Tag: News Service

St. Joseph Orthodox Church to hold icon open house May 11

OCP- April 19, 2013

Journatic News Service - 19/4/13 Iconographer, Dmitry Shkolnik, is intalling the first icons in Houston depicting the saints of North America with an open house from ... Read More

Syrian Christian refugees turn to churches for help

OCP- March 28, 2013

James Martone  Catholic News Service 28/3/13 ISTANBUL Churches and monasteries in Turkey are struggling to shelter a rising number of Syrian Christian refugees who are reluctant ... Read More

Byzantine Orthodox Concert to be held at Abu Dhabi

OCP- March 22, 2013

OCP News Service 22/3/2013 St Nicholas Center, Abu Dhabi  School of Ecclesiastic Music Choir Location of St Andrews Church Complex  Pictures of St Nicholas Orthodox Church ... Read More

Consecration of Abune Mathias of Ethiopia – Exclusive Snaps

OCP- March 5, 2013

          OCP News Service 5/3/13 Exclusive Coverage Addis Ababa: His Holiness Abuna Mathias was consecrated as the Sixth Patriarch and Catholicos ... Read More

Abune Mathias Elected as the new Patriarch of Ethiopia

OCP- February 28, 2013

  28/2/13 Addis Ababa : Archbishop of  Jerusalem, Abune Mathias is elected as the 6th Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church .Abune Mathias won 500 of ... Read More

Iranian Family Converted to Orthodoxy in Islamabad

OCP- February 24, 2013

Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan (ROCOR- Moscow Patriarchate) 24/2/13 Islamabad: A family form Iran accepted Orthodoxy. Ayub is a fearless lionhearted man, bold , educated ... Read More

The Old Orthodox Bishop of Rome Announces Resignation

OCP- February 12, 2013

12/2/13 Vatican/Global: The Old Orthodox Bishop or Rome or Bishop of Rome Pope Benedict XVI has announced his resignation over aging and declining health. His ... Read More

Presiding bishop’s meeting with Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem ‘historic’

OCP- February 9, 2013

Lynette Wilson - 6/2/13 During a recent visit to the Holy Land, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori was received by the Greek Patriarch of Jerusalem, ... Read More

Roman Catholic Nun Received into Orthodox Church

OCP- February 9, 2013

Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan OCP News Service 9/2/13 Sindh-Hyderabad: A Roman Catholic nun, Mother Philomena was recently received into the Orthodox Church by Father ... Read More

Damaging Christian Symbols in Ras Al-Ayn, Syria – Exclusive

OCP- February 8, 2013

Archbishop Eusthathius Matta Roham Syrian Orthodox Archbishop of Jezira and Euphrates OCP News Service- OCP Exclusive 7/2/13 Syria: Damaging Christian Symbols in Ras Al-Ayn Seventy-five ... Read More

Lecture on Orthodoxy held in Karachi City

OCP- February 7, 2013

OCP News Service - 7/2/13 Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan Karachi:Father Adrian the Orthodox  mission Director of Pakistan was invited to speak to one family and ... Read More

Drakulic village victims remembered

OCP- February 3, 2013

Kisha D Dorado- OCP News Service 3/2/13 Belgrade: Today the Serbian Orthodox Church held a memorial service for Drakulic village victims of Ustasha (Croats) massacres ... Read More

Photo contest: “Easter in Christian East” – Participate and Earn Exciting Prizes

OCP- February 2, 2013

02/02/13 OCP News Service Aleksander Wasyluk  Learn more and participate: On the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy (I.A.O.) and in cooperation ... Read More

The destruction of St. Mary’s Church and Al-Wahda School in Dair Al-Zor, SYRIA – Exclusive

OCP- January 27, 2013

St. Mary's Syrian Orthodox Church in Dair Al-Zor - SYRIA His Eminence Eustathius Matta Roham Metropolitan of Jazirah & Euphrates Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch ... Read More

Solidarity against Kidnapping: People of Hassake criticize the role of Syrian officials – Exclusive

OCP- January 27, 2013

  His Eminence Eustathius Matta Roham Metropolitan of Jazirah & Euphrates Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch and All East OCP News Service- Exclusive 27/1/13 It ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion of ROCOR Visits India,Celebrates Divine Liturgy and Ordains Reader

OCP- January 13, 2013

Russian Orthodox Church in India Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - Moscow Patriarchate OCP News Service - 13/1/13 Mumbai: Metropolitan Hilarion the first Hierarch of ROCOR arrived in ... Read More

Pope Tawadros to deliver Weekly Sermon at St Anba Rewis Cathedral

OCP- January 11, 2013

John Anton Special Correspondent OCP News Service 11/1/13 Cairo:Pope Anba Tawadros will start his weekly lecture at the St Anba Rewis Cathedral in Abbasiya on ... Read More

In Memoriam: Fr K K Kuriakose of Brahmavar

OCP- January 11, 2013

Indian Malankara Orthodox Church The Autonomou Brahmavar Orthodox Church Ajest T Phillip OCP News Service READ MORE ON BRAHMAVAR ORTHODOX COMMUNITY HERE: Proverbs 10:7 - ... Read More

Three day workshop on Coptic Iconography to be held in London

OCP- January 9, 2013

Amir Ramzi- OCP News Service 9/1/2013 Visit FB page here: London: A practical course in the painting techniques of Coptic Iconography will be organized in London from 28th February to 2nd ... Read More

Serbian Orthodox Monastery of Assumption of the Virgin Destroyed

OCP- January 4, 2013

Kisha D Dorado Delegate and Correspondent OCP News Service 04/01/2013 Belgrade: Albanians last night completely destroyed the monastery "Assumption of the Virgin" in southern Serbia. ... Read More

OCP Executive Council Mourns the death of Delhi Gang Rape Victim

OCP- December 31, 2012

  30/12/12 OCP News Service India: Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE Society Executive council has condemned the brutal gang-rape incident in Delhi which resulted in the death ... Read More