Tag: Armed Forces

Church Calls for Dialogue and Peaceful Resolution of the “Political Crisis” in Armenia

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- February 26, 2021

Supreme Spiritual Council of the Armenian Church. Pic - https://en.armradio.am/ OCP News Service - 26/2/21 Yerevan-Armenia: The Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin of the Armenian ... Read More

Bishop Arsenije of Nis enthroned

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 14, 2017

Church of Serbia - 14/8/17 More pics here On 13 August 2017, His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the Cathedral ... Read More

Biography of the newly-elected Bishop Atanasije of Milesheva

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- July 25, 2017

Church of Serbia - 25/7/17 His Grace Bishop Atanasije (Rakita), elected Bishop of Mileshevo, was born on 7 November 1957 in Janje near Sipovo. His ... Read More

Catholicos of All Armenians Receives the Newly Appointed Minister of Defense

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 13, 2016

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin - October 2016 On 11 October, Mr. Vigen Sargsyan, newly appointed Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia; was received ... Read More

UAOC HIERARCH APPOINTED COUNSELLOR ON RELIGIOUS MATTERS FOR UKRAINE’S DEFENSE MINISTER

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- August 24, 2016

RISU - August 2016 Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine for European Integration Ihor Dolgov met on August 17 with the newly appointed counsellor to Ukraine’s ... Read More

Catholicos of All Armenians and Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Visited Artsakh

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- April 13, 2016

Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin - April 2016 On April 13, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; and His Holiness ... Read More

Letter from the Assyrian Church of the East to Catholicos of All Armenians on Nagorno-Karabakh Crisis

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- April 10, 2016

Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East - April 2016 Letter from the Assyrian Church of the East in Armenia to His Holiness Karekin ... Read More

Armenia Armed Forces Chaplaincy Meeting Held in theArmenia Armed Forces Chaplaincy Meeting Held at the Mother See Mother See

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- December 7, 2015

On December 4th, a final clergy meeting for 2015 of the Republic of Armenia Armed Forces Chaplaincy was held in the Mother See of Holy ... Read More

Message of His Holiness Karekin II on Armed Forces Day

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- January 31, 2015

January 2015 From the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, our sacred sanctuary established by Christ, We extend Our Pontifical blessings and congratulations to the brave ... Read More

OCA represented at military, chaplaincy conferences

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- January 31, 2015

Frs. Boback and Gallick at conference. ALEXANDRIA, VA - 31/1/15 Archpriest Theodore Boback, Dean/Executive Director of the Orthodox Church in America’s Military and VA Chaplaincies, ... Read More

Bishops’ Synod of the Armenian Church Condemns Downing of Armenian Helicopter by Azerbaijan Armed Forces

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- November 14, 2014

On November 13, during the ongoing Bishops’ Synod, being held in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin under the presidency of His Holiness Karekin II, ... Read More

Chapel of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God at the Military Academy consecrated

OCP- March 26, 2014

Serbian Church - 26/3/14 The adoption of the Law on the Serbian Armed Forces in December 2007 provided conditions that religious services could be organized ... Read More

Divine Liturgy Offered on Armed Forces Day

OCP- January 31, 2014

On January 26, in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; presided over Divine Liturgy ... Read More

Gen. Sisi: ‘Religious Discourse Greatest Challenge Facing Egypt

OCP- January 18, 2014

Raymond Ibrahim January 2014 According to Egyptian media,during his recent speech at the Dept. of Moral Affairs for the Armed Forces, Gen. Abdul Fateh al-Sisi—the man ... Read More

Armenian Church in Turkey to be handed over to Friends of Armenia Society

OCP- December 10, 2013

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend: Baku, Azerbaijan - 10/12/13 A  church in the Turkish province of Sivas located in the territory belonging to the Armed ... Read More

Side chapel consecrated at General Staff

OCP- October 21, 2013

21/10/13 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, with the concelebration of Bishop Porfirije of Jegar, Bishop in charge of the religious service in the Army, and ... Read More

Orthodox Church voices support for Armed Forces

OCP- June 27, 2013

26/6/13 The Orthodox Church has voiced support for the role played by the Armed Forces on the current developments in Egypt. The Church hailed remarks ... Read More

Calling for all Copts, NGOs form coordinating body outside church auspices

OCP- August 20, 2012

Mohamed Elmeshad 20/8/2012 Spurred by what they see as an increasing tide of Islamization lead by the Muslim Brotherhood, 13 Coptic civil society and political ... Read More

SCAF announces general mourning on Tuesday for Pope Shenouda

OCP- March 20, 2012

Zeinab El Gundy 19/3/2012 Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) announced on Monday a general day of mourning for Pope Shenouda III ... Read More

Catholicos of All Armenians: “God bless all Armenian soldiers”

OCP- January 29, 2012

29/1/2012 On January 28 Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin the Second sent a congratulation letter on the 20th anniversary of the formulation of Armed Forces ... Read More

Dacic: The police must not destroy the reputation it earned among citizens

OCP- December 28, 2011

Tanjug 28/12/2011 Dacic told reporters that the police must not destroy the reputation it earned among citizens who gave their trust to the forces and ... Read More