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Will Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia meet with Pope Benedict XVI? Please put your opinion by comment posting  more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Archbishop lawyers accuse newspaper of trying to discredit church

Three lawyers of the Archbishop of Tomis, Teodosie, said on Wednesday that their client benefits from the presumption of innocence and accused daily ‘Romania libera’ of trying to discredit the Romanian Orthodox Church, according to Realitatea TV. Teodosie will be probed for taking bribes after ‘Romania libera’ published an investigative report showing that the Archbishop accepted money from an undercover reporter.  more....

 

 

 

 

Remember when 'icon' meant something

Icon started life as the Greek eikon, an image or likeness. It was used in the first millennium AD to describe the likenesses of Christ, the Virgin Mary and saints as they appeared in paintings or mosaics. This led to a fierce campaign in the Byzantine Empire during the 700s to haul the icons from the Eastern Church (the Holy Orthodox Catholic Apostolic Eastern Church  more....

 

 

Eastern Orthodox services now available in St. George

Although the congregation does not have a building of its own, subdeacon Chris Kopoew, who will lead the services, says the Rev. Dr. Catherine Gregg, priest at Grace Episcopal Church in St. George, is allowing the group to meet in the small chapel in her congregation's building at 1072 E. 900 South.  more....