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Conference of the Edict of Milan opens

by OCP May 9, 2012 Featured News

Serbian Church 7/5/2012 In the congress hall of the Hotel Center in Novi Sad, on Wednesday, May 3, 2012 an international conference began: The Edict of Milan (313-2013): Basis for freedom of religion and belief. Opening this conference, His Grace Bishop Dr Irinej of Backa welcomed all high representatives of European confessions and all participants.У [...]

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Archimandrite Alexander [Golitzin] consecrated Bishop of Toledo and the Bulgarian diocese

by OCP May 8, 2012 News

5/5/2012 ROSSFORD, OH [OCA] Archimandrite Alexander [Golitzin] was consecrated Bishop of Toledo and the Bulgarian Diocese during a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy here at Saint George Orthodox Cathedral on Saturday, May 5, 2012. His Beatitude, Metropolitan Jonah, presided at the consecration Divine Liturgy. Concelebrating were His Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel; His Grace, Bishop Nikon; His Grace, Bishop [...]

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Inter – Orthodox Assembly of priesthood in Melbourn

by OCP May 5, 2012 Featured News

On Monday, April 30, 2012 in the Greek parish of Holy Unmercenaries in Melbourn, the First Assembly of Priesthood of Melbourn and the surroundings. The assembly was led by Bishop Ezekiel of Dervis (vicar Bishop of Ecumenical Patriarchate), as the host of the meeting: His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, first hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad; [...]

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The Actors Tell the World about the Saints of God

by OCP April 5, 2012 News

Romanian Patriarchate On 1 April 2012, the 5th Sunday of the Lent, the audio-book entitled “Life of Saint Mary the Egyptian” was launched at Radu Vodă Monastery of Bucharest – informs us “Lumina” newspaper. The saint’s life, with her way from sin to God, is available now to the Christians recorded on a CD, performed [...]

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Six Orthodox bishops served in Stuttgart

by OCP March 14, 2012 News

14/3/2012 On 11th March 2012, Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Synaxis of All Serbian Saints in Stuttgart six Orthodox bishops served. Besides the competent Bishop Konstantin of Middle Europe and serving Bishop His Eminence Metropolitan Augustin (Lambardakis) of Germany of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, in Stuttgart also served: His Grace vicar Bishop Hannah (Haikal) [...]

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Canon of Saint Andrew the Cretan at the Romanian Patriarchal Cathedral

by OCP March 3, 2012 Featured News

2/3/2012 The Fourth Day of the Canon of Saint Andrew the Cretan at the Patriarchal Cathedral On the fourth day of the Holy Easter Lent the last part of the Canon of Saint Andrew the Cretan was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Grace Varsanufie Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, in [...]

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7 Years of „Lumina” Newspaper Celebrated at the Patriarchate Palace

by OCP February 12, 2012 Featured News

Romanian Church 7/2/2012 On 7 February 2012, “Lumina” newspaper, daily publication of the Romanian Patriarchate, celebrates seven years of uninterrupted appearance, seven years of Orthodox mission. The anniversary moment was marked in Europa Christiana room of the Patriarchate Palace in the presence of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Also present at [...]

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Memorial service held for the victims of the Curug raid

by OCP January 9, 2012 Featured News

Serbian Church 5/1/2012 The memorial service was served on January 4, 2012 in the church of the Ascension of the Lord in Curug to the new martyrs of Curug and to all who suffered in the 1942 raid. His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa served the memorial service with the concelebration of bishops: Vasilije of [...]

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Catichets of the Archbishop of Belgrade-Karlovac assemble

by OCP December 26, 2011 News

26/12/2011 Catichets who work in primary and secondary school on the territory of Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac gathered on Saturday, December 24, 2011 in a great hall of the Parish house of the church of St. Basil of Ostrog in Belgrade’s suburb of Bezanijska Kosa. With this meeting, which was organized by the Committee for religious [...]

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Remembrance of the Heroes of December 1989 at the Patriarchal Cathedral

by OCP December 23, 2011 News

These days, the hierarchs, priests and deacons celebrate remembrance services at the cemeteries, monuments and crosses dedicated to those who sacrifices their lives 22 years ago for the freedom, faith and dignity of the Romanian people. On 22 December 2011, the heroes of December 1989 were remembered at the Patriarchal Cathedral too. The religious service [...]

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Carols Concert at the Patriarchate

by OCP December 19, 2011 News

On Friday, 16 December 2011, the traditional carols concert entitled East Up in Heaven of the Romanian Patriarchate took place in Patriarch Teoctist Aula Magna of the Romanian Patriarchate, in the presence of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Besides His Beatitude, also present were His Eminence Casian, Archbishop of Lower Danube, [...]

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Jovanovic Among the Greats

by OCP December 13, 2011 Featured News

Serbian Church 12/12/2011 The remains of Slobodan Jovanovic were laid in the Alley of deserving citizens at the New Cemetary, in the presence of Serbian President Boris Tadic, high state officials and admirers of the famous historian and lawyer. On behald of the Holy Synod of Bishops the burial was attended by His Grace …

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90 Years Of Existence Of The Eparchy Of Vad, Feleac And Cluj

by OCP December 10, 2011 News

9/12/2011 The Eparchy of Vad, Feleac and Cluj dresses feast garments today because it celebrates 90 years since setting up. The historical tradition confirmed by documents too shows that the founder of this eparchy is prince Steven the Great. The Diocese is revived after the Great Union when a Consistory was set up in Cluj [...]

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Patriarch of Serbia Kyr Irinej visited the Western American Diocese

by OCP December 10, 2011 News

9/12/2011 With great joy the faithful of the Western American Diocese, God-loving clergy, venerable monastics and our neighbors welcomed His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Kyr Irinej in Phoenix, Arizona. His Holiness during his visit on the Feast Day of the Entry of the Theotokos Into the Temple on Sunday, December 4th, 2011, served the Divine Hierarchical [...]

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Demise of Metropolitan Job Mar Philoxenos

by OCP November 20, 2011 News

Indian Orthodox Church Diocese of Delhi 20/11/2011 With great grief and sorrow we inform the news of the sad demise of His Grace Job Mar Philoxenos, the Bishop of Delhi Diocese of the Indian Orthodox Church (Malankara Orthodox Church). He was 72 years. He attained his heavenly abode at 7.00 am as he breathed his [...]

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Feast of Saint John Chrysostom at the Chapel of the Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation

by OCP November 14, 2011 News

14/11/2011 The chapel of the Cathedral for the Nation’s Salvation was overcrowded with the faithful who have come to worship Saint John Chrysostom, one the Saints Patrons of the place of worship. The Divine Liturgy on this feast day was celebrated by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, together with His Beatitude [...]

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The International Conference in Honor of the Metropolitan of Pergamon John Zizioulas Concludes

by OCP November 10, 2011 Featured News

10/11/2011 From 28-30 October, the Volos Academy for Theological Studies held the first international conference and honorary event entitled “Metropolitan of Pergamon John Zizioulas: Person, Eucharist, and the Kingdom of God in Orthodox and Ecumenical Perspective.” The conference, as well as the entire honorary event, were broadcast live on the internet TV channel intv.gr . [...]

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Multimedia Project “THE ICON”

by OCP November 7, 2011 News

7/11/2011 VISIT WEBSITE HERE The Serbian Church present to You the multimedia project “THE ICON” based on the book of His Grace Bishop Jovan of Nis “Human Face of God”. Source:

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Round table “The tenth anniversary of re-introduction of the religious education in schools in Serbia” held

by OCP November 4, 2011 Featured News

3/11/2011 In the organization of the Pedagogical and cathehist institute of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade yesterday a round table was held on the theme The tenth anniversary of re-introduction of the religious education in schools in Serbia. In the work of the round table following participants took part: Bishop [...]

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Liturgical remembrance on New Martyrs of Kragujevac

by OCP October 25, 2011 News

Priest Zoran Vrbaski 24/10/2011 Seven decades ago Kragujevac and area were the scene of one of the bloodiest crimes in the Second World War. Fascist soldiers in retaliation in a few days shot many thousands of innocent civilians including a number of children. The motive for the shooting were German losses in fighting with partisan [...]

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Second Episcopal Assembly of Oceania COMMUNIQUE

by OCP October 21, 2011 Featured News

18/10/2011 The members of the 2nd Episcopal Assembly of all canonical Orthodox Bishops of Oceania welcomed once again the opportunity to meet in Sydney from October 16-17, 2011, under the chairmanship ex officio of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos of Australia. The Assembly commenced with prayer at the central offices of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of [...]

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A Regular Session of the Synod of Bishops was Held

by OCP October 14, 2011 News

Russian Church Outside Russia On Tuesday, October 11, 2011, a regular session of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia was held. Presiding was His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America and New York, and participating were His Eminence Archbishop Mark of Berlin and Germany; His Eminence Archbishop Kyrill of [...]

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Receptions in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin

by OCP October 11, 2011 News

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin 10/10/2011 On October 9, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Grace Bishop Arshak Khachatrian, Chancellor of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, received Mr. Zhores Alferov, a physicist and Nobel Prize winner who is also a member of the Duma, the Russian State Parliament. On behalf of His [...]

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OCYM Platinum Jubilee Conference at Delhi

by OCP October 7, 2011 Featured News

Indian Orthodox Church 5/10/2011 Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna on Wednesday felicitated the Christian community in the Capital for their remarkable contribuition to the all-round development of humanity. Speaking at the inauguration of the Platinum Jubilee function of the Orthodox Christian Youth Movement at St Paul’s School, Hauz Khas, L-G said, “In Christians we find total [...]

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Third Meeting of the Liturgical Committee of the Armenian Church

by OCP September 19, 2011 News

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin 17/9/2011 From September 14 to 16, the third meeting of the Liturgical Committee of the Holy Armenian Apostolic Church was convened in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. During the meeting His Grace Bishop Arshak Khachatrian (co-chairman), His Grace Bishop Nathan Hovhannisian, His Grace Bishop Mikael Ajapahian and Very Rev. [...]

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