Tag: Orthodox Christian
Yuri Gagarin, First Human in Space, was a Devout Orthodox Christian, says His Close Friend
Rob Kerby - 19/6/13 The first man in outer space 50 years ago believed fervently in the Almighty — even though the atheistic Soviet government put ... Read More
Jewish and Orthodox church leaders meet in Greece
12/6/13 Leading Orthodox Christian and Jewish interfaith officials, scholars and clerics discussed the crucial importance of protecting the environment and religious values and condemned growing ... Read More
Metropolitan Savas, Pittsburgh’s Greek Orthodox leader, receives honorary doctorate from Colby College
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – 1/6/13 Metropolitan Savas of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Pittsburgh has received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Colby College in ... Read More
The Explosive growth of Orthodox Christianity in Guatemala
21/5/13 Father David and Matushka Rozanne Rucker have been mission specialists for many years with the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC), which has missionaries around ... Read More
List of Orthodox Christian Educational Institutions Worldwide
13/5/13 OCP Media Network CLICK TO VISIT THE PAGE: Global: Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE Media Network has published the largest list of Orthodox Christian Educational Institutions worldwide. Effort has been ... Read More
Orthodox Christian Holy Week 2013 – Snaps Around the World
Holy Land: Scene from Holy Fire Syria: Aleppo Archbishop Mor Yuhanon Gregorios blessing the faithful, The pic was taken before his abduction by the terrorists ... Read More
Crossing borders to create a small-town Orthodoxy
Todd Moe, in Canton, NY 3/5/13 The single most important day in the Orthodox calendar - Easter, or Pascha, is this Sunday. Many Orthodox churches ... Read More
Fordham University’s Orthodox Christian Studies Center to host 3-day conference, June 11-13
Washington, D.C. 4/1/2013 Fordham University's Orthodox Christian Studies Center will be hosting a conference on "Christianity, Democracy, and the Shadow of Constantine" held at Fordham's ... Read More
Orthodox Easter: ‘Christ is risen!’
Rev. Michael Shanbour, Contributing reader 5/4/13 “Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!” ... Read More
An Ethiopian Easter: Unexpected wonders of Lalibela and Addis Ababa
30/3/13 Despite still being blighted by poverty, it is rich in culture and natural wonders and beginning to realise its potential as a tourist destination. ... Read More
Icon-writing, a path to recovery for prisoners in Poland
A Bialystok Prison jailer checking prisoners going for orthodox icon painting classes. Photo courtesy: AFP Maja Czarnecka - 16/2/13 Bialystok, Poland, Feb 16, 2013 (AFP) ... Read More
Serbian House of Studies to be Founded at Seminary
15/2/13 St. Vladimir's Seminary (SVOTS) and the Faculty of Orthodox Theology at the University of Belgrade have made a formal agreement to work together with ... Read More
Russia to help Kosovo restore Orthodox shrines
11/2/13 Russia is planning to allocate money on restoration of Orthodox Christian historic monuments in Kosovo. This was announced by a member of the Russian ... Read More
An Eastern Orthodox Case for Banning Assault Weapons
29/1/13 An Orthodox Christian and independent scholar, writing on public and political theology NRA president, Wayne LaPierre says that instead of banning assault weapons and ... Read More
Metropolitan Tikhon leads Orthodox Christian witness at DC March for Life
27/1/13 Orthodox Christian hierarchs, clergy, seminarians and faithful of all ages joined tens of thousands of pro-lifers from across the nation for the annual March ... Read More
Meeting of patriarchs in Moscow aims to ease tensions
Nino Edilashvili - 25/1/13 Leader of Georgia’s Orthodox Church, Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II, visited Moscow to personally receive the Russian Church’s award ... Read More
President congratulates Orthodox Christians
5/1/2013 President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has congratulated the Orthodox Christian community of Azerbaijan on Christmas. The congratulatory message reads: "Dear fellow countrymen, I extend ... Read More
Orthodox Leaders Discuss Social Outreach at White House
18/12/2012 Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — More than 80 representatives of the nation's Orthodox Christian service organizations joined together at the White House today to discuss ... Read More
Svetionik – an Apple mobile device app with the Orthodox Christian Calendar and Reminder
15/12/12 With the blessing of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Diocese of Raška and Prizren has made available SVETIONIK ... Read More
An Orthodox Christian Understanding of the Immaculate Conception
Konstantinos Koutroubas 8/12/12 The following excerpt, from The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God by our modern day Saint John Maximovitch, Archbishop of Shanghai ... Read More
Orthodox Christian Fellowship Hosts Philokalia Lecture
By EDDIE MIKUS STAFF WRITER November 2012 Link to Amazon: The Orthodox Christian Fellowship hosted its annual Orthodoxy in America lecture on Nov. 14. The talk served ... Read More