Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Church offers concert of sacred Russian Orthodox music and folk songs

March 20, 2013 News

The Times - 20/3/13 PARK FOREST | Lyra, an a cappella group of five professional vocalists from St. Petersburg, Russia, will present a concert of Russian choral and folk music at 7:30 p.m. April 15 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 2901 Western Ave. The first part of the concert, sacred music of the Russian Orthodox Church, includes [...]

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The Extraordinary Historical Significance of His All-Holiness’ Presence at Pope Francis’ Installation as Bishop of Rome

March 20, 2013 Featured News

New York, NY -3/19/2013 Amid the crush of news reports in the past month that followed Pope Benedict’s unprecedented resignation from the papacy, one of the most intriguing was the decision by His All-Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, to attend Pope Francis’ installation as Bishop of Rome.  The occasion is being presented in the media as [...]

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Orthodox Church in Cyprus offers assets to aid crisis

March 20, 2013 Featured News

20/3/13 The head of Cyprus’s influential Orthodox Church says he will put the church’s assets at the country’s disposal to help pull it out of a financial crisis, after politicians rejected a plan to seize up to 10 percent of people’s bank deposits to secure an international bailout. Speaking after meeting president Nicos Anastasiades today, [...]

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Vandal of Moscow Icons Released from Jail

March 20, 2013 Featured News

MOSCOW, March 19 (RIA Novosti) – A Moscow court on Tuesday sentenced a man that vandalized icons in Russia’s largest Orthodox cathedral to a year of limited freedom, but released him for time served. The court found St. Petersburg resident Yury Piotrovsky guilty of “vandalism incited by religious hatred” for pouring ink on two icons [...]

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ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION BOOK DONATION TO CHICAGO AREA SCHOOL CHILDREN

March 20, 2013 Featured News

Maria A. Karamitsos - 20/3/13 Baltimore, Md. (IOCC) – International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) announced today its support for after school enrichment opportunities, mentoring and summer learning programs through a donation of more than 25,000 new books to benefit school children in the greater Chicago area. Bishop Demetrios of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago and [...]

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