12/3/2010
Serbian Orthodox Church
In the Patriarchal court, presided by His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia , the first session of the Committee for marking 60 years since death of the Serbian Patriarch Gavrilo Dozic (1881-1950).
The session was attended by His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Grace Bishop Jovan of Shumadia, professor Bogoljub [...]
10/3/2010
Members of Bulgaria’s Parliament paid tribute on March 10 2010 to the victims of the Holocaust and to Bulgarians who during World War 2 campaigned against the deportation of Jews to Nazi death camps.
Tsetska Tsacheva, Speaker of Parliament, said that people of all social strata in Bulgaria had joined in the campaign to prevent the [...]
12/3/2010
Catholicos of All Armenians His Holiness Karekin II hosted Friday OSCE Parliamentary Assembly President Joao Soares, a spokesperson to the press office of the Holy See said.
His Holiness Karekin II said praises efforts that the OSCE is making in relation to the process of settlement to the Karabakh conflict.
“We feel hopeful that the 21st century [...]
Moscow, March 12, Interfax – Turkish government plans to resume work of an Orthodox Theological seminary on the Island of Halki as it was closed several dozens years ago.
“Me personally and the government are determined to restart education in seminar,” the Sedmitza.ru website has cited Turkish Vice Prime Minister Bülent Arınç I as saying.
As was [...]
13/3/2010
BBC News
By Tom Esslemont
Officials in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia have announced a scheme to let prisoners shorten their jail terms by spending time in a monastery instead.
The scheme for petty criminals has been proposed by the country’s Orthodox Church and government officials.
It comes as prisoner numbers in Georgia continue to rise and [...]
Jerusalem Orthodox Patriarchate
The following is an extract from the newspaper Kul Al Arab:
KUL AL ARAB Newspaper
Number 1157 / Friday 5/3/2010
‘Apology Announcement
The Newspaper Kul Al Arab on 6/4/2007 published an article against His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III and against the Law Office of Advocate Ahmad Al Mougrabi. In this article, [...]
03/10/2010
This year again His Holiness Aram I visited the Diocese of Lebanon and presided over the Mid-Lent Morning Service at the St. Nichan Cathedral. Bishop Kegham Khatcherian, the members of the Diocesan Council, representatives of different committees and the community welcomed him, and the clergy and the seminary students accompanying him.
Before his sermon, [...]
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Romanian Orthodox Church
10/3/2010
Rev. Academician Dumitru Popescu pased away last night. His dead body will be laid tomorrow, 11 March 2010, at the chapel of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of “Patriarch Justinian” of Bucharest, the church of “Saint Ecaterina”, as Rev. Prof. Ştefan Buchiu, dean of the Faculty of Theology of Bucharest informed the “Basilica” [...]
12/3/2010
TBILISI, Georgia — Convicts in Georgia can now serve their time working for the Georgian Orthodox Church.
Clerics and prosecutors have struck a deal allowing criminals convicted of minor crimes to serve their sentences in the monasteries of the impoverished Caucasus Mountain nation.
They say the move will help relieve overcrowded jails while helping the church renovate [...]
12/3/2010
By Helen Christophi
THE CHURCH continues to remain silent on details of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s approval of restoring the Apostolos Andreas monastery on the Karpass peninsula in the north..
Initial and current media reports claim that Erdogan sent a personal letter to Archbishop Chrysostomos in which he approved the Archbishop’s request to restore the [...]
12/3/2010
Deputy Prime Minister Bülent Arınç, who met with the leaders of Turkey’s non-Muslim communities yesterday, described the Fener Greek Patriarchate’s demand for the reopening of the Greek Orthodox Halki Seminary as “appropriate and just,” vowing to clear the obstacles before the reopening of the seminary as quickly as possible.
Yesterday’s meeting, which took place in Arınç’s [...]
12/3/2010
Palestinian Christian organizations, figures and many other Palestinians from the Jerusalem and the surrounding area have sent a letter on March 4, to the heads of churches in Jerusalem, demanding them to encourage all Christians in Palestine to enter Jerusalem for the Easter celebrations without applying for permits from the Israeli authorities.
The letter also condemns [...]
03/08/2010
SOUTH CANAAN, PA [OCA/STOTS] — The administration and faculty of Saint Tikhon’s Seminary here were pleased to learn recently that the Ministry of Education of the Hellenic Republic has decided to recognize the seminary as an accredited higher education institution, equal in standing to the schools of theology at Greek universities.
According to Bishop-elect Michael [Dahulich] [...]
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Women of North America- Website
The month of March has been designated as Antiochian Women’s Month by His Eminence, Metropolitan PHILIP. During the month of March every year, women are encouraged to express the fullness of their ministry in the Church. Sponsored by the Antiochian Women, each [...]
10/3/2010
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
WASHINGTON – The White House hosted yesterday afternoon the Annual Greek Independence Day Celebration for the 24th consecutive year honoring the 189th Anniversary of the start of the Greek War for Independence of March 25th, 1821. This year’s celebration was scheduled earlier than the actual anniversary because the President will [...]
Preliminary plans for 16th All-American Council — the first to convene in the Diocese of the West — announced
Orthodox Church in America
03/10/2010
SYOSSET, NY [OCA] — For the first time in the history of the Orthodox Church in America, an All-American Council will be held in the Diocese of the West.
Seattle Hyatt Regency”After exploring a [...]
10/3/2010
Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate
Prince Albert II, current ruler of the Principality of Monaco and high patron of the Cardinal Paul Poupard Foundation, chose His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on March 3, 2010 to become his first recipient of the Cardinal Poupard Prize. He honored and recognized the Ecumenical Patriarch for his “engagement [...]
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
6/3/2010
On March 6, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, received Emir Kusturica, world-renowned Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.He was accompanied by his wife, Maja, and musicians from his rock band, No Smoking Orchestra.
Welcoming the eminent artist to the headquarters [...]
8/3/2010
by Daily Telegraph, London
Esat Altindagoglu has been inundated with more than 50 visitors a day hoping to see the “miracle” at his house near Paris.
The one-foot high painting was given to his wife Sevin by a Lebanese priest on her birthday in 2006, the Turkish-born salesman said.
It began weeping oil on February [...]
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