His Holiness Patriarch Kirill presented church awards to Russia’s ambassador to China and to a number of Russian diplomats

OCP — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:35:43 PDT

The Chinese Orthodox Church English translation by Nina Tkachuk Dimas 20/5/13 On May 12, 2013 at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the People’s Republic there was a meeting of His Holiness...

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Georgia Patriarch Calls For Calm After Orthodox Groups Thwart Gay Rights Rally

OCP — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:15 PDT

18/5/13 (Civil.Ge) — The head of the Georgian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Ilia II, has called for calm after violence that erupted after aggressive anti-gay protesters, led by Orthodox clergy,...

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Bulgarian Patriarch: Kids Need to Know More about Orthodox Christianity

OCP — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:08:02 PDT

19/5/13 Bulgarian kids should have the opportunity to learn about their Orthodox Christian heritage, stated Bulgarian Orthodox Church Patriarch Neofit. Sunday Neofit extended an address to the...

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Ukrainian church will honor jakes who battled November fire

OCP — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:06:50 PDT

BY JOSEPH B. NADEAU – 19/5/13 WOONSOCKET – The St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church community is still recovering from the November fire that heavily-damaged its ornate 70-year-old granite and...

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St. Tikhon’s Monastery to host 109th annual pilgrimage

OCP — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:59:55 PDT

19/5/13 The 109th Memorial Day Pilgrimage to St. Tikhon’s Monastery/Seminary in Waymart will begin Friday at 3:45 p.m. when Metropolitan Tikhon greets visiting hierarchs at the Monastery...

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May 19, Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day

OCP — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:57:32 PDT

Stella Tsolakidou - 19/5/13 In 1994, May 19 was selected by the Greek parliament as the day to commemorate the Pontian Greek Genocide by the Turks. The Pontic Genocide is one of the darkest moments...

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WEA Works on Behalf of Christians Facing Discrimination, The Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church Thanks

OCP — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:53:30 PDT

By World Evangelical Alliance – Crossmap 19/5/13 The Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, Ignatius Zakka I., along with several bishops and archbishops of his church, has publicly thanked the...

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An orthodox view: A closer look at the Eastern Orthodox church in Normal

OCP — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:46:18 PDT

By Kenneth Lowe klowe@pantagraph.com - 19/5/13 NORMAL — Ginny Bartges kissed one of the many holy icons at Holy Apostles Orthodox Church as she entered the chapel. Such prevalent icons are just...

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Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Act Introduced in U.S. House of Representatives

OCP — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:23:52 PDT

18/5/13 WASHINGTON– As Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Erdogan continues his official U.S. state visit, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives introduced the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice...

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Clashes between Muslims and Christians leave one dead and dozens injured in Egyptian city of Alexandria

OCP — Sat, 18 May 2013 02:22:07 PDT

18/5/13 One person died and dozens were wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians late Friday night outside a Coptic church in Egypt’s second city, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported,...

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The church that St. Thomas built

OCP — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:07:44 PDT

Nita Sathyendran – 18/5/13 The Indian Malankara Orthodox Church In the midst of a quiet village, Nita Sathyendran finds Arapally, a heritage church believed to have been consecrated by St. Thomas...

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Archbishop Hanna: Occupiers of Palestine Are Seeking Syria’s Destruction

OCP — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:57:13 PDT

18/5/13 OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (SANA) – In solidarity with the abducted Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Aleppo and Iskenderun, Bishop Paul Yazigi, and the Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan of Aleppo, Bishop...

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Norwich Syrian Orthodox Christians celebrate St George

OCP — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:50:28 PDT

18/5/13 Norfolk members of one of the oldest Christian denominations in the world – the Syrian Orthodox Church – celebrated the feast St George, a major festival in their yearly calendar at the...

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Russian Activist Fined in Orthodox Church Slur Case

OCP — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:21:20 PDT

MOSCOW, May 17 (RIA Novosti/RAPSI) – A Moscow court fined the head of a consumer rights group 100,000 rubles (about $3,200) on Friday for libeling a Russian religious foundation. In an interview...

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Metropolitan Vladimir pleads that Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca does not authorize gay pride

OCP — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:12:05 PDT

The Moldovan Orthodox Church – Moscow Patriarchate 17/5/13 His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir addressed a message to General Mayor of Chisinau, Mr. Dorin Chirtoaca, pleading that the authorities...

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UN officials visit the Metropolis of Moldova

OCP — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:09:29 PDT

14/5/13 His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir had a meeting this afternoon with Ms. Nicola Harrington Buhay, UN Resident Coordinator and Permanent Representatives of the UNDP in Moldova. The UN...

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Patriarch and president meet and urge “unity”

OCP — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:05:38 PDT

TANJUG – 13/5/13 BELGRADE — Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej and President Tomislav Nikolić met on Monday and urged “absolute unity and responsibility”. This is necessary “in the...

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Ecumenical Patriarchate, European bishops to commemorate Edict of Milan

OCP — Fri, 17 May 2013 02:03:16 PDT

17/5/13 The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, in conjunction with the Council of the Bishops’ Conferences of Europe (CCEE), is commemorating the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan by...

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Church to create new jobs

OCP — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:58:11 PDT

May – 2013 – CYPRUS PAPHOS – The Church of Cyprus is planning development projects worth millions of euros that will create thousands of jobs, Archbishop Chrysostomos said on Monday. Speaking on...

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Church urges people to engage in charitable activities

OCP — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:55:45 PDT

May – 2013 CYPRUS THE COUNTRY’S deep economic difficulties give people the opportunity to engage in charitable activity, Archbishop Chrysostomos II said in his Easter message reiterating the...

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