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Metropolitan Joseph Celebrates Milestones with Chicago Community

Metropolitan Joseph elevates Fr. MousaView the photos by Toni Milak and Sami Studio. Between January 15– 18, 2015, His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph made his first visit to Chicago as Metropolitan, to St. Mary Orthodox Church of Palos Heights, IL, to join Fr. Mousa Haddad, Fr. Malek Rihani, and their parishioners. Throughout the weekend, His Eminence…

Joint Communiqué of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Grace Archbishop Justin Welby of Canterbury

On the occasion of the official visit by the Ecumenical Patriarch to the Archbishop of Canterbury At the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew paid a formal visit to Lambeth Palace from November 2-4, 2015. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, who is based in Istanbul, Turkey, is Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome, and…

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of OCA to Visit the Church of Malankara

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, will be the chief guest of honor at the bicentenary valedictory celebrations of the Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kottayam, Kerala, India, along with in the inauguration of the 200th Memorial of Metropolitan Joseph Mar Dionysius (Pulikkottil I). The ceremony will be held on November…

Synaxis of Primates of the Orthodox Churches

Chambésy, 21-28 January 2016 COMMUNIQUÉ At the invitation of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Synaxis of Primates of the Orthodox Autocephalous Churches took place at the Orthodox Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Geneva, from 21st to 28th January, 2016. The following Primates attended: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria Patriarch Theophilos…

CONVERSION OF THE VATICAN!

Jews do not need to be converted to Christ because… Vatican City: On December 10, 2015 the Vatican issued a new directive. The members of the Roman Catholic Church should never try to convert anyone from Judaism, “because Judaism is not another religion, Jews are our elder brothers. More over the Roman Catholic Church should…

Advancing Freedom of Religion or Belief for All: Experts gather at Halki

(Courtesy of the Conference of European Churches) Press Release No: 15/34 9 September 2015 Istanbul/Heybeliada From September 7 to 9 more than 40 human rights experts from across Europe journeyed to the hilltop theological school of Halki on the Turkish island of Heybeliada. Once the heart of theological education for the Orthodox world, the school…

St. Vladimir’s Seminary to Bestow Honorary Doctorate on Metropolitan Joseph

8/15/2015 On September 14, 2015, the Board of Trustees and Faculty of St. Vladimir’s Seminary will bestow a Doctor of Divinity degree, honoris causa, on His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph, at an Academic Convocation beginning at 7 p.m. St. Vladimir’s will also award an honorary degree to His Beatitude the Most Blessed Tikhon, primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). Metropolitan…

Statement by Bishop Angelos on Brutal Murder of Coptic Christians in Libya

17/2/15 Statement by His Grace Bishop Angelos, General Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the United Kingdom following the brutal murder of Coptic Christians in Libya It is with deep feelings of sorrow and pain that we received confirmation earlier this evening of the brutal murder of Coptic Christians in Libya at the hands…

Coptic Victims Call on “Lord Jesus Christ” Before Slaughter

Raymond Ibrahim – 17/2/15 Before having their heads sliced off by the Satanic forces of the Islamic State in post “Arab Spring” Libya, some of the Coptic Christians can be seen and heard muttering “O Lord Jesus Christ,” say Arabic media. Do not be deceived: this is a war on Christians — one that began almost 1,400 years ago,…

Chapel Destroyed, Cemeteries Desecrated Busts Stolen in Kosovo:

In Serbia News- 15/2/15 KOSOVSKA MITROVICA – Several hundreds of Serbs from northern Kosovska Mitrovica visited this morning an Orthodox cemetery in the southern part of the city. They arrived with buses and private cars with police escort, and there were no incidents, Tanjug reported. They found only a few gravestones, the graves were desecrated,…

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