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Metropolitan Philip II

obl- April 3, 2013

3/4/13 “He alone can in truth call himself sovereign who is master of himself, who is not subject to his passions and conquers by charity.” ... Read More

Olympic champion gives his medal to the “Paramythia” Icon of the Mother of God

obl- April 3, 2013

3/4/13 On March 27, the Olympic champion Ilias Iliadis visited the Vatopedi Monastery on the Holy mountain of Athos where during his meeting with the ... Read More

Armenian church in Turkey rings bell for first time in nearly 100 years

obl- April 2, 2013

DİYARBAKIR / ANKARA – Doğan News Agency – 2/4/13 The Armenian community has rung the bells of Diyarbakır’s Surp Giragos Armenian Church for the first ... Read More

Armenian church in Turkey rings bell for first time in nearly 100 years

obl- April 2, 2013

DİYARBAKIR / ANKARA – Doğan News Agency – 2/4/13 The Armenian community has rung the bells of Diyarbakır’s Surp Giragos Armenian Church for the first ... Read More

Russian army introduces the flying Orthodox church-in-a-box

obl- April 2, 2013

Oliver Wainwright  - 2/4/13 The latest addition to the Russian military arsenal takes the form of an airborne church complete with parachuting priests. The Russian ... Read More

No religious split-lines, ROC says to Abkhaz

obl- April 1, 2013

1/4/13 Tbilisi, DFWatch – Abkhaz de facto leader was evidently informed that Russian Orthodox Church, unlike the Kremlin which recognized Abkhazia as an independent country, ... Read More

No religious split-lines, ROC says to Abkhaz

obl- April 1, 2013

1/4/13 Tbilisi, DFWatch – Abkhaz de facto leader was evidently informed that Russian Orthodox Church, unlike the Kremlin which recognized Abkhazia as an independent country, ... Read More

Cyprian Archbishop Calls On Central Bank’s Head, Finance Minister To Resign

obl- April 1, 2013

By VOR  - 1/4/13 The head of Cyprus’s Orthodox Christian Church Archbishop Chrysostom II has called on the Chairman of the country’s Central Bank Panikos ... Read More

Word of the Day / Pascha

obl- April 1, 2013

Shoshana Kordova – 1/4/13 As Christians around the world celebrate what they believe to be the resurrection of Jesus, let’s talk about what to call ... Read More