Tag: Virgin Mary

New Excavations and Search for Holy Water At Orthodox Church in Ayvalik

OCP- January 17, 2012

By Stella Tsolakidou 16/1/2012 New archaeological excavations are being conducted at the Orthodox Church of Faneromeni in Ayvalik, a district of Balekisir, under the auspices ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Honors St Anna

OCP- December 10, 2011

9/12/2011 The Bulgarian Orthodox Church and Orthodox Bulgarians celebrate Friday, December 9th, the Day of Saint Anna. St. Anna, mother of the Virgin Mary, is ... Read More

Patriarch Preaches Respect for Parents

OCP- December 6, 2011

5/12/2011 The Catholicos Patriarch of Georgia Ilia the second spoke about importance of respecting parents. He said that parents today give a varied education to ... Read More

Russians celebrate Virgin Mary’s Presentation in the Temple

OCP- December 4, 2011

4/12/2011 Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill conducted a service at the Donskoy monastery in Moscow today on the occasion of the Day of ... Read More

Virgin Mary Appears in Jordan

OCP- November 12, 2011

12/11/2011 Amman/Jordan: Certian reports from certain sources claim the appearance of Virgin Mary/Holy Theotokos in the skies of Jordanian Capital Amman on 11th Thursday 2011 ... Read More

Vladimir Putin receives Virgin Mary ‘fertility’ relic as Russia fights abortion, population decline

OCP- October 28, 2011

BY MATTHEW CULLINAN HOFFMAN 26/10/2011 SAINT PETERSBURG, October 26, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was personally present at a St. Petersburg airport ... Read More

Russian businessman donates 70 icons worth around $1m to the Church

OCP- October 27, 2011

By Sophia Kishkovsky 26/10/2011 Sergei Shmakov has spent over a year tracking down the works, which were removed from Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution and ... Read More

Virgin Mary Appears in Egypt

OCP- October 22, 2011

The appearance of Virgin Mary in Maspero-Cairo & Al Menia 22/10/2011 Special Report by Antonios Ramzi for OCP Media Network It is reported that, after ... Read More

Bulgarian Orthodox Church Calls for Peace, Justice Amid Ethnic Unrest

OCP- October 2, 2011

2/10/2011 Plovdiv metropolitan bishop Nikolay is holding a service Sunday in the village of Katunitsa near Plovdiv, the site that has sparked a week of ... Read More

Pictures From Orthodox Abkhazia

OCP- September 16, 2011

16/9/2011 16/9/2011 Orthodoxy in Abkhazia Click to read more about Abkhazian Orthodox Church Orthodoxy in Abkhazia Source: Read More

Hundreds of Orthodox pilgrims gather for second service at Sümela Monastery

OCP- August 15, 2011

TODAYSZAMAN 15/8/2011 Nearly 1,000 Orthodox Christians gathered for a historic service at Sümela Monastery in the Black Sea coastal province of Trabzon early Monday, marking ... Read More

Should Women be Allowed on Holy Mount Athos?

OCP- July 13, 2011

Sasa Milosevic 7/12/11 Tradition holds Mount Athos, a spiritual oasis on the Grecian peninsula of Halkidiki, was a gift of God to the Virgin Mary. ... Read More

Islamists Drive Cairo Church Shut Down

OCP- May 24, 2011

Compass Direct News 23/5/2011 Hundreds of Muslims, angered by the prospect of a government-closed church re-opening in their neighborhood, protested outside the church yesterday, causing ... Read More

Authorities, Islamists in Egypt Stop Church from Re-Opening

OCP- May 22, 2011

20/5/2011 Egyptian officials bow to Islamic pressure to keep Orthodox building closed. CAIRO, Egypt, May 20 (CDN) — Hundreds of Muslims, angered by the prospect ... Read More

Special blessing service for women on April 7

OCP- April 6, 2011

On April 7, the Armenian Church celebrates one of its greatest feasts - the Annunciation to St. Mary. Upon the Pontifical order of His Holiness ... Read More

Tourist Interest in Perperikon and Tatul

OCP- April 3, 2011

Irina Angeleova 3/4/2011 A lot of Bulgarians have chosen the Eastern Rhodopes as a destination for the Easter holidays. The visitors are attracted by both ... Read More

Syrian Church Looks to Renovate Former Sisters of Charity Building

OCP- February 10, 2011

10/2/2011 By Myles Ma The Syriac Orthodox Church's plans to construct a garage edition, renovate the interior and build a new cathedral, classrooms and assembly ... Read More

Jesus’ Great-Grandmother Identified

OCP- December 14, 2010

By Jennifer Viegas 9/12/2010 Medieval legends suggest that Ismeria, a descendent of the tribe of King David, was the grandmother of the Virgin Mary. THE ... Read More

Long lost Jesus icon in Kremlin restored to View

OCP- August 29, 2010

28/8/2010 (Reuters) - An icon of Jesus embedded in a Kremlin gate used by Soviet leaders but bricked over in the 1930s during communist times ... Read More

Encyclical for The Feast of the Annunciation and Day of Greek Independence March 25, 2009

OCP- March 22, 2009

To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek ... Read More