Paschal message from John X and Ephrem II
18. April 2017 - 16:48
Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East
Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and all the East
Paschal message
Beloved spiritual brethren and children, Christ is risen, truly He is risen. Christ is risen and the East is bleeding. Christ is risen and our people of all faiths pay with their own lives the cost exacted from selfish interest. Christ is risen and the destiny of our brother-archbishops Paul and John is still unclear. Pascha falls this year close to the day of their abduction, the twenty-second of April. This fourth anniversary is perhaps the most appropriate time for us to raise our voice once more, and to put in the ears of our believers and of all the world the voice of our pain in the Church of Antioch, and the voice of all those who are afflicted in this East.
His Holiness Aram I appoints Arhbishop Khoren Toghramadjian Pontifical Vicar of Cyprus
18. April 2017 - 15:42
11 April 2017. His Holiness Aram I announced the appointment of Archbishop Khoren Toghtamadjian as Pontifical Vicar of Cyprus. The Archbishop assumes this responsibility after serving as Staff Bearer, teacher in the Armenian schools, Supervisor and Vice Dean of the Seminary, Diocesan Bishop of Thessaloniki (1995-2004) and Prelate of the Diocese of Greece (2004-2017).
Catholicos Aram I expressed his confidence that Archbishop Khoren will continue serving the Armenian Church as Pontifical Vicar of Cyprus with the same commitment he has shown in his previous positions.
Metropolitan Porfirije congratulated Easter to Zagreb Archbishop Bozanic
18. April 2017 - 10:33His Eminence Dr. Porfirije, Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Zagreb-Ljubljana, sent an Easter message to the Archbishop of Zagreb, His Eminence Cardinal Josip Bozanic and all the faithful of the Catholic Church:
- Your Eminence Cardinal, wishing most sincerely and brotherly that You may spend the forth-coming feast-days in peace, joy and love, I congratulate to You, Your clergy, all your colleagues and to all the faithful of the Catholic Church a Happy and God blessed greatest Christian Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord and greet You with the most joyous greeting:
Christ is Risen - Indeed He is Risen!
Thousands to walk Via Dolorosa today in Jerusalem with prayer for Ukraine
15. April 2017 - 17:32
Orthodox believers from Ukraine and various corners of the earth will walk the Via Dolorosa, or Way of Sorrow, bearing copies of famous wonderworking icons of the Mother of God from Ukraine, reports the site of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
“Every year, on Holy Friday in Jerusalem they have a cross procession along those streets where the feet of Christ the Savior stepped, Who bore His heavy Cross. The rite of this procession is celebrated every year, headed by His Beatitude the Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine,” said Met. Anthony (Pakanich), Chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Churches in Southern Egypt to Curtail Easter Celebrations After Deadly Bombings
13. April 2017 - 22:10
Several Egyptian churches in the southern city of Minya said on Tuesday that they will cut back on Easter festivities in solidarity with the families of 45 Coptic Christians killed in the attacks in Egypt’s northern cities of Tanta and Alexandria earlier this week. The Minya Coptic Orthodox Diocese said in a statement that, in mourning for victims of the twin terror attacks during Palm Sunday ceremonies, their celebrations will be limited to the liturgical prayers.
