Christian world
Monks of monastery of Tvrdos helped in fire fighting
20. July 2012 - 15:25
Besides firemen and locals, also monks of the Tvrdos monastery and employees of the "Tvrdos Monastery Cellars" participated in fire fighting in an area of the village of Duzi. This is not the first time that the brotherhood of the monastery of Tvrdos helps in fire fighting in Herzegovina.
Riza July Vestment Specials
9. July 2012 - 9:29
We are very pleased to announce that RIZA has launched a new collection of a very special range of vestments which was previewed at the recent Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America Clergy Laity Congress in Phoenix Arizona. Encouraged by the overwhelmingly positive response we received to our collection of median priced machine embroidered vestments, we have decided to extend our special offer on a number of items from the newly launched range.
Monastic life in the Judean Wilderness
6. July 2012 - 12:41
From the fourth through the seventh centuries A.D., a form of Christian religious devotion flourished in Palestine known as desert monasticism.
Drawing upon biblical descriptions of Elijah (1 Kings 17), John the Baptist (Matthew 3), and Jesus, thousands of devoted Christians departed into the wilderness, becoming hermits seeking the presence of God in solitude (Mark 1).
Paradoxically, this exodus into the wilderness began in the fourth century as Christianity was becoming the official religion of the Roman empire.
The role of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the preservation of identity of Diaspora
8. June 2012 - 14:10
Serbian Unity Congress and the Ministry for Religion and Diaspora organized a Round table discussion with the topic "The role of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the preservation of identity of Diaspora" on Monday, 21st of May.
Bishop Irinej visits refugees and displaced families in Belgrade
31. May 2012 - 9:24
During his stay in Serbia, His Grace Bishop Irinej visited a newly constructed building for the social housing in a supportive environment in Veliki Mokri Lug in Belgrade's municipality of Zvezdara. Eleven refugees and nine internally displaced families who have lived until recently in collective centres in Belgrade, on April 20, 2012 moved into flats in Veliki Mokri Lug.
Photo: Orthodox Holy Week and Paschal Snaps Worldwide – 2012
20. April 2012 - 12:13
Photo 1/ Jerusalem: Worshipers hold candles as they take part in the Christian Orthodox Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Old city April 14, 2012.
Photo 2/ Orthodox Christian worshippers take part in the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City at midnight on April 15, 2012.
Photo 3/ Palestine: Palestinian Christian girls take part in the Holy Fire procession during Orthodox Easter holiday in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Photo 4/ Constantinople: His All-Holiness blesses the beginning of the process of sanctification of the Holy Myron in a special office on 9th April 2012.
