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Skull of apostle Matthew revealed during church celebration

obl- November 10, 2012

By Reuters Cairo – 10/11/2012 A fragment of the skull of Apostle Matthew is placed on display in a Greek-Orthodox church in Cairo, on Thursday, ... Read More

Historic Orthodox Church to be demolished, not restored

obl- November 8, 2012

ISTANBUL – 9/11/2012 The decision to demolish a 232-year-old  Orthodox  Church in the Bodrum district of the western province of Muğla has surprised locals who ... Read More

Historic Orthodox Church to be demolished, not restored

obl- November 8, 2012

ISTANBUL – 9/11/2012 The decision to demolish a 232-year-old  Orthodox  Church in the Bodrum district of the western province of Muğla has surprised locals who ... Read More

Thousands of Bulgarians pay last respects to their patriarch

obl- November 8, 2012

8/11/2012 -  BY VESELIN TOSHKOV, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SOFIA, Bulgaria – Thousands of mourners waited for hours on Thursday to pay their respects to the ... Read More

Thousands of Bulgarians pay last respects to their patriarch

obl- November 8, 2012

8/11/2012 -  BY VESELIN TOSHKOV, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SOFIA, Bulgaria – Thousands of mourners waited for hours on Thursday to pay their respects to the ... Read More

Metropolitan Hilarion seeks legal assessment of Lenin’s speeches

obl- November 8, 2012

New York, November 8, Interfax – Metropolitan Hilarion, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, has supported the idea of investigating whether ... Read More

A post-election lesson for Americans from Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church

obl- November 8, 2012

Brad Hirschfield 8/11/2012 The election is over and now the real work begins. Today is not fundamentally about  Republicans and Democrats . It is not ... Read More

Bulgarian President, PM Mourn Patriarch Maxim

obl- November 8, 2012

8/11/2012 Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev and PM Boyko Borisov have sent letters of condolences to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church on the ... Read More

St. Vladimir’s and St. Tikhon’s Choirs Open Icon Exhibit at Villanova University

obl- November 8, 2012

8/11/2012 – USA View a photo gallery of the exhibit opening An exhibit entitled “Icon: The Way to the Kingdom,” will run until December 16 ... Read More

Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria Enters Eternal Rest

obl- November 6, 2012

Associated Press 6/11/2012 SOFIA, Bulgaria –  Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria, who weathered a revolt over his communist-era ties to lead the Balkan country’s Orthodox Christians ... Read More