OCP News Service - 3/8/2020 Purschase from Amazon USA: Since its publication in July, the new book The Path to Oikonomia with Jesus Christ as Our Lighthouse written by Dr John G. Panagiotou has reached significant milestones on Amazon distribution. It has reached #1 in the New Releases on Christian Orthodoxy category, #1 in the New Releases ...
OCP News Service – 11/7/2020 USA: His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion –the First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia has appointed His Most Excellency Kostantine Pandolfi (né Ernest Christopher Konstantine Pandolfi) as the Grand Knight of the Holy Orthodox Order of Saint George the Great Martyr. The Grand Knight His Most Excellency holds an Associate Degree ...
OCP News Service - 16/5/2020 Many Years! URSHLEM ARAMANA, Texas, USA - HG Dr Geevarghese Met. Yulios, Ahmedabad Diocese Metropolitan, the ‘smiling bishop’ of Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church, turns 53, on May 17, Sunday. Amid the lockdown and stay at home, this will be an occasion to remember God’s kindness in providing a worthy and committed son ...
OCP News Service - 26/4/2020 USA: In his recent article titled 'How “the Evil Called Barack Obama” Enabled the Genocidal Slaughter of Nigerian Christians' Raymond Ibrahim categorically explains the role of the former US President Barack Obama and his connection to the ongoing slaughter of thousands of Nigerian Christians by various Islamic terrorist groups. The article sheds light on the financial support that was provided by the ...
Basilica News Agency - 2/4/2020 The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the USA announces a resource center for clergy and faithful during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Resource Center includes updated news from the various jurisdictions as well as practical guidelines and resources for families, ministry leaders, parish leadership, and everyone. The Center can be accessed here and will be updated ...
Deacon Solomon Kibriye (Chief Editor of Ethiopian Affairs) - OCP News Service - 6/3/2020 USA: On the evening of February 29th, 2020, the Moa Anbessa Institute together with the Crown Council of Ethiopia, hosted the annual Victory of Adwa commemoration dinner at Washington D.C.’s Army & Navy Club. This annual gala event is held to celebrate ...
OCP News Service - 11/2/2020 USA: Orthodox Priest Alexander Kurien has been appointed an expert in Human Trafficking Task Force under the Trump administration. Fr Alexander is currently serving as the Deputy Associate Administrator and Executive Director of the Federal Real Property Council. Orthodox Priest Alexander Kurien Appointed Executive Director of the American Federal Real Properties Council ...
OCP News Service - 7/12/2019 USA: Representatives of the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christian Churches in the US gathered at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. This was the first meeting after the revival of the Joint Commission which was held on 8th Oct 2019, at the St. Vartan Armenian Orthodox Cathedral. The members of ...
OCP News Service - 30/10/2019 USA: The United States House of Representatives has officially passed a bill recognizing the Turkish Ottoman government genocide of the Armenians, Assyrians and Greeks. Armenian Genocide was one of the worst crimes against humanity, committed by the Ottoman Turks against the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire during the the.W.W. I. Syriacs, ...
Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America - 10/09/19 NEW YORK – Representatives of Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Christian churches met today at the Armenian Cathedral of St. Vartan for the first meeting of the joint commission in nearly a decade. The meeting began with a common prayer service followed by open ...
Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America - 22/9/19 NEW YORK – The Executive Committee of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America met today, under the chairmanship of Archbishop Elpidophoros, to discuss the state of Orthodox Christian unity in the USA. Recognizing the challenges in global Orthodoxy, ...
OCP News Service - 25/7/19 More Information Here USA: Rewards for Justice program of the United States Department of State is offering a reward of $5 million for providing information on the ISIS kidnapping networks or for providing information on the people responsible for kidnapping Christian prelates such as Archbishop Gregorios Ibrahim, Metropolitan Bolous Yazigi, Padre Maher ...
OCP News Service - 20/5/19 USA: Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II of Anticioha and All-East – (Primate of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church) received an Honorary Doctorate in from St. Vladimir Orthodox Theological Seminary Divinity. Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II, Met. Zachariah Nicholovos Attends SVOST Graduation Ceremony The Very Reverend Dr. Chad Hatfield, President of SVOTS bestowed the award ...
OCP News Service - 20/5/19 USA: Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II of Anticioha and All-East - (Primate of the Universal Syriac Orthodox Church), Mar Zachariah Nicholovos of North East America of the Malankara Church took part in the graduation ceremony of the St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, Yonkers, New York. His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America ...
OCP News Service - 12/5/19 AXIOS AXIOS AXIOS!!! Global: The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate has elected Metropolitan Elipidophros of Bursa as the new Archbishop of America. Metropolitan Elipidophros will lead the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (GOARC). On 4/7/18, OCP News Service published an article by Jessica Kolettis stating that Metropolitan Elipidophros of Bursa would be ...
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OCP News Service - 6/5/19 USA: On May 4, 2019, John G. Panagiotou became the first Orthodox Christian theologian to receive a Doctorate in the 182-year history of Erskine Theological Seminary in South Carolina. Erskine Seminary was founded in 1837 and is rooted in the Reformed tradition. It is one if the oldest divinity schools in the ...
Union of Orthodox Journalists - 11/3/19 What is behind the concern of US officials about the rights of the Orthodox? At the Athens conference on disinformation and news manipulation held on March 5, the ex-US Ambassador to Ukraine and now the Ambassador to Greece Jeffrey Payette made a strong statement about Russia’s efforts to undermine the authority ...
OCP News Service - Edited by Archdeacon Tesfa Michael Willaims - 8/3/19 USA: Deacon Solomon Kibriye - Chief Editor of Ethiopian Affairs at the Editorial Board of Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE (Pan-Orthodox Christian Society) was decorated with the prestigious Order of Commander of the Star of Ethiopia by the Crown Council of Ethiopia and the International Society ...
Northeast American Diocese of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church - 14/12/18 USA: A fire has heavily damaged St. Thomas Orthodox Church of Dover, New Jersey. The Parish belongs to the Northeast American Diocese of the ancient Orthodox Church of Malankara. The heavy damage caused by the fire is quite clear from the photos. However, the main ...
North American Dioscese of the Ancient Malankara Orthodox Church - 28/11/18 +Many Yeras+ USA: Over 500 clergy and faithful gathered together at the Green Tree Country Club in New Rochelle, New York to celebrate the Episcopal Silver Jubilee of our beloved Diocesan Metropolitan, His Grace Zachariah Mar Nicholovos. The presence of His Holiness Moran Mar Baselios Marthoma Paulos II, Catholicos ...
OCP News Service - 14/11/8 +Memory Etrnal+ USA: In a shocking incident, Orthodox Christian Protodeacon Dennis and his wife Helen Lucak (each 72-years-old) were found dead at their Harbour Light Drive home Saturday evening. Both were members of Archangel Michael Church, Broadview Heights, OH. According to the Police, they have taken their 44-year-old son, Michael under custody (as ...