Tag: World War

Armenian church reopened 100 years later

OCP- December 30, 2011

12/29/2011 The dream of Mesrob II Mutafyan who has not been able to perform his patriarchal duty due to his illness has finally come true. ... Read More

Surb Vordvots Vorotman church of Istanbul renovated

OCP- December 28, 2011

28/12/2011 The renovation of Surb Vordvots Vorotman Armenian church of Istanbul is completed, Turkish Customs and Trade Minister Hayati Yazici said, according to Ermenihaber.am news ... Read More

Remembrance of heroes of Kosovo

OCP- December 16, 2011

On 15th December celebrations took place of the 97th anniversary of the Battle of Kolubara, which was not only the greatest allied victory won during ... Read More

U.S., Kosovo sign cultural protection agreement

OCP- December 16, 2011

TANJUG 15/12/2011 WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga signed the Agreement on Protection and Preservation of Certain Cultural ... Read More

First World War and the Balkan Knot

OCP- December 10, 2011

7/12/2011 His Grace Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno attended yesterday an opening of the International Scientific Conference dedicated to political relations on the Balkans and Europe ... Read More

Church of the Assumption of Most Holy Theotokos in Pale a National Monument

OCP- November 25, 2011

Serbian Church 25/11/2011 The committee for the preservation of the national monuments of BiH declared the church of the Assumption of Most Holy Theotokos in ... Read More

Orthodox church at the gates of Purgatory

OCP- November 9, 2011

Laurenţiu Mihu 9/11/2011 In Bucharest and in Athens, the exacerbation of the economic crisis has undermined public tolerance for the privileges enjoyed by the Orthodox ... Read More

Prayerful remembrance of the suffered in Jajinci

OCP- October 5, 2011

1/10/2011 His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch served today, on October 1, 2011 in the church of Sts. Cyril and Methodius in Jajinci a memorial service ... Read More

Prayerfull remembrance on heroes of the First World War

OCP- August 3, 2011

2/8/2011 Serbian Church On the occasion of 97th anniversary of the First World War, His Grace Vicar Bishop Atanasije of Hvosno served yesterday in front ... Read More

Prayerful remembrance on the victims in Jadovno

OCP- June 29, 2011

29/6/2011 Above the Saran pit in Jadovno, His Grace Bishop Gerasim of Gornji Karlovci with the concelebration of priests and monks of the Bishopric of ... Read More

Red flag or Orthodox cross – how best to commemorate Soviet soldiers?

OCP- May 14, 2011

Author: Olga Sosnytska / ng Editor: Nancy Isenson 14.05.2011 A row has broken out over which symbol is more adequate to honor Soviet soldiers killed ... Read More

Bulgaria, Russia Mark 100th Birthday of Bulgarian Prophet Woman Vanga

OCP- February 5, 2011

31/1/2011 Bulgaria marks Monday, January 31, 2011, the 100th birthday of prophet Vanga, an anniversary widely covered in the media in Russia where the Bulgarian ... Read More

Germany returns cross stolen by Nazis

OCP- October 20, 2010

20/10/2010 BERLIN -- Germany has returned a Serb Orthodox relic, stolen by occupying Nazi troops during the Second World War. The handover ceremony was held ... Read More

SARDARAPAT BATTLE VICTORY WAS THE “YES” TO OUR SURVIVAL AS A NATION

OCP- June 3, 2010

05/30/2010 The Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia On Sunday 30 May, following the Divine Liturgy, a requiem service was held at St. Gregory the Illuminator Cathedral ... Read More

Statement of the Administrative Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

OCP- May 9, 2009

Honourable veterans of the Great Patriotic War,children of war and descendants of all the deceased, tortured in the concentration camps and abducted from Ukraine during ... Read More

Patriarch Kirill believes victory in World War II is both people’s heroism and God’s Miracle

OCP- May 9, 2009

Moscow, May 6, Interfax – Victory in World War II would have been impossible without special protection from the Lord, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and ... Read More