Category: RIA

Georgia: Orthodox Church Looks Askance at Proliferation of Yoga Studies

obl- September 1, 2012

Molly Corso 1/9/2012 A growing number of Georgians are turning to yoga to shake off the stress of daily life. But their quest for inner ... Read More

Saint John the Baptist is the Teacher of the Permanent Prayer

obl- September 1, 2012

1/9/2012 Romanian Orthodox Church On 29 August, the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrates the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist. He is known especially for the ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk Celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow”

obl- September 1, 2012

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia 1/9/2012 On the feast day of the Dormition of the Most-Holy Mother of God, August 28, 2012, His Eminence Metropolitan ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk Celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow”

obl- September 1, 2012

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia 1/9/2012 On the feast day of the Dormition of the Most-Holy Mother of God, August 28, 2012, His Eminence Metropolitan ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk leads celebrations marking 200th anniversary of Fort Ross

obl- September 1, 2012

On August 25, 2012, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk leads celebrations marking 200th anniversary of Fort Ross

obl- September 1, 2012

On August 25, 2012, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow ... Read More

Catholicos Baselius Paulose turns Sixty Six

obl- August 30, 2012

Indian Malankara Orthodox Church 30/8/2012 Indian/Kerala/Kottayam: Catholicos Baselius Marthoma Paulose II, Primate of the Indian Malankara Orthodox Church celebrated his 66th birthday. Catholicose spend his ... Read More

Church asks Christians in fear to stay in Syria

obl- August 30, 2012

ISTANBUL – Hürriyet Daily News 30/8/2012 Vercihan Ziflioğlu vercihan.ziflioglu@hurriyet.com.tr Syriac clerics call on Christians in Middle East, especially those in Syria, to avoid leaving their ... Read More

Relics of Orthodox Saints Stolen From St. Pete Cathedral

obl- August 30, 2012

The Moscow Times 30/8/2012 Relics of several prominent Russian Orthodox saints were stolen from a St. Petersburg cathedral along with gold and silver jewelry, regional ... Read More

Ramadan: Islam’s ‘Holy Month’ of Christian Oppression

obl- August 28, 2012

Egyptian Christian, Maher Rizkalla: Before and After Ramadan Raymond Ibrahim 28/8/2012 The month of Ramadan, which ended earlier this week, proved to be a month ... Read More