Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Archbishop comes out in favour of privatisations

March 6, 2013 Featured News

Poly Pantelides – 6/3/13 THROWING his weight behind the privatisation of state assets, Archbishop Chrysostomos II yesterday said he believed privatising semi-governmental organisations (SGOs) was the way forward. The outspoken head of the Church who likes to dabble in politics and publicly backed President Nicos Anastasiades in run-up to the elections, told an SGO yesterday – [...]

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Ethiopia: The First Christian Nation?

March 6, 2013 Featured News

By Brendan Pringle - 6/3/13 For centuries, historians have widely accepted the argument that Armenia was the first Christian nation. This important claim has become a source of national pride for Armenians and has remained virtually undisputed for centuries — until now. Armenians will likely be up at arms when they learn that a new book [...]

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Foreign Ministry: 20 Egyptian Copts held in Libya released

March 6, 2013 Featured News

Al-Masry Al-Youm Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm 6/3/13  Libya released 20 Egyptian Copts who were being held in the country on charges of proselytizing, said Ali al-Esheiry, foreign deputy minister for consular affairs, attributing their release to the Egyptian Consulate in Benghazi’s efforts. Esheiry said the mission is still working toward the release of 23 [...]

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Greek Monasteries Abound in History, Beauty

March 6, 2013 Featured News

Stella Tsolakidou - 5/3/13 Religious tourism is one of the oldest forms of travelling and Greece has inspired travellers, whether for religious purposes or mere self-exploring, throughout the years with its rich tradition in religious sites. From the well-preserved Byzantine era churches to the countless monasteries and metochia, the country is vast of sacred places dedicated [...]

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Proposal to Exhibit Mount Athos Treasures

March 6, 2013 Featured News

  Christina Flora 5/3/13 The state of Victoria and Greece are going to discuss on the update of the memorandum signed in the early 90′s about teaching Greek in public schools. The proposal was made by the Minister for Multicultural Affairs and Citizenship, Nikos Kotsiras, in a meeting with the Deputy Foreign Minister for Hellenism [...]

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Unique Dinner of St. Irene’s Monastery Held at Stathakion Center

March 6, 2013 News

By Catherine Tsounis – 4/3/13 A step into the past of Greek culture was experience by all at the Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Orthodox Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou Afternoon Luncheon at the Stathakion Cultural Center in Astoria, New York. The event was held on Sunday, February 24th. Traditional Greek cuisine with folklore music, dancing [...]

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PM Samaras Meets Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew

March 6, 2013 News

4/3/13 Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras had a private meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on March 4.  It is the first time that Samaras has visited the Ecumenical Patriarchate as Prime Minister. The Prime Minister was welcomed at the entrance of the Patriarchate by Metropolitan Stefanos of Kallipolis and Madytos, Archimandrite Bartholomew Samaras, Chief Secretary [...]

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Zechariah Orfelin’s manuscript found

March 6, 2013 Featured News

6/3/13 During the first phase of the project “Digitalization, revision and expert processing of handwriting fund of the Library of the Serbian Patriarchate – compilation of the inventory of manuscripts”, a manuscript no. 214 was noticed. In its short description we found out that Zechariah Orfelin wrote this manuscript in XVIII century in Slavoserbian, and [...]

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Celebration of Venerable Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher in Hilandar

March 6, 2013 News

5/3/13 At Hilandar the feast day of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher was solemnly celebrated at Hilandar coincides with marking the nine centuries of his birth. Along with the feast of The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple, Saint Sava and icon of the Three-Handed Theotokos, the feast of Saint Simeon is the [...]

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Enthronement of Innokentios Bishop of Burundi and Rwanda

March 6, 2013 News

Alexandrian Patriarchate On 24th February 2013 His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, conducted the first Patriarchal Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Bujumbura, together with His Eminence Jonah Metropolitan of Kampala and His Grace Innokentios Bishop of Burundi and Rwanda. Present at the [...]

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Audience for cadets at the Serbian Patriarchate on the occasion of the feast of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher

March 6, 2013 News

5/3/13 On the basis of the Annual program of the cooperation of the Committee for religious education of the Archdiocese of Belgrade-Karlovci and the Military Academy, also this year a traditional audience was organized for officers and cadets of the Military Academy on the occasion of the feast of Saint Simeon the Myrrh-Gusher. About fifty [...]

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Situation of religious minorities in Syria becomes even more menacing

March 6, 2013 News

Statement of the Department for External Church Relations’ Communication Service 6/3/13 Alarming news coming from different dioceses of the Orthodox Church of Antioch say that the situation of religious minorities in Syria becomes even more menacing due to the escalation of military confrontation in the country. For instance, on 18 February 2013, the diocesan council [...]

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Kyrgyz authorities seek to restore order in religious educational institutions

March 6, 2013 News

Bishkek, March 5, Interfax – Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Kamila Taliyeva announced on Tuesday that a bill regulating religious education and religious educational institutions had been drafted. “There are lots of poorly educated people among Islamic school teachers who spread religious bigotry and extremism in society,” Taliyeva said. “It is necessary to set boundaries. People [...]

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