Hierarchs from Orthodox states attend church service in Moscow
10. March 2009 - 9:38Diplomats and hierarchs from Orthodox countries attended the Feast of Orthodoxy at the Savior Cathedral in Moscow on Sunday. The feast is celebrated on the first Sunday of Lent by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholics of the Byzantine Rite to commemorate the return of icons to the churches.
The way of celebrating March 8 proves the ideal of Orthodox woman is revived in Russia, a priest believes
10. March 2009 - 9:35Deputy Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin approves of congratulating women on the Women's Day on March 8, but urges not to break the fast for this day. "This year the secular Women's Day coincides with church Feast of Orthodoxy, the first festival day during the Lent. An Orthodox Christian can express his kind attitude to all sisters in Christ, to women in his family, in his staff and so on," the priest has told Interfax-Religion on Friday.
Second Eastern Orthodox Radio in Poland
10. March 2009 - 9:27The Internet-based medium has been founded by the Eastern Orthodox Christian diocese and targets the faithful of this denomination around the world. The website broadcasts news, sermons and liturgical music.
Pope accepts invitation to visit Holy Land says President Peres
10. March 2009 - 9:15
Official statement by President Shimon Peres in response to Pope Benedict XVI's acceptance of the President's invitation to visit the Holy Land -
May 11-15
(Communicated by the President's Spokesperson)
President Shimon Peres reacted to Pope Benedict XVI's announcement that he has accepted President Peres's invitation to come visit the Holy Land:
Symposium at Loyola Marymount University
8. March 2009 - 14:53Symposium at Loyola Marymount University will be held on March 19, at 7 pm.
The Symposium will review the conclusions of the Fourth Ecumenical Council (451 AD) which not only organized the Christian Church but also defined the nature of Jesus.
