Orthodox Church News

Like Fundamentalist Christians, Orthodox Jews consider homosexuality "an abomination" . Indeed, it is a particularly evil one, among those human sins that the Bible proclaims caused the Lord to rain his fiery wrath upon Sodom.

His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, world Orthodox leader, said that official theological dialogues with Lutherans in the United States will continue, along with a longstanding global dialogue with Lutherans.

The Russian Orthodox Church is praying for the departed on Meatfare Saturday, which this year falls on February 6. Meatfare Saturday is one of several Memorial Saturdays, or Saturdays of the Departed, dedicated to remembrance of the dead in the liturgical year.

On All Souls' Day, the services for the Faithful Departed are held at the cemetery, the church or at home.

GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA 8-10 East 79th St. New York, NY 10075-0106 * Tel: 570-3530 Fax: 774-0237 www.goarch.org - Email: communications@goarch.org Fifth National Young Adult Pilgrimage to the Holy Lands NEW YORK ? The National Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministries is pleased to announce its 5th National Young Adult ...

Greek Orthodox congregation puts on event today through Sunday. PIERRE DUCHARME THE LEDGER Buy photo Mary Arvanites and Marilena Midgley prepare pastry packs at the St.

Haim Tabakman's new film Eyes Wide Open depicts, with seriousness and a slow intensity, the taboo homosexual relationship between an orthodox butcher and a young rabbinical student in a close-knit Jewish community in Jerusalem.

The Archbishop of Canterbury concluded a week of meetings in greater New York City by offering theological reflections to an overflow audience at St.

The president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity gave an optimistic assessment of ecumenical relations with the Oriental Orthodox churches, as he spoke in Lebanon after chairing a joint meeting of Catholic and Orthodox representatives.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, front right, kisses a cross held by new Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Kirill, during the enthronement service in Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Russia, Sunday, Feb.

Music and politics colour Greek pilgrimage to Trebizond The Ottoman empire was home to many nationalities and religions - a cultural mosaic that was splintered by nationalism and war in the 20th Century.

Sadly, his Holiness is right. Yet his complaint is not with Islam but with the secular Turkish Republic.

For Immediate Release Wednesday, January 27, 2010 St. Vladimir's receives "Unity of Orthodox Peoples Award" Contact: Deborah Belonick, Advancement Information Officer deborah@svots.edu 914-916-8313 Ext 363 American seminary receives prestigious prize from Russian Orthodox Church [SVS Communications MOSCOW, RUSSIA] - The head of the Russian Orthodox ...

Congratulating His Holiness Patriarch Irinej Gavrilovic, 80, on his election as the 45th Patriarch of influential Serbian Orthodox Church, Hindus hope that he would promote interfaith dialogue in the world.

GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE OF AMERICA 8-10 East 79th St. New York, NY 10075-0106 Tel: 570-3530 Fax: 774-0237 Web: http://www.goarch.org - Email: communications@goarch.org Greek Orthodox Archdiocese E-bulletin January 22, 2010 This is the weekly edition of the GOA E-Bulletin. For more information just click on the links below to go to the topics of ...

The new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church is urging dialogue to overcome long-standing divisions with Roman Catholics.

The unexpected election of moderate Bishop Irinej Gavrilovic of Nis as the new patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church does not mean the influence of more radical priests, like Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro, will subside.

Georgian Apostolic Orthodox Church marks the day of Saint Nino on June 1. The preachment of Christianity turned out fruitful in his life and the King of Kartli, Mirian declared it as the state religion of the nation on 326 AD.

Date : Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:18:49 +0400 RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH TO OPEN OFFICE IN YEREVAN SOON - PATRIARCH KIRILL Interfax Jan 22 2010 Russia Moscow, January 22, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has said he hopes a representation office of the Russian Orthodox Church would open soon in Armenian capital, Yerevan.

Serbian Patriarch Irinej said on Tuesday that his enthronement in the Patriarchate of Peae, in Kosovo, will be held on April 25.