Tag: France
The Enthronement of Bishop Irénée held at the Ottawa Cathedral
OCA- Nivember 2014 The Enthronement of His Grace, Bishop Irénée as Bishop of Ottawa and the Orthodox Church in America’s Archdiocese of Canada was celebrated at ... Read More
France Offers Asylum To Iraqi Christians
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - 29/7/14 France says it is ready to welcome Christians from northern Iraq who have been told by Islamic extremists ruling the ... Read More
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
Centuries-old church rescued in Cappadocia
June 2014 The roof of a 1,500-year-old church in the central Anatolian region of Cappadocia has begun to be restored before its collapse. Now, officials ... Read More
Exiled Egyptian Christian Teacher Awaits ‘Blasphemy’ Appeal
By Joseph DeCaro http://www.worthynews.com CAIRO -- One year after Islamists in upper Egypt accused her of committing blasphemy in front of a class of Muslim ... Read More
French Ambassador meets with Serbian Patriarch
1/4/14 His Excellency Francois-Xavier Deniau, Ambassador of the Republic of France to Belgrade, visited His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade ... Read More
Turkish Envoy Says His Biggest Success Was Overturning ‘Genocide Bill’
By Arzu Cakir Morin http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com - 14/2/14 Turkey's outgoing ambassador to France, Tahsin Burcuo?lu, has said his greatest success in his career was the decision of the French ... Read More
Ecumenical Patriarch visits the Metropolis of France
Ecumenical Patriarchate - 29/1/14 His All-Holiness traveled to Paris for a formal pastoral visit to the Metropolis of France from January 27-31, 2014. On Tuesday, ... Read More
The Nativity of Christ in Beijing
The Chinese Orthodox Church - January 2014 English translation by Nina Tkachuk Dimas A Christmas divine service was held at Beijing's Dormition church on the night of ... Read More
Russian Orthodox church wins three-year fight for right to build near Eiffel Tower
Agence France-Presse - 26/12/13 French authorities have given permission for a new Russian Orthodox church to be built near the Eiffel Tower, a project that ... Read More
450,000 CHRISTIANS FLEE ATTACKS IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
December 2013 The United Nations is demanding immediate support for the Central African Republic (CAR) during a very difficult period. Apparently over 450,000 people have ... Read More
Armenian monastery finds unlikely saviour in Arab sheikh
Sheikh Sultan III bin Mohammed Al-Qasimi Agence France-Presse - 25/11/13 Standing next to a newly refurbished bell tower, priest Aristakes Aivazyan says it needed divine ... Read More
Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of France resigns
On November 1, 2013 , that takes effect the resignation of Archibishop Norvan Zakarian , Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of France (2007-2013). Jean ... Read More
Russia Pledges $20M to Renovate Orthodox Cathedral in France
30/6/13 MOSCOW, June 28 (RIA Novosti) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a decree to allocate about $20 million to renovate the St. ... Read More
Alyse Radenovic and Art: Remembering the Serbian Christian Victims of Bratunac in Bosnia
Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times 12/6/13 The Bosnian civil war witnessed massacres on all sides because outside of the mass simplicity of political leaders ... Read More
BILL WILL BE PUSHED THROUGH TO ALLOW CREMATIONS
8/6/13 NICOSIA - A bill allowing cremation in Cyprus will be pushed through the House for a vote, the House Interior Committee announced yesterday. ... Read More
Ecumenical Patriarchate, European bishops to commemorate Edict of Milan
17/5/13 The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, in conjunction with the Council of the Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE), is commemorating the 1700th anniversary of the ... Read More
Religious Freedom Today-Emperor Constantine’s Edict of Milan: 1700 years later
Istanbul, Turkey 5/16/2013 Istanbul, Turkey, 17-18 May 2013 1700 years have passed since 313 when, through the Milan Edict of Toleration, Emperor Constantine granted freedom ... Read More
Georgia’s Orthodox Church urges ban on LGBT rights rally
Agence France-Presse - 16/5/13 The head of Georgia’s influential Orthodox Church called Thursday on the authorities to ban a gay rights rally set to be ... Read More
Syrian bishops in hands of ‘Chechens’: church sources
Agence France-Presse - 23/4/13 The kidnappers of two Orthodox bishops seized in northern Syria are Chechen fighters, sources in the Syriac and Greek Orthodox dioceses ... Read More
US Secretary Kerry urges Turkey to re-open Halki Seminary of Istanbul
ISTANBUL – Agence France-Presse 23/4/13 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged Turkey today to re-open Orthodox clergy schools on Heybeliada island near Istanbul that ... Read More