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World’s most northern Orthodox church built in Yakutia

OCP- July 1, 2014

1/7/14 Veliky Novgorod, June 30, Interfax - Novgorod residents founded an Orthodox Church of the Icon of the Mother of God of the Sign not ... Read More

Slavyansk cathedral was shelled during the Liturgy

OCP- July 1, 2014

Moscow, June 30, Interfax - On Sunday, Ukrainian army shelled residential districts of Slavyansk again, St. Alexander Cathedral was under fire. “The shelling started in ... Read More

5 Assyrians, Including Two Nuns, Missing in Mosul

OCP- July 1, 2014

1/7/14 Mosul, Iraq (AINA) -- The Assyrian television channel Ishtar TV is reporting that 5 Assyrians have gone missing in Mosul. Two Chaldean nuns from ... Read More

IOCC Responds to Victims of Flood Ravaged Midwest

OCP- June 30, 2014

30/6/14 Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — Rivers across the Midwest are surging over their banks, flooding cities and sweeping away summer crops as they fail to ... Read More

Church Bells Fall Silent in Mosul

OCP- June 30, 2014

By Andrew Doran, Drew Bowling http://www.thedailybeast.com - 30/6/14 Last Sunday, for the first time in 1600 years, no mass (Divine Liturgy) was celebrated in Mosul. The ... Read More

FINAL STATEMENT OF THE ANTIOCHIAN CONFERENCE

OCP- June 29, 2014

The Orthodox Patriarchate of Anthioch and All East - 29/6/14 FINAL STATEMENT OF THE ANTIOCHIAN CONFERENCE ANTIOCHIAN UNITY: DIMENSIONS AND EXIGENCIES on June 25th through ... Read More

Patriarch John X on “Antiochian Unity: Its Dimensions and Exigencies”

OCP- June 29, 2014

20/6/14 Today we are announcing our general ecclesial conference, the Antiochian Conference which will be held here at the Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand ... Read More

His Holiness Aram I Receives Students from Europe and the United States of America majoring in Middle East Studies

OCP- June 29, 2014

June 2014 26 June 2014. On Thursday 25 students from Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States of America majoring in Middle East Studies ... Read More

The Ceremony in Antelias to conclude the 2013-2014 Bible Study Course for Women

OCP- June 29, 2014

Armenian Church in Lebanon - June 2014 The annual Bible Study Course for women, organized by the Christian Education Department, ended on 17 June 2014. ... Read More

San Francisco: XIII All-Diasporan Youth Conference Begins with Moleben to St. John of Shanghai

OCP- June 29, 2014

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Moscow Patriarchate On Thursday, June 27, the First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, His Eminence Hilarion, Metropolitan of ... Read More

The ROCOR Council of Bishops Select Regular Members of the Synod of Bishops

OCP- June 29, 2014

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - June 2014 On Wednesday, June 25, 2014, the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia ... Read More

Vidovdan Address of Saint Nikolaj Velimirovic, 1916

OCP- June 29, 2014

Church of Serbia - June 2014 On June 28th 1916, now Sainted Bishop Nikolaj Velimirović addressed a congregation gathered at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill extends condolences to Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria upon the flood

OCP- June 29, 2014

June 2014 His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has sent the following message of condolences to His Holiness Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill’s appeal for the OSCE observers held in Ukraine

OCP- June 29, 2014

June 2014 The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church has made the following appeal to help release the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill on the beginning of negotiations to settle the crisis in Ukraine

OCP- June 29, 2014

June 2014 On June 24, the press service of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia published the following statement His Holiness made ... Read More

OCA Holy Synod holds summer meeting

OCP- June 29, 2014

June 2014 The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America held a summer meeting at the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Canada, ... Read More

SOPANA: a new initiative of the Indian Orthodox Church to mold budding theologians

OCP- June 28, 2014

28/6/14 INDIA/KERALA/KOTTAYAM: “On the basis of the unanimous request of the Chapter of the Monastery and on my own conviction I have appointed Fr. Dr. ... Read More

Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II Received Members of the Syrain Parliament

OCP- June 28, 2014

June 2014 Damascus: A delegation from the Syrian Parliament visited His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II at the Patriarchal Residence in Damascus. They congratulated ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion:“The voice of many millions of Orthodox believers should be heard and taken into account”

OCP- June 28, 2014

Address by Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk to the 1st Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy. On June 26, the opening of the 21st Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy ... Read More

Armenian Orthodox Church to hold blessing of the Holy Muron in September 2015 

OCP- June 28, 2014

Rubin Vanetsi (OCP Delegate of All Armenia) OCP News Service - 28/6/14 Yerevan: The Armenian Apostolic Church will hold blessing of the Holy Muron on ... Read More

Catholicos of All Armenians Receives World Chess Champion and World Cup Winner

OCP- June 28, 2014

June 2014 On June 24, at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, welcomed Grand ... Read More