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ME Council of Churches meeting to take place in Cyprus

obl- August 24, 2011

By Argyro Nicolaou 24/8/2011 THE GENERAL Assembly of the Middle Eastern Church Council will take place in Cyprus late in November, Archbishop Chrysostomos announced yesterday. ... Read More

Conference celebrates African roots of Christian Orthodoxy

obl- August 22, 2011

By Sharon Dargay O&E staff writer 21/8/2011 It was a moment of revelation for Sharon Gomulka. Read More

Poland’s Holy Hill of Grabarka draws Orthodox Christian Pilgrims

OCP- August 21, 2011

(An elderly pilgrim stands by Orthodox crosses at the Holy Hill of Grabarka August 18, 2011/Peter Andrews) (Pilgrims move on their knees at the Holy ... Read More

UMD Calls For Greek Metropolitan’s Excommunication – OpEd

OCP- August 21, 2011

Metropolitan Anthimos of Thessaloniki By: Eurasia Review 20/8/2011 By The United Macedonian Diaspora The United Macedonian Diaspora (UMD) expressed its outrage at Sunday’s sermon by ... Read More

New lake pier constructed for Akdamar Church

obl- August 18, 2011

Vercihan Ziflioğlu ISTANBUL- Hürriyet Daily News 17/8/2011 The Van Governor’s Office is aiding in the preparations for the second Divine Liturgy on Akdamar Island’s Surp ... Read More

5th anniversary of the consecration of Trinity Church marked in Pyongyang

obl- August 17, 2011

16.08.2011 With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, a Russian Orthodox Church delegation led by Archbishop Mark of Yegorievsk, ... Read More

Alexander the Great: Impressions Of The Community And 2011 Zoullas Lecture – Next Edition!

OCP- August 17, 2011

Fresco of Alexander the Great in the Monastery of Varlaam, Meteora, Greece. By Catherine Tsounis 17/8/2011 “There is and will be only one Alexander the ... Read More

Parish Priest escapes bombing of Iraqi Church

obl- August 17, 2011

BY JOHN PONTIFEX 16/8/2011 Another church in the Iraqi city of Kirkuk has been bombed bringing the tally to three within less than two weeks. ... Read More

Vyshhorod Icon of the Mother of God

obl- August 17, 2011

AN ICON PAINTER FROM STUDION MONASTERY IN CONSTANTINOPLE, BYZANTINE EMPIRE. THE ICON OF THE HOLY VIRGIN OF TENDER MERCY (ELEUSA), ALSO KNOWN AS WONDERWORKING ICON ... Read More