Tag: Orthodox Christians
Icons tied to salvation history
16/3/13 March 24 is the first Sunday of Great Lent for Orthodox Christians and is known as Orthodoxy Sunday. The theme of Orthodoxy Sunday is ... Read More
”This Is Simply Our Home”
Land dispute with the Turkish government and Kurdish village leaders: The Mor Gabrial is the oldest surviving Christian monastery in the world. There have been ... 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
Orthodox Christians to join Friday’s March for Life
21/1/13 - OCA On the eve of his Enthronement as Primate of the Orthodox Church in America the weekend of January 26-27, 2013, His Beatitude, ... Read More
Will the Roman Catholic Church apologize for the genocide of Serbian Orthodox Christians?
Head of Serbian orthodox priest and CROAT Ustase soldier showing proudly his master peace! Ivan Simic - 19/1/13 The recent decision by the Hague "International" ... Read More
Orthodox Christians mark Epiphany holiday – Photos
A Belarus Orthodox believer plunges into icy waters as a priest blesses him on the eve of the Epiphany holiday in Pilnitsa some 30 km ... Read More
Russian Church outraged by abuses of Orthodox Christians in Kosovo
6/1/13 The Russian Orthodox Church has expressed outrage at the arrests and beatings of Orthodox believers in Kosovo during the Christmas holidays. In a statement ... Read More
Religious leader congratulates Orthodox Christians of Azerbaijan
7/1/13 Caucasus Muslims Department chief Allahshukur Pashazade has congratulated the Archbishop of Baku and Azerbaijan, Alexander and the orthodox community of Azerbaijan on Christmas. "On ... Read More
The Jordan River
Konstantinos Koutroubas -5/1/13 The Jordan River St. Matthew 3:13-17 At that time cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. ... Read More
Orthodox Christians to march for life on eve of Metropolitan Tikhon’s enthronement
WASHINGTON, DC - 5/1/2013 On Friday, January 25, 2013—the eve of the enthronement of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon at Saint Nicholas Cathedral here—Orthodox Christians from ... 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
Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Mark St. Stephen
27/12/12 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks Thursday the Day of Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr and first archdeacon in the Jerusalem Community Church. The ... Read More
For Orthodox Christians, Christmas a time of reflection, not ‘entertainment’
22/12/12 Orthodox icons of the birth of Jesus are not like those in Catholic and Protestant churches. "We do not focus on a magic baby ... 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
A new spokesman
18/12/12 AT A time when things are looking dire for Christians in the Middle East, they have acquired an articulate new spokesman who is also ... Read More
Attacks on church pre-revolution reminder – Patriarch
5/12/12 In a speech to a group of Cossack commanders, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church has warned the recent string of attacks on ... Read More
Orthodox Leader Deepens Progressive Stance on Environment
MARLISE SIMONS - 4/12/2012 At a conference near Istanbul last June, the chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall spoke about the endangered habitat of what she called “our ... Read More
Orthodox Bulgarians Mark Christian Family Day
20/11/2012 Bulgarian Orthodox Christians mark Wednesday the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin, a day traditionally dedicated to the Christian familyand youth. The liturgical feast is also celebrated by the ... Read More
Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan addressed Muslims ahead of Eid al-Adha
25/10/2012 Representatives of different religious denominations are congratulating Muslims of Kazakhstan on the occasion of the holy holiday of Eid al-Adha. Orthodoxy is the second ... Read More
Bulgarian Orthodox Christians Celebrate Petkovden
15/10/2012 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church celebrates Petkovden on Sunday, October 14, a day that marks the beginning of the winter in the country. On this ... Read More
Orthodox Christians will have space of their own at West Roxbury cemetery
From left, Bishop John Abdalah of the Antiochian Orthodox Diocese of Worcester and New England, Metropolitan Hilarion of the First Hierarch of the Russian Church ... Read More