Tag: Virgin Mary
New Excavations and Search for Holy Water At Orthodox Church in Ayvalik
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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