Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Syria Christian refugees in Lebanon fear Islamist rebels

August 22, 2012 Featured News

Alexandra Sandels and Patrick J. McDonnell Los Angeles Times 22/8/2012 ZAHLE, Lebanon — For most of the refugees streaming across the border into Lebanon, Syrian President Bashar Assad is to blame for the violence back home and the rebel effort to oust him is laudable. For the traumatized Christians among them, it’s often the opposite. [...]

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Armenian PM congratulates All Armenian Catholicos

August 22, 2012 News

21/8/2012 YEREVAN. – Armenia’s Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan sent a congratulatory message to the All Armenian Catholicos Karekin II on the latter’s birthday. Premier Sargsyan congratulated the Catholicos on the occasion of his 61st anniversary, wishing him health and energy to realize his mission. Sargsyan stated Karekin II’s creative innovations, church building and reinforcing the [...]

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Crimea to host workshop devoted to Armenians of Ukraine

August 22, 2012 News

21/8/2012 СRIMEA. – The center of Armenian studies at the Armenian Union of Ukraine holds the fifth international workshop titled “Armenians of Ukraine: yesterday, today, tomorrow.” The conference is scheduled for Oct. 15-17 in Simferopol, Ukraine. The conference will be preceded by an exhibition of documents displaying the history of the Armenian Church in Crimea, [...]

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Ecumenical prayers for peace in Syria

August 22, 2012 News

Washington 21/8/2012 In the face of deepening violence how can the church witness for peace? Amid continued reports of violence in Syria, approximately 70 people from various Orthodox and Protestant churches met June 12 at Saint Aphraim Church, a Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch congregation to respond to the ongoing and intensifying violence in Syria. [...]

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Syrian Free Army did not capture any Armenian building in Aleppo

August 22, 2012 News

21/8/2012 YEREVAN, AUGUST 21, ARMENPRESS: The rumors that the armed opposition forces of Syria captured Cilcia school of Aleppo do not correspond to reality. During the conversation with Armenpress press secretary of National Primacy of Aleppo Jirayr Reisyan also denied the information that agedly the opposition forces wanted to capture the school and faced the [...]

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First Orthodox Christian school in Kansas opened in northeast Wichita with 18 students

August 22, 2012 News

21/8/2012 WICHITA, Kan. — The first Orthodox Christian school in Kansas has opened in Wichita. Christ the Savior Academy, a private school at St. George Orthodox Christian Cathedral, opened Monday with 18 students from pre-kindergarten through second grade. Jennifer Sebits, president of the school’s board of trustees, says the school is open to students of [...]

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Cyprus’ Orthodox Church feels cash crunch

August 22, 2012 Featured News

21/8/2012 NICOSIA, Cyprus: The leader of Cyprus’ Orthodox Christian Church says senior clergy and staff earning over (euro) 2,000 ($2,460) a month are in for salary cuts as the island nation’s ongoing financial crisis has seen church revenue dwindle. Archbishop Chrysostomos II told state broadcaster CyBC Tuesday that the church’s top decision-making body, the Holy [...]

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Metropolitan Mar Nicholovos says Orthodox Spirituality focuses on Repentance and Liturgical customs

August 22, 2012 News

Liju Cherian 22/8/2012 #Metropolitan urges MGOCSM youngsters to follow disciplines of the church # Predicts “silent revolution” among the diaspora of the Indian Orthodox church in the US #Dr Abraham Mar Seraphim says it was a “spirit-filled” conference which reminded our goals #300 OCYM members who took part in the conference experienced spiritual awakening #Activities [...]

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