Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Iran funds reconstruction of Armenian Church

June 26, 2012 Featured News

25/6/2012 Iran has allocated funds for the reconstruction of St Sargis Church of Khoy. Iranian news agency MEHR reported that Hosseyn Bahrein, representative of Cultural Heritage Organization of Eastern Azarbaijan province said 230 million Iranian Rial ($ 130 thousand) are allocated for the accomplishment of the project. The Iranian official stressed St Sargis is one [...]

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Historic Armenian School Building in Istanbul to Become Hotel

June 26, 2012 Featured News

By Vercihan Ziflioğlu From Hurriyet Daily News 25/6/2012 A historical Armenian school, Mesrobyan School in Istanbul’s Gedikpaşa district, is being transformed into a hotel. Gedikpaşa Surp Hovhannes Church Foundation head Harutyun Şanlı, who is also the general secretary of the Armenian Foundations Solidarity Platform, spoke to the Hürriyet Daily News and said the main reason [...]

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Armenian Church of St King in Turkey returns to Armenian Fund

June 26, 2012 News

25/6/2012 Council of funds operating under the Department of Funds of Turkey, meeting the claim of Armenian Aramian-Umujian School and Cemetery Fund, passed a decision to return Armenian Church of St King in Kadikyok to the Armenian fund, “Ermenihaber.am” news site said. The Department of Funds of Turkey passed a decision earlier to pay compensation [...]

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Coptic Christians Praying for Egypt’s Believers

June 26, 2012 News

25/6/2012 A Coptic Christian leader in the United States and his flock are praying for fellow believers in Egypt. Bishop David of the Coptic Christian Association of North America said he’s hopeful Mohammed Morsi will allow Christians to worship freely. Most Copts supported the secular candidate out of concern that the Muslim Brotherhood will institute [...]

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Bulgarian church row over return of the Archons

June 26, 2012 News

Clive Leviev-Sawyer 25/6/2012 A petition, public protest and open division among the Bulgarian Orthodox Church have followed the church’s new rules legitimising the awarding of the title “Archon” to lay people – with critics among the faithful lashing out at church leaders for conferring the title on those they allege hardly deserve it. The row, [...]

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Egypt Copts dismayed but determined after Morsy win

June 26, 2012 Featured News

26/6/2012 CAIRO: Many Egyptian Coptic Christians were dismayed by the election victory of president-elect Mohamed Morsy, but they are now preparing to co-exist with the Islamist while also safeguarding their rights. Copts, who roughly 10% of Egypt’s 82 million people, voted heavily for Morsy’s rival, Ahmed Shafiq, a former Hosni Mubarak premier, in the June [...]

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Catholicos meets with AGBU President

June 26, 2012 News

25/6/2012 The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II recently received Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) President Berge Setrakian, along with his wife Vara Setrakian. The Catholicos blessed and appreciated the AGBU members—represented by Setrakian—for their devotion to and assistance rendered to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. They reflected on the AGBU’s ongoing activities in [...]

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Patriarch Preached about Importance of Culture of Listening

June 26, 2012 Featured News

25/6/2012 The Georgian Orthodox Church The Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia the Second spoke about the importance of culture of listening on the church service today. He said that people who think that what they speak is the only truth is a big mistake and such people will always be defeated. “Everyone should listen to [...]

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Armenian Catholicos will pay patriarchal visit to France

June 26, 2012 News

25/6/2012 ETCHMIADZIN. – The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II will pay a patriarchal visit to the French Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, from Thursday until July 4, in Marseille, where he will preside over the events devoted to 80th anniversary of the consecration of the Armenian Church of the Holy Translators. In …

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Protesters attack Greek pride event, hurling eggs, plastic bottles

June 26, 2012 News

24/6/2012 ATHENS — Dozens of protesters on Saturday interrupted a Pride event in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, hurling eggs and plastic bottles of water at event participants. Police said about 50 attackers targeted the Pride parade, attended by approximately 400 people, according to the Greek Reporter, although organizers said attendance was closer to [...]

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Metropolitan Hilarion celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Nicholas church in Shanghai

June 26, 2012 Featured News

25/6/2012 The Chinese Orthodox Church On June 23, 2012, Metropolitan Hilarion, chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of Moscow Patriarchate, who is in China with the blessing of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Cyril and at the invitation of China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA), conducted a service at St. Nicholas [...]

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Piece of the Holy Cross to be displayed in temple under construction dedicated to St. Procopius of Varna

June 26, 2012 News

24/6/2012 Varna. Today, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church commemorates the memory of St. Procopius of Varna, in the church dedicated to the saint in Varna, which is still under construction will be exposed to worship a piece of the Holy Cross of the Lord. Orthodox Christians can worship the sanctuary during the Divine Liturgy to be [...]

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‘God Condemns Pussy Riot,’ Church Official Says

June 26, 2012 News

26/6/2012 Moscow Times Russian Orthodox church spokesman Vsevolod Chaplin said God told him in a divine revelation that he condemns members of female punk band Pussy Riot for their scandalous performance in Christ the Savior Cathedral. “I am convinced that God condemns what they’ve done. I’m convinced that this sin will be punished in this [...]

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Coptic Church Head in UK Speaks of Hope for Egypt in Wake of Morsi’s Election Win

June 26, 2012 News

By Christian Today 25/6/2012 The head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the U.K. has spoken of his hope for positive reform in Egypt after the election of Mohammed Morsi as president. The Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate is Egypt’s first democratically elected president, coming to power 16 months after the fall of Hosni Mubarak’s regime. In [...]

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