Orthodox Churches

Lutheran, Orthodox Churches to Sign Statement on Common Principles

April 25, 2013 Featured News

25/4/13 The Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church and the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church are signing a joint statement on their shared theological beliefs today. The document stresses the importance of worship in people’s lives, ETV reported. It is the first such appeal to be made by the two churches, which have held bilateral meetings every year [...]

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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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Cooperation for the future Pan-Orthodox Synod

December 15, 2012 Featured News

Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us: 15/12/12 A delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, consisting of His Eminence John, Metropolitan of Pergamon, and The Very Rev. Archimandrite Bartholomew Samaras, Secretary of the Holy Synod, came to Bucharest, from 10-12 December 2012, in order to discuss together with a delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate, made up [...]

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Pan-Orthodox Youth Retreat held in New Jersey

November 26, 2012 Featured News

    26 /11/2102 See more snaps here: USA/New Jersey: Over thousand youth members and Clergy from ten different Orthodox Churches ; six Oriental and four Eastern Orthodox Churches came together at St. Peter’s College in New Jersey for the Second annual ONE retreat conference. Keynote speakers were Fr. John Behr, Dean of St Vladimir’s [...]

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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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Textile Treasures from the Armenian Orthodox Churches of Istanbul

October 25, 2012 Featured News

  25/10/2012 The Textile Society of America has announced the winner of the 2011 R. L. Shep Ethnic Textiles Book Award to “Splendor and Pageantry: Textile Treasures from the Armenian Orthodox Churches of Istanbul” by Ronald Marchese, Marlene Breu and the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul. The award was recently presented at the TSA symposium, Textiles [...]

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Orthodox Churches reflect on WCC Assembly theme

October 20, 2012 Featured News

20/1/0/2012 Orthodox churches have reaffirmed their commitment to “unity, justice and peace” saying that the “supreme act of God’s love is the economy of salvation”. This and other theological reflections were shared in an inter-Orthodox consultation in Kos, Greece, this week. The consultation took place from 11 to 17 October 2012. It brought together representatives [...]

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Relics of Saint Hierarch Nectarie of Eghina, Healer of Diseases, Brought for Worship to Bucharest from 14 – 30 October 2012

October 20, 2012 Featured News

21/10/2012 The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate informs us: As every year, on the occasion of the feast of Saint Pious Dimitrios the New, Protector of Bucharest – 27 October, the Romanian Patriarchate will bring, with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, holy relics kept by other sister Orthodox Churches to be worshipped [...]

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Ecclesial responsibility and practical mission in the hope for salvation

October 17, 2012 News

17/10/2012 Message of His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of Romania, addressed to the participants in the 24th Pan-Orthodox Consultation of representatives of the Orthodox Churches and of the Holy Metropolitanates on Matters of Heresies and Para-Religions, Thessaloniki, 15 – 17 October 2012: It is with joy that we greet His Eminence ANTHIMOS, Metropolitan of Thessaloniki, the [...]

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Oriental Orthodox Churches to Concelebrate Liturgy

October 6, 2012 Featured News

Standing Conference of Oriental Orthodox Churches in America 06/10/2012 SCOOCH Website: The Oriental Orthodox will con-celebration Divine Liturgy on October 6, 2012 at the Armenian Orthodox Church, New Jersey at 10 am. The Principal Celebrants are His Eminence Archbishop Khajag Barsamian (Hierarch of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America),His Eminence Archbishop Cyril [...]

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Abba Seraphim visits Eritrean Church in Birmingham

September 15, 2012 Featured News

British-Eriterian Orthodox Churches On 8 September Abba Seraphim celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. George’s Church, Bridge Street, Newtown, Birmingham, at the invitation of Father Mulebrhan, the newly ordained priest for the local Eritrean Orthodox community within the Diocese of Europe, under His Grace Bishop Makarios. Assisting him were Father Mulebrhan and Father Yonas Tesheme [...]

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Eritrean UK Subdiocese of Europe Committee meets with Abba Seraphim

September 1, 2012 Featured News

Oriental Orthodox Churches Eritrean- British Orthodox Churches 1/9/2012 On 27 August, 2012 the Committee of the Eritrean Orthodox UK subdiocese of Europe met together with Abba Seraphim in Charlton to confer on their mission and progress. Prayers were said for the entire European diocese and especially for His Grace Bishop Makarios, whose ministry in caring [...]

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Holy Synod and Regional Association of Syrian Orthodox Church to be held

August 18, 2012 Featured News

Syrian Orthodox Churches 18/8/2012 The Holy Synod of the Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch will be held at St. Jacob monastery in Atchaneh, Lebanon, starts from September 10th, 2012. The Regional Association of the Syrian Orthodox Church in India will be held on August 30th 2012 at the Patriarchal Center, Puethenkurizhu, Cochin,Kerala. Source:

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New Officers for Council of Oriental Orthodox Churches

July 19, 2012 Featured News

The Council of Oriental Orthodox Churches In UK and Ireland 19/7/2012 At its meeting on 17 July at the Armenian Church Hall in Iverna Gardens, the Council of Oriental Orthodox Churches in the UK & Ireland held its trienniel elections. Having served two terms as President, His Grace Bishop Angaelos (Coptic Orthodox Church) retired from [...]

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IOC-DER Secretary visits British Orthodox Church Secretariat

May 3, 2012 News
Fr Thomas P John, Metropolitan Abba Seraphim and Fr Abraham Thomas

Indian – British Orthodox Churches On 2 May, during a brief visit to the United Kingdom, Father Abraham Thomas, Secretary of the Department of Ecumenical Relations of the Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church, accompanied by Father Thomas P. John, Parish Priest of St. Gregorios Indian Orthodox Church at Brockley, paid a fraternal call on Abba Seraphim [...]

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Patriarch Kirill plans several trips abroad in 2012

April 27, 2012 News

Moscow, April 25, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia plans several trips abroad this year, Metropolitan Hilarion, the head of the Synodal Church and Society Department, said at a press conference in Moscow. In particular, the Patriarch plans to go to Bulgaria on April 27-29, to Cyprus in June, to Poland in [...]

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Orthodox Primates Stress Need for Peace and Stability in Middle East

March 30, 2012 Featured News

30/3/2012 On the invitation of His Beatitude Archbishop of Cyprus Chrysostomos II, and in the framework of the pastoral care of the Senior Patriarchates of the Middle East and the Apostolic Church of Cyprus, arrived today, 27th March 2012, Their Beatitudes, Patriarch Theodoros II, of Alexandria and All Africa, Patriarch Ignatius IV, of Antioch and [...]

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Anglicans and Orthodox Churches formalise ecumenical relationship

February 7, 2012 News

6/2/2012 The Church of England and Oriental Orthodox Churches have formalised their ecumenical relationship. The two Churches have formally established the Church of England-Oriental Orthodox Regional Forum (AOORF), which has existed in an informal capacity for some years. For the first time, the role of the forum has been clarified in a document that sets [...]

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Russian foundation calls on the heads of Christian Orthodox Churches to defend Abbot Efraim

December 26, 2011 News

Nikolaos D.A. Arvanites 26/12/2011 The Russian foundation calls on the Mount Athos monastic community, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Patriarch Kyrill of Moscow and the heads of Christian Orthodox Churches to defend Abbot Ephraim. The Vatopedi Monastery believes that the lawsuit against their Father Superior has been prompted by his permission to take the Cincture to Russia. [...]

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MECC 10th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HELD IN PAPHOS, CYPRUS

December 1, 2011 News

1/12/2011 The 1oth MECC general assembly was held at Paphos, Cyprus on 29th and 30th of November. His Holiness Aram I reelected as MECC president, representing the Oriental Orthodox Churches in the Council. Source:

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Coordinating Committee of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between Catholic and Orthodox Churches begins its work

November 27, 2011 News

22/11/2011 The Coordinating Committee of the Joint International Commission for Theological Dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church began its work in Rome on 22 November 2011. Taking part in the meeting as consultants on behalf of the Russian Orthodox Church are Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for [...]

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President Medvedev meets with heads and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches who came for celebrations marking Patriarch Kirill’s 65th birthday

November 21, 2011 News

On November 20, 2011, President Dmitry Medvedev met with heads and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches who came for the celebrations marking Patriarch Kirill’s 65th birthday, at the Red Hall of the patriarchal residence in Chisty Pereulok, Moscow. Participating in the meeting were Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Catholicos-Patriarch Iliya II of All [...]

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Communiqué of Meeting of the Primates and representatives of seven Local Orthodox Churches held in Moscow on the occasion of the 65th birthday of the Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

November 21, 2011 Featured News

On November 21, 2011, the Primates and representatives of seven Local Orthodox Churches: Antiochian, Russian, Georgian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Polish and of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, ¬met at the patriarchal residence in the Moscow Kremlin on the occasion of the 65th birthday of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Participating in the meeting were: [...]

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Abba Seraphim ordains priest for Eritrean Orthodox

November 20, 2011 Featured News

20/11/2011 The British-Eritrean Orthodox Churches At the request of His Grace Bishop Makarios, Overseer of the North American Archdiocese of the Eritrean Orthodox Church and Bishop of the Eritrean Orthodox Church in diaspora, Abba Seraphim ordained Deacon Habtom Ftuwi, to serve the Medhane Alem Eritrean Orthodox community in Manchester. Abba Seraphim’s contact with the Manchester [...]

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