India

Ecumenical Prayer held at Patriarch Ignatius Center

May 17, 2013 News

14/5/13 Syriac Orthodox Church in India  Ecumenical Prayer held at Patriarch Ignatius Center, Puthencruz for the release of two abducted Metropolitanas of the Holy Syriac Church (Mor Gregorios Yuhanna Ibrahim of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, and Paul Yazigi of the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch) on the second day of the Holy Synod [...]

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Metropolitan Mar Yulios landmark visit to Antioch monastery aimed at reconciliation, holds cordial talks

March 16, 2013 Featured News

Indian Malanakra Orthodox Church- Syriac Orthodox Church in India Liju Cherian 16/3/2013 MANJINIKKARA, Kerala, India — Ahmedabad Diocese Indian Orthodox Metropolitan HG Pullikkottil Dr Geevarghese Mar Yulios has undertaken a landmark visit to the Manjinikkara Monastery (Dayaro)  http:manjinikkaradayara.org on March 3, 2013, Sunday.  The visit had kicked up a fierce debate with many on the social [...]

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OCP Launch BlackBerry Application

February 18, 2013 Featured News

18/2/13 OCP Society and Media Network. Click here to visit the BB page and download application Global: OCP Media Network for the first time ever launched BlackBerry Application. Now all Black Berry lovers can get live updates from OCP Media Network (Worlds largest Orthodox Christian News Portal) on their phone. App Developer: Febin John James, the young technocrat from [...]

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Eighty First Dukhrono of St. Ignatius Elias III concluded at Manjinikkara Monastery

February 13, 2013 Featured News

Syriac Orthodox Church in India 13/2/13 Kerala: The Monastert officials gave a warm traditional reception to the pilgrims arrived from all over Kerala under the leadership of H.E. Kuriakose Mor Severios and H.E. Geevarghese Mor Coorilose at Omallur Cross Junction and lead them to the Holy tomb of St.Ignatios Elias III. His Beatitude the Catholicos [...]

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WCC Delegates visits the regional Headquaters of the Syriac Orthodox Church in India

February 2, 2013 News

2/2/13 PATRIARCHAL CENTRE, PUTHENCURIZ: Delegates from World Council of Churches visited Patriarchal Centre, the regional Head Quarters of Syriac Orthodox Church in India on Jan 30, Wednesday. Hon. Moderator of Commission for World Mission & Evangelism of WCC, Dr. Mor Coorilos Geevarghese, Metropolitan Mor Aphrem Mathews of Ankamali, UK Dioceses & Metropolitan Dr. Mor Antheemos [...]

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Metropolitan Hilarion of ROCOR Visits India,Celebrates Divine Liturgy and Ordains Reader

January 13, 2013 Featured News

Russian Orthodox Church in India Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia – Moscow Patriarchate OCP News Service – 13/1/13 Mumbai: Metropolitan Hilarion the first Hierarch of ROCOR arrived in Mumbai on the 10th pf January 2013 and was warmly welcomed by the local people. Former Metropolitan John Augustine of the Anglican church hosted a welcome dinner later that evening [...]

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‘Delhi protest reminds us of Jesus’s uncompromising fights’ Metropolitan Mor Coorilose Geevarghese

December 26, 2012 News

26/12/12- Syrian Orthodox Church in India ‘Delhi protest reminds us of Jesus’s uncompromising fights’ Even As Civil Strife And Economic Inequities Divide The World, Christmas Is An Occasion For Togetherness: Metropolitan Mor Coorilose Geevarghese. KOCHI: Christmas, basically, is a commemoration of the violation of human rights. When he was born, Jesus Christ was denied the [...]

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India’s Chennai Armenian Church Celebrates 300th Anniversary

December 24, 2012 Featured News

On December 18, 2012, members of Armenian community in India marked the 300th anniversary of Chennai’s (Madras) St Mary Armenian Church. Rev. Fr. Geghart celebrated the Divine Liturgy followed by a requiem service. The St. Mary Armenian Church of Chennai is one oldest Armenian churches in India, first erected in 1712 …

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Ahmedabad Diocese launches Kidney Foundation with medical awareness camp

December 23, 2012 News

Indian Malankara Orthodox Church – 23/12/12 Liju Cherian AHMEDABAD/India — Ahmedabad Diocese under HG Pulikkottil Dr Geevarghese Mar Yulios has launched the Diocesan level programmes of Kidney Foundation which was inaugurated with a kidney health awareness programme and camp on December 9, 2012. The programme was organised at Mar Gregorios Orthodox Valyapally, Baroda at 10.30 am. The [...]

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Metropolitan Mor Aphrem Mathews Visited Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby

December 19, 2012 News

Syrian Orthodox Church in India – 19/12/12 DURHAM/UK: His Grace Mathews Mor Aphrem Patriarchal Vicar of the Syrian Orthodox Church in the UK paid a visit to the incumbent Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop Justin Welby, to present his credentials. His Grace Mor Aphrem Mathews represents the Universal Syrian orthodox Church. In the UK there are [...]

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His Holiness Patriarch Kirill receives H.E. Mr. Ajai Malhotra, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of India to Russia

December 4, 2012 News

On 29 November 2012, at the Patriarchal residence in St Daniel’s Monastery, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia met with H.E. Mr. Ajai Malhotra, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of India to Russia. Taking part in the meeting were the DECR vice-chairman, hegumen Philaret (Bulekov), and the second secretary of the Indian Embassy’s [...]

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Roman Catholic Church contradicts on the Status of Self Proclaimed Catholicos and Malankara Metropolitan

November 26, 2012 Featured News

OCP News Service -26/11/2012 India/Global: Roman Catholic Church contradicts on the Status of Self Proclaimed Catholicos and Malankara Metropolitan. The title given by Vatican Website(http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/audiences/2012/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20121024_en.html) to Baselius Cleemis is “H.B. BASELIOS CLEEMIS THOTTUNKAL, Major Archbishop of Trivandrum for Syro-Malankaras” which is the original title of the Primate of the Malanakra Catholic Rite. Catholic Bishops Conference of [...]

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Egypt’s MB to field more Christian candidates in next polls

November 15, 2012 Featured News

Press Trust of India-Cairo 15/11/2012 The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party has said it will have more Copts running as candidates in the forthcoming parliamentary elections. Nagy Mikhail, a member of the party’s supreme authority, said there will be 30 church leaders running on its lists in the next elections, and added that serious [...]

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METROPOLITAN DIONYSIUS AT ARMENIAN COLLEGE

November 13, 2012 Featured News

Armenian – Indian Malanakra Orthodox Churches 12/11/2012 On November 10, 2012, Pastor of Armenians in India and Manager of Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy, Very Rev. Father Khoren Hovhannisyan received His Grace Dr. Joseph Mar Dionysius, the Metropolitan of Diocese of Calcutta of Indian Orthodox Church, along with his entourage, in his office at Armenian [...]

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Vatican Continues to bless ‘Uniatism and Sheep Stealing’ in India

October 25, 2012 Featured News

Self Proclaimed Catholicos & Malankara Metropolitan   George Alexander & Kisha D Dorado Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE 25/10/201 Vatican elevates Self Proclaimed Catholics of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Rite as Cardinal. Read: Is The Catholicate Of The Romo-Syrians In India Canonically Genuine Or Bogus? Read: Indian Orthodox Church Sends Letter to Pope, Major Archbishop and Roman Catholic Prelates [...]

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OCP Secretary Received Eminent Orthodox Historian Dr M Kurien Thomas

October 15, 2012 Featured News

OCP News Service 15/10/2012 India/Kerala: On behalf of the executive council of Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE Society, Mr George Alexander(Secretary) received Dr M Kurien Thomas, one of the leading Orthodox Christian historians in India. The meeting took place at the residence of OCP Secretary on 14th October 2012. Secretary explained in detail all recent achievements of [...]

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Orthodox head to attend 40th year celebrations

September 28, 2012 News

28/9/2012 MUSCAT :The Indian  Malankara Orthodox Church, which is celebrating its 1960th anniversary and centenary of the Catholicate establishment in India this year, has planned several humanitarian and charity projects in India, Bishop Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulose II, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan said on Thursday. The Catholicos, who is on a [...]

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FAO Director-General meets Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

September 16, 2012 News

  16/9/2012 Report by India Education bureau; Rome: FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva has met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, spiritual leader of the Orthodox Christian Church, as part of an ongoing effort to enlist the world’s major religions more closely in the fight against hunger. Patriarch Bartholomew told Graziano da Silva he [...]

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Indian Orthodox Church in Bedford Park marks 40th anniversary; dignitaries from India to join celebration

September 7, 2012 News

Father Cherian inside St. Mary’s Orthodox Church of India in Bedford Park, which celebrates its 40th anniversary. Dignitaries from India coming for the special event. Tanyanika Samuels / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS 6/9/2012 St. Mary’s Orthodox Church of India has congregation of 700. The first time the faithful congregants of St. Mary’s Orthodox Church of [...]

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ARMENIANS OF INDIA PROTEST AGAINST HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT

September 4, 2012 News

4/9/2012 On 4th September, 2012, members of the Armenian Community of India, voiced their protest against Hungary, in front of the Hungarian Consulate in Kolkata, following the unjust release of a convicted murderer, Ramil Safarov by the Azerbaijan President after his unlawful extradition from Hungary to Azerbaijan. A petition was formally submitted to the Hungarian [...]

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OCP Chairman Meets Dr Dimitri

August 31, 2012 Featured News

31/8/2012 OCP News Service Indian/Kerala: Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE Chairman Mr K C Jacob was fortunate to meet Dr Dimitri on 29th of August 2012. Dr Dimitri is on a personal visit to the Kerala State in India. He is convert to Russian Orthodox Church and works as a neurosurgeon in Moscow. He hails from Ivanovo [...]

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Catholicos Baselios Thomas I Re-elected as Metropolitan Trustee

August 30, 2012 News

Syrian Orthodox Church in India 30/8/2012 India/Kerala/Cochin: The regional Association of the Syrian Orthodox Church in India held on 30th August 2012 has re-elected Catholicos Baselios Thomas I as Metropolitan Trustee Very rev Mathai Corepiscopa,Poovanthara Elected as Priest Trustee, Bar Eto Maheero Comdr Thambu george Thukalan as Trustee & Bar Eto Kasheero Condr George mathew [...]

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The Central Government of India is availing scholarship for the minorities (Christians)

August 10, 2012 News

10/8/2012 The central government of India is availing scholarship for the minorities(Christians). The minority scholarships For People From I to X http://gokdom.com/pre-matric.html For Undergraduate And Postgraduate courses http://gokdom.com/post-matric.html Kindly apply with all the necessary requirements and kindly pass the message to your needy friends” Source:

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The Third Volume of “Indian Armenians” is Published

August 8, 2012 Featured News

8/8/2012 On August 8,with the blessings of His Holiness Catholicos Karekin II, the third volume of the bilingual yearbook of the Armenian Church of India and Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy (Kolkata), “Indian Armenians – 2011″ has been published. The founder of the yearbook, Very Rev. Father Khoren Hovhannisyan, Pastor of Armenians in India and [...]

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Tenth Enthronement Anniversary of Catholicose Baselious Thomas 1st

July 30, 2012 Featured News

Syrian Orthodox Church in India 30/7/2012 On Friday the 26th July 2002, His Holiness the Patriarch of Antioch & all the East Moran Mor Ignatius Zakka-I Iwas, consecrated the 73-year old Mor Dionysius Thomas as the CATHOLICOS with the title ‘BASELIOS THOMAS I’ at a solemn function held at the St. Peter & St. Paul [...]

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