Bishop Atanasije Clebrates Memorial Service for the Victims of the NATO Bombings Against Serbia
24. March 2008 - 9:08
At 12:30 p.m today, the 24th of March 2008, Rt. Rev. Bishop of
Hvostno Atanasije (Rakita) is to celebrate a Memorial service in occasion of
the 9th anniversary of the NATO bombings against our country. The service in
memory of the victims of this criminal act will be held in the Church of Saint
Mark in Belgrade. with the blessing of His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Pavle.
Archbishop Hilarion of Australia and New Zealand disquieted over Australian recognition of Kosovo
21. March 2008 - 13:59
The Sydney-based spiritual leader
of the Russian Orthodox Church in Australia and spokesman for the Russian
Community in Australia, , in a letter of 13 March 2008 to
Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, noted his observance of the actions of
the Australian government, which has joined but a minority of members of the
United Nations to legitimize the regime in Kosovo, with great disquiet.
Kosovo: “If There Are Young People, There Is A Future”
20. March 2008 - 10:50IOCC Launches School Assistance Program in Kosovo's Isolated Enclaves
March
18, 2008 - Belgrade, Serbia - International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) announces a new
program to provide equipment and repairs to schools located in the most
isolated enclaves of Kosovo. This program, worth $30,000, will include repairs
and renovations to schools in Gorazdevac (Pec Municipality)
and Banje (Srbica Municipality). New equipment, including computers, will be provided for a school
in Velika Hoca (Orahovac Municipality), and science lab supplies will be provided for students in Suvo
Grlo (Srbica Municipality).
Archbishop Hilarion of the Australia and New Zealand Diocese chairман the sessions of the Synod ROCOR
20. March 2008 - 9:12
Archbishop Hilarion of the Australia and New Zealand Diocese will chair the sessions of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) until the new head of ROCOR is elected. "The name of Archbishop Hilarion, the first deputy chairman of the Synod, will be mentioned during church services in all ROCOR churches after the name of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and all Russia," a spokesman for the department said. The Bishops' Council of ROCOR is expected to elect the head of ROCOR after Orthodox Easter, which falls this year on April 27. The previous head of ROCOR, Metropolitan Laurus, died on Sunday.
Archbishop Stylianos of Australia decries global contradiction concerning Kosovo and Metohiya
18. March 2008 - 8:43
Sydney, 16 March
2008 -
Thousands of Greek Australians gathered around their Primate, His Eminence Archbishop
Stylianos of Australia, and in the presence of numerous
dignitaries, including the Premier of New South Wales, the Honourable Morris
Iemma, and other guests and spectators to celebrate the public manifestation of
Greek Independence Day (25 March 1821) in front of Sydney's famed Opera House.
In his remarks, His Eminence noted that in celebrating the struggle for the Independence of Greece and the Feast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, "we always try to make clear the importance this double celebration derives from the mere fact that it refers to ideals venerated by all people, regardless of place and time." For as the Archbishop noted, "Liberty, peace and justice have always been the presuppositions for a dignified life on our troubled and restless planet."
