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Bashar Assad Meets new Greek Orthodox Leader
Naharnet Newsdesk 12/2/13 President Bashar Assad met on Monday with Greek Orthodox Patriarch Yuhanna X Yazigi, state media reported, a day after the newly-enthroned leader ... Read More
The Old Orthodox Bishop of Rome Announces Resignation
12/2/13 Vatican/Global: The Old Orthodox Bishop or Rome or Bishop of Rome Pope Benedict XVI has announced his resignation over aging and declining health. His ... Read More
Patriarch hopes Serbs, Albanians will reconcile soon
11/2/13 PRIZREN — Serbian Patriarch Irinej stated in Prizren on Thursday that he hopes that Serbs and Albanians “will reconcile soon and live together as ... Read More
New Greek Orthodox Patriarch enthroned in Syria
Patriarch John X of Antioch and All East The Associated Press – 10/2/13 DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria’s Greek Orthodox Church enthroned a new patriarch during ... Read More
Armenian book’s divine breath through the ages
Georgiy Saakov - 8/2/2013 Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The very first hand-written Armenian book that came to be known as “Astvatsashunch” (“The divine breath”) was the ... Read More
The Significance of Orthodox Christianity
John Peterson, Demand Media 9/2/13 The significance of Orthodox Christianity is twofold. The first is its ability to provide insights into the history of early ... Read More
Egypt’s Coptic Leader: ‘Christians Are Not a Minority in Terms of Value to the Nation’
By Katherine Weber , Christian Post Reporter 9/2/13 Pope Tawadros II, Egypt’s Coptic leader, has issued an uncharacteristically sharp assessment of the North African country’s ... Read More
Roman Catholic Nun Received into Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church of Pakistan OCP News Service 9/2/13 Sindh-Hyderabad: A Roman Catholic nun, Mother Philomena was recently received into the Orthodox Church by Father ... Read More
Joy of the Presentation of the Lord at the Romanian Patriarchate
On 2 February, every year, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Presentation of the Lord. On the occasion of this great royal feast, the Divine Liturgy ... Read More
Joy of the Presentation of the Lord at the Romanian Patriarchate
On 2 February, every year, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Presentation of the Lord. On the occasion of this great royal feast, the Divine Liturgy ... Read More