Author: OCP

The 19th century Uspenski Cathedral in Helsinki. Orthodox England - July 2014 Foreword Nearly 100 years since the aggressive Western attempt to take over the ... Read More

Delegation of the Lutheran Evangelical Church at the Patriarchate of Romania

On 1 July 2014, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church received at the Patriarchal Residence the visit of Michael Martin, church superior ... Read More

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New ambassador of France on an introductory visit to the Romanian Patriarchate

July 2014 On 30 June 2014, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received at the Patriarchal Residence the introductory visit of His Excellency Mr Francois Saint-Paul, French ... Read More

A Miracle in Austria

July 2014 28 June 2014 marked the centenary of the tragic assassination, planned by freemasons, of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his spouse Sophia, ... Read More

Biography of new-elected Bishop of Toplica Archimandrite Arsenije (Glavcic)

Church of Serbia - July 2014 The new-elected Bishop of Toplica Arseny (Glavcic), Vicar Bishop of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej, was born on March 10, ... Read More

Monks of the Valaam Monastery Shelter 116 Refugees from Eastern Ukraine in Valaam Metochion

7/5/14 The monks of the Holy Transfiguration Valaam monastery have sheltered 116 refugees from Eastern Ukraine in their metochion in Priozersk. This was related by ... Read More

Vladimir Legoyda: The Church Building is the Conceptual Dominant of the “Russian Field”

7/5/14 “His Holiness often mentioned in his sermons that Russia grew around the holiness of St. Sergius, around the churches built by him and his ... Read More

After release, Sudan’s Meriam Ibrahim speaks out

7/5/14 Mariam Yehya Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman previously sentenced to death for apostasy, spoke up for the first time, sharing her fears for the health ... Read More

Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine Enters Eternal Rest

Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate - 5/7/14 + MEMORY ETERNAL + On July 5, His Beatitude Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev and All Ukraine, the Primate ... Read More

New exhibition on Healing in Jerusalem’s David’s Tower

July 2014 When you combine ancient medicines, miracles and faith - you get a fascinating remedy in the form of the new exhibition now on ... Read More

Rare Seal of St. Sabas Discovered in Jerusalem

Elisa L. Moed - May - July 2014 An extremely rare seal of the Monastery of St. Sabas dated from the the Crusader period ... Read More

THE MOLDOVAN DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER VISITS THE JERUSALEM PATRIARCHATE

June- July 2014 On Tuesday the 11th/24th of June 2014, the Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova, Mrs Natalia Gherman, while on a visit to the ... Read More

THE FEAST OF THE PROPHET ELISHA IN JERICHO

June - July 2014 On Friday the 15th/28th of June 2014, the memory of the prophet Elisha (Eliseus) was honoured in the Jericho Monastery dedicated ... Read More

DECISIONS OF THE HOLY AND SACRED SYNOD OF THE PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM

June-July 2014 The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem convened under the Presidency of H.B. Theophilos, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, ... Read More

Pope Theodoros II Meets the President of Finland

June - July 2014 On Thursday 26th June 2014,His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, accompanied by His Eminence Leon, ... Read More

GLORIOUS CONCELEBRATION AT THE HOLY MONASTERY OF NEW VALAMO

Alexandrian Patriarchate - Finnish Orthodox Church - June -July 2014 On Sunday 29th June 2014, a glorious Festal Con-Celebration was conducted at the Church of ... Read More

CHURCH DENIES THAT PATRIARCH KIRILL GOING TO VISIT UKRAINE

4/7/14 The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate has denied an allegation that Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is going to visit ... Read More

Catholicos Aram I receives Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II and the Syriac Orthodox Delegation

June - July 2014 Armenian - Syriac Orthodox Church The Oriental Orthodox Communion On Saturday 26 June, H.H. Ignatius Aphrem II made an official visit ... Read More

Thanksgiving Prayers to celebrate the 19th anniversary of the Election of His Holiness Aram I as Catholicos of the Holy See of Cilicia

June-July 2014 On Sunday 26 June, the liturgy was devoted to the celebration of the 19th anniversary celebration of the election of His Holiness Aram I ... Read More

Iraq: Churches Bombed, Nuns and Children Kidnapped

http://www.fides.org - 4/7/14 The Chaldean Archbishop of Mosul, Amel Shamon Nona, has described the desperate situation in Mosul since it was captured on 9 June by ... Read More

Patriarchs Call on Region’s Christians to Hold on to Their Lands