Saturday, March 9, 2013

Mor Yacoub Edward Consecrated Archbishop of Guatemala to foster 800000 Roman Catholic converts to Syriac Orthodox Church

March 9, 2013 Featured News

9/3/13 Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch and All East Beirut: Mor Yacoub Edward Consecrated as New Archbishop of Patriarchal Vicariate of Guatemala. His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas consecrated Very Rev. Rabban Edward as the Archbishop of Patriarchal Vicariate of Guatemala in the name “MOR YACOUB” on 06th March 2013 at the Monastery [...]

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Pastoral Letter of Patriarch John X Stress on the need for Unity between Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches

March 9, 2013 Featured News

9/3/13 “Therefore, we hope to accomplish all steps towards a full sacramental unity with our brethren in the Eastern non-Chalcedonian Churches, based on what we have agreed upon in Chambesy as a positive result of a long and extensive dialogue. If we realize this, we should be able to show that we have offered a [...]

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Antakya, Turkey | A Biblical city’s smorgasbord

March 9, 2013 Featured News

Vedica Kant 9/3/13 On a map of Turkey, the province of Hatay dangles gently from the line of the country’s southern border. Look closely and it almost looks like Turkey is gently dipping its feet into the surrounding area of Syria. Hatay’s history and culture is a rich mix of Turkish, Arabic, Islamic (Sunni, Alevi, [...]

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Turkish President Gül includes minority leader on Sweden trip

March 9, 2013 Featured News

Sevil Küçükkoşum sevil.kucukkosum@hdn.com.tr ANKARA – Hürriyet Daily News 9/3/13 In the first ever state visit by a Turkish head of state, President Abdullah Gül will travel to Sweden on March 11, at the invitation of King Carl XVI Gustaf. Patriarchal Vicar of the Syriac Orthodox Church Metropolitan Filiksinos Yusuf Çetin will be the first ever [...]

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I had a dream: A Stepanakert native looks back at Karabakh’s recent past

March 9, 2013 News
Naira Hayrumyan

Naira Hayrumyan ArmeniaNow correspondent – 9/3/13 As a school girl I dreamed about my city one day becoming a really big capital to host presidents of foreign states, as well as ordinary tourists from abroad window shopping large local stores and dining at fancy local restaurants. But life in the small provincial town of Soviet-era [...]

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