Tag: Greek Orthodox

Reno priest’s final service brings a tireless career to a Close

OCP- December 7, 2010

6/12/2010 By: Martha Bellisle • mbellisle@rgj.com This time, he's leaving for real. After officially retiring in October, but returning to fill in until his replacement ... Read More

Greek Orthodox Patriarchate gears up to ask Ankara for return of more Properties

OCP- December 2, 2010

2/12/2010 As the return of the Büyükada Orphanage to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate was completed this week, the patriarchate's attorneys have begun a similar process ... Read More

Fayyad Denounces Greek Orthodox Church Decision

OCP- December 2, 2010

2/12/2010 Ramallah Prime Minister Salam Fayyad denounced Wednesday the participation of officials from the Greek Orthodox Church in an event marking the opening of an ... Read More

Greek Church Needs $50 Million for Restoration, Star Says

OCP- December 2, 2010

2/11/2010 The restoration of an abandoned orphanage reclaimed this week by the Greek Orthodox church from Turkey will cost around $50 million, Star newspaper reported. ... Read More

Pope calls for unity in letter to head of Greek Orthodox

OCP- December 1, 2010

Pope Benedict XVI urged Orthodox and Catholics to continue to work towards unity, as part of a campaign to heal a rift between the two ... Read More

Orthodoxy in Pictures – November 2010

OCP- November 30, 2010

30/11/2010 Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theofilos III, center, serves a mass for Saint Philoumenos, in the Church of the Greek Orthodox monastery of Jacob's ... Read More

3rd Oldest Greek Orthodox Church for Sale in Turkey

OCP- November 28, 2010

27/11/2010 A greek church is being sold in Moudania, Turkey for 200,000 euros. According to Turkish media, it is the third oldest orthodox church in ... Read More

The Orphanage Program of The Greek Orthodox Mission in Indonesia

OCP- November 27, 2010

27/11/2010 Special Appeal From Fr Yohanes Bambang of the Indonesian Orthodox Church The Indonesian Orthodox Church is planning to build an Orphanage for Children. The ... Read More

Greek Orthodox Church Officials Probe Cash Stash

OCP- November 25, 2010

24/11/2010 BY LIZ GOFF Parishioners at St. Irene’s Church and Ministry in Astoria last week remained steadfast in their support of the former church abbot ... Read More

Croatian archdiocese gives cherished relic to Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem

OCP- October 15, 2010

13/10/2010 The Archdiocese of Zadar, Croatia, has handed over a relic of St. Simeon to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, in an ecumenical gesture ... Read More

Port Authority Wants to Restart Talks with Greek Orthodox Church Destroyed on 9/11

OCP- October 7, 2010

The Port Authority could meet with St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church as soon as next week. By Julie Shapiro DNAinfo Reporter/Producer LOWER MANHATTAN — The ... Read More

Greek Orthodox Archbishop: Israeli occupation must Vanish

OCP- October 5, 2010

2010/10/03 Greek Orthodox Archbishop in Beit-ul-Moqaddas, Atallah Hanna said that Israeli Occupation must end immediately. Ahlul Bayt News Agency ; Greek Orthodox Archbishop in Beit-ul-Moqaddas, ... Read More

HH Igantius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch of Antioch and all the East visited HB Ignatius Hazim IV, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch

OCP- September 30, 2010

His Holiness Igantius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch of Antioch and all the East visited HB Ignatius Hazim IV, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch on ... Read More

German interior minister pushes for Christian rights on Turkish Visit

OCP- September 24, 2010

24/9/2010 During a two-day visit to Turkey, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere has met with members of the Christian minority in Istanbul. The talks ... Read More

Pangalos: Hagia Sophia belongs to neither Greeks nor Turks

OCP- September 21, 2010

20/9/2010 Greek Deputy Prime Minister Theodoros Pangalos has clearly expressed his objection to attempts to hold a Greek Orthodox Liturgy at the former basilica of ... Read More

Rally to rebuild Greek Orthodox Church destroyed by 9/11 Terrorist Attacks

OCP- September 20, 2010

19/9/2010 Greek Americans have one thing to say to the Port Authority of New York and : rebuild their Ground Zero church and Sunday people ... Read More

Liturgy at Hagia Sophia plan stirs Tension

OCP- September 17, 2010

17/9/2010 A group of Greek Americans and Greeks are planning to arrive in İstanbul today for a religious service at the Hagia Sophia, a former ... Read More

Souls ‘outweigh’ Salads

OCP- September 14, 2010

By: Nick Moncrieff-Hill The Greek Orthodox Church has broken its silence to support a plan to expand the Botany cemetery into the neighbouring Chinese market ... Read More

Show at Historic Istanbul Seminary stirs Hope

OCP- September 12, 2010

12/9/2010 An Istanbul seminary closed in 1971 is hosting its first public event in 40 years, raising hopes it may shortly be reopened by Turkey ... Read More

WCC general secretary honoured in JerusalemWCC general secretary honoured in Jerusalem

OCP- September 7, 2010

A high distinction has been bestowed on the general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), the Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit. On Thursday ... Read More

Restoration complete at İzmir Greek Orthodox Churc

OCP- September 3, 2010

30/8/2010 IZMIR - Anatolia News Agency The sole Greek Orthodox church to survive a fire in the Aegean province of İzmir in 1922 has been ... Read More