and Bulgaria, 775-831 specialist scholars and general Balkan-interest [...]

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Bulgarians from Bosilegrad raise funds for the restoration of the burnt church in Bolgrad

May 31, 2012 News

FOCUS News Agency 31/5/2012 Bosilegrad. The fund-raising campaign in Bosilegrad for the restoration of the burnt Transfiguration Orthodox Church in Bolgrad has ended, the Cultural and Information Center in Bosilegrad told FOCUS News Agency. The charity campaign was launched at the 19th International Children’s Easter Festival in Bosilegrad. The campaign has managed to raise EUR [...]

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Clergy blame disunity for Uganda’s underdevelopment

May 31, 2012 News

By Pascal Kwesiga and Justus Akampa 31/5/2012 As Uganda gears up for the 50th independence jubilee, bishops from the Catholic, Anglican and Orthodox faiths have called on spiritual leaders and politicians to advocate for unity and love to promote peaceful coexistence among Ugandans. The bishops under Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) came together for a [...]

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Patriarch Kirill to visit Kyiv on July 26-28

May 31, 2012 News

31/5/2012 The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill, will visit Kyiv on July 26-28 this year. “Patriarch Kirill’s visit on the memorial day of St. (Prince) Volodymyr is already traditional. This year, the traditional visit, dedicated to this day, also foresees his participation in marking the 20th anniversary [...]

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Serbia’s new president takes oath of office

May 31, 2012 Featured News

31/5/2012 BELGRADE — Tomislav Nikolić was on Thursday in Belgrade sworn in in front of the Serbian parliament, officially taking over as Serbia’s new president. Nikolić won in the second round of the presidential election on May 20, defeating Boris Tadić, who sought his third term in office. The special parliament session in Belgrade today [...]

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Head of Georgian Orthodox Church sent address to IV Religious Congress

May 31, 2012 News

31/5/2012 Catholicos Patriarch of all Georgia Ilia II has sent an address to the IV Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which is taking place these days in Astana. “Peace at home, peace around the world is a great value, the grace of God. And we need to strive towards this,” Ilia II [...]

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Russian church and state reach an accord

May 31, 2012 News

By Sophia Kishkovsky 31/5/2012 Access to returned churches guaranteed, as Putin gives historic icon to convent that was in a museum. The Russian culture ministry and the Russian Orthodox Church signed a co-operation agreement on 3 May that guarantees conservation experts and the public access to churches and monasteries that have been returned by the [...]

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