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Cette session était prévue pour le 10 septembre et devait trouver une solution au problème de la situation de l'Eglise ukrainienne. Désormais la date de cette session a été reportée aux et 9 et 10 octobre.
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LONDON (AP) — The Russian hackers indicted by the U.S. special prosecutor last month have spent years trying to steal the private correspondence of some of the world’s most senior Orthodox Christian figures, The Associated Press has found,

Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) is actively considering a special meeting of the Holy Assembly of Bishops with Kosovo and Metohija as the main topic.
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople have discussed the establishment of a unified local Orthodox church in Ukraine in a telephone conversation.
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In a letter the Chaldean primate recalls the sufferings and persecutions of community in the last decade. He calls for future "guarantees" and a "common foundation" based on equal citizenship. The challenge of emigration, can only be defeated by restoring a social and political fabric on which to rebuild life.
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No delegation from Iraq will be present at the global event being held in Ireland. About 20 families were ready to leave from Erbil, Baghdad and Basra. But the embassies rejected their visa applications. Auxiliary of Baghdad: "We are not fanatics or terrorists". Even today in Iraq the family plays a central role, but government and political aid is lacking.
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Se référant au site ukrainien LB.ua l’agence russe Interfax a publié une information selon laquelle l’examen de la « question ukrainienne » qui devait avoir lieu lors de la session de septembre du Saint-Synode du Patriarcat de Constantinople, serait reporté au mois d’octobre. « Il convient maintenant d’attendre son règlement au minimum jusqu’au mois d’octobre » est-il mentionné sur le site ukrainien.
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«The crisis of the family is devastating, we need to go back to the origin, to God's project, to the model of the Holy Family. That's why so many families come to Medjugorje». These are the words of archbishop Henryk Hoser, Permanent Apostolic Visitor to the

A new painting of the Coptic martyrs in Libya hung in their home church in Minya, Egypt. (not my photo)
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Ufa, August 21, Interfax - Central Muslim Spiritual Board chairman and Russian Chief Mufti Talgat Tajuddin has called on the international community to provide humanitarian aid to Syria.

Egypt’s Public Prosecution office in Alexandria referred on Sunday two monks to criminal trial over the murder of Bishop Epiphanius, head of the Saint Macarius Monastery at Wadi al-Natroun.

CAIRO - Two Christian monks have been sent to trial over the killing of a bishop in an Egyptian desert monastery last month, Alexandria's public prosecutor said on Sunday.

An editorial in the state newspaper praises the repressive policies implemented in the region against the Uyghurs. Xinjiang has avoided becoming like "the Syria or Libya of China". Un Commission Report denounces a million Muslims locked up in internment camps.  ...  read more

In the month of September the Pope will be visiting the three Baltic States: his first destination is Lithuania, followed by Latvia and Estonia. The director of the department for relations with the media of the Estonian Apostolic Administration spoke with SIR about the expectations and preparations in view of the meeting with Francis:...  read more

The essay on Christian-Jewish relations by Pope Emeritus Benedict that was published in Communio magazine last month has continued to provoke the anger of Jewish leaders.
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The visit of, the Head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, to the United States began on August 6. The Hierarch will hold a series of important meetings in Baltimore, Stamford, Stockton, and Philadelphia. The visit will end on August 22, the Department of Information of the UGCC reports.
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The move has prompted speculation over the monk's connection to the death of Bishop Epiphanius, who was an ally of Pope Tawadros II. Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, has defrocked a monk following investigations into the suspicious murder of a prominent bishop in a monastery northwest of Cairo last week.
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Moscow, August 6, Interfax - Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will hold a meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in Istanbul on August 31, the Synodal Department for Church, Society and Media Relations said on Monday.

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia will hold a meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople in Istanbul on August 31, the Synodal Department for Church, Society and Media Relations said

After several days of tension in the north of Kosovo, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held a session of the National Security Council and talked to Patriarch Irinej of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
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PARIS (RNS) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013, is being accused of fostering anti-Semitism after publishing a controversial essay in a German-language theological journal.

A session of the Episcopate Assembly of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to be held on September 1-3, reports fanarion.blogspot. The reason for the meeting is indicated as “the issues concerning the Mother Church and Orthodoxy will be considered.”
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His Beatitude Theodoros, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, came to Moscow for the 1030th anniversary of the Baptism of Rus’ and spent in Russia more than one day. He spoke about his visit, the view held by one of the

Metropolitan Emmanuel stressed the Ecumenical Patriarchate "will not allow those who hate the truth to make their devilry here in Ukraine."Representative of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Metropolitan of France Emmanuel has

(Peter Anderson) This is a very short report with a fuller report to come tomorrow.  Metropolitan Emmanuel of France (Ecumenical Patriarchate) met with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko this afternoon.  The Metropolitan presented to

The head of the Arab Joint List Alliance at the Israeli Knesset (Parliament), Ayman Odeh, described the passing of the racist Jewish Nation-state Law as “the death of our democracy.”.Did Odeh truly believe that, prior to this law, he had lived in

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Formally Declares an end to the 27-Year-Old Schism, and recognizes one Holy Synod, and two Canonical Patriarchs. Amid great pomp and jubilation at Washington D.C.’s Debre Mihret St. Michael’s Cathedral, assembled hierarchs of the Ethiopian

The important anniversary is being celebrated with an intense program of events. The notes of Verdi’s Requiem resonate against the backdrop of Belogradcik’s rocks thanks to the orchestra of Sofia’s Opera Theatre.
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The editor-in-chief of the leading Croatian political weekly writes that the Vatican, by all means, has already cleared the cardinal Josip Bozanić from the office of the Archbishop of Zagreb.
But may be nacessary to wait the end of this year to know te new Arcbishop; probably Drazen Kutlesa?
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The nature of Eastern Siberia was the backdrop of the national meeting that takes place every three years. Youths under 30 were accompanied by four bishops, including the nuncio, Msgr. Celestino Migliore, and numerous priests and nuns.  read more