Tag: ORTHODOX
CROSS-MONUMENT IS BLESSED IN THE ORTHODOX MONASTERY IN GOTSCHENDORF ON THE EVE OF THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT VICTORY
On 6 May 2015, the dedication day of the Monastery of St. George in Gotschendorf, Germany, Archbishop Feofan of Berlin and Germany officiated at the ... Read More
IOCC Responds To Victims Of Deadly Earthquake In Nepal
http://a.abcnews.com/ 27/4/15 Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — A devastating 7.9 magnitude earthquake and several powerful aftershocks have rocked the ancient city of Kathmandu, Nepal, leaving a ... Read More
FACEBOOK THREATENS TO DELETE ACCOUNTS OF ORTHODOX CLERGY
Anastasios Papapostolou - April 2015 According to an Orthodox Christian monk, Facebook is threatening to delete the accounts of Orthodox clergy who refuse to change their profile ... Read More
IOCC Assists Syrian Families Escaping Bloodshed In Idlib
http://static.euronews.com/ March-April 2015 Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — As the security and humanitarian situation in Idlib, Syria, continues to deteriorate following escalated fighting this past weekend, ... Read More
GEORGIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IS SUPPORTED BY 91% OF RESPONDENTS
http://www.atlantaserbs.com/ Pravoslavie.ru - 8/4/15 Results of the new survey research carried out by the International Republican Institute (IRI) in Georgia have been published. According to ... Read More
FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 90’S UNIATE – UKRANIAN GREEK CATHOLICS TRIED TO CAPTURE AN ORTHODOX CHURCH BY FORCE
April 2015 The official website of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has reported that an attempt at seizure of an Orthodox church was made by representatives ... Read More
MEETING OF THE HOLY SYNOD OF THE UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
April 1, 2015 – The Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church met for a regular session in the Synodal Hall of the Kiev Laura of ... Read More
SPECIAL INTER-ORTHODOX COMMISSION FOR PREPARING DOCUMENTS FOR PAN-ORTHODOX COUNCIL BEGINS ITS 3D SESSION
March 30, 2015 – The Special Inter-Orthodox Commission for preparing documents for a Pan-Orthodox Council began its 3d session at the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Orthodox ... Read More
UNIATS AND “RIGHT SECTOR” MILITANTS ATTACK ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE TERNOPIL REGION
Pravoslavie.ru - Stenka village, the Ukraine - March 2015 According to the Rector of the Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God in the ... Read More
METROPOLITAN HILARION OPENS 5TH ADVANCED COURSES FOR NEWLY-CONSECRATED BISHOPS OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH
On 23 March 2015, the 5th advanced courses for newly-consecrated bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church began with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill ... Read More
ASSEMBLY OF ORTHODOX BISHOPS IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL MEETS IN MADRID
24/3/15 Bishop Nestor of Chersonese attended a regular session of the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in Spain and Portugal, which took place on March 18, ... Read More
Hierarchs of the UOC of the USA Meet With the Ecumenical Patriarch
UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OF THE USA - March 2015 Following the conclusion of the plenary sessions of the annual meeting of the Permanent Conference of ... Read More
NEW MAGAZINE LAUNCHED BY RUSSIAN ORTHODOX ARTIST ASSOCIATION TO PROMOTE CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN ART
The Art Newspaper - March 2015 A group of Russian Orthodox artists and intellectuals has launched an arts journal in an effort to promote the role ... Read More
IOCC Assists Syrian Christians Traumatized in Deadly Attack
ww.nytimes.com February- March 2015 Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — Fleeing for their lives, more than 2,400 exhausted and traumatized Christians from northeastern Syria sought refuge in ... Read More
AN “UNWANTED CHURCH”: TERNOPIL AUTHORITIES LEVY TAXES ON ONLY ONE CHURCH: THE ORTHODOX
Pravoslavie.ru - 15/3/15 The Ternopil city council has decided to indicate an “unwanted” church, reports the press service of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (of the Moscow ... Read More
OPEN LETTER TO THE ORTHODOX FAITHFUL FROM THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN LAITY
March 2015 “… move beyond words to actions… putting our theology into practice… moving beyond what is mine and yours, to what is ours.” This ... Read More
HIERARCHS OF THREE LOCAL ORTHODOX CHURCHES CELEBRATE SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY AT ARCHDIOCESE OF ANTIOCH CATHEDRAL IN USA
On March 1, the Sunday of Orthodoxy, Bishop Ioann of Naro-Fominsk, administrator of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA, celebrated together with Metropolitan Joseph of ... Read More
MEMORIA ETERNA – MAYAN ORTHODOX REMEMBER THEIR FOUNDER
Faithful from Chiapas, Mexico gather to honor Fr. Andres’ memory The Mayan Orthodox Church - 28/2/15 “A righteous man shall be in everlasting remembrance…” ... Read More
Restoring Water Access To Gaza’s Embattled Families
http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/ IOCC - February 2015 Baltimore, MD (IOCC) — For Suha, 10, and her friend, Nada, 9, each day begins with a visit to a ... Read More
PRIMATES OF ANTIOCHIAN AND RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCHES CELEBRATE LITURGY AT CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE SAVIOUR ON FORGIVENESS SUNDAY
On 22 February 2015, Cheesefare Sunday, remembrance of Adam’s expulsion from Paradise (Sunday of Forgiveness), commemoration of the finding of the relics of St Innocent ... Read More
AD HOC INTER-ORTHODOX COMMISSION COMPLETES ITS SESSION
On 20 February 2015, the Ad Hoc Inter-Orthodox Commission for the Preparation of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church completed its second ... Read More