Theotokos Icon ‘Crying Tears of Oil’ In France

by The Editor on March 11, 2010

UK Telegraph — Esat Altindagoglu has been inundated with more than 50 visitors a day hoping to see the “miracle” at his house near Paris. The one-foot high painting was given to his wife Sevin by a Lebanese priest on her birthday in 2006, the Turkish-born salesman said. It began weeping oil on February 12 this year, and had been “crying” every day since, he claimed.

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Egyptian Court Acquits Muslim Who Beheaded a Christian

March 11, 2010

An Egyptian court in the southern city of Assuit acquitted this week four Muslims accused of killing 61-year-old Farouk Attallah on October 19, 2009. In broad daylight and in full view of witnesses, the killers fired 31 bullets to his head before beheading him, in the busy village market place of Attaleen, near Dairout, 313 kilometers south of Cairo. The dead body was then dragged in the street, accompanied by shouts of victory.

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ROCOR Metropolitan, Bishops, and Clergy Visit St. Tikhon’s Monastery

March 11, 2010

History was made on March 2, 2010, as His Eminence, Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, visited Saint Tikhon’s Monastery.

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President Obama Hosts Archbishop Demetrios at the White House

March 11, 2010

The White House hosted yesterday afternoon the Annual Greek Independence Day Celebration for the 24th consecutive year honoring the 189th Anniversary of the start of the Greek War for Independence of March 25th, 1821. This year’s celebration was scheduled earlier than the actual anniversary because the President will be traveling to Asia after March 18.

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Over 1/2 Million New Members to be Received into Orthodox Church

March 10, 2010

After months of catechetical and pastoral follow-up, the Archiepiscopal Vicar, the Right Reverend Mitered Archimandrite Dr. Andrew (Vujisi?), traveled to Guatemala in January 2010 and received Msgr. Andrés Girón and Msgr. Mihail Castellanos of the independent Iglesia Católica Ortodoxa de Guatemala (ICOG), into the Orthodox Church. At that time, guidelines were also established to facilitate the reception of the ICOG’s 527,000 members, which are overwhelmingly indigenous. The former ICOG has 334 churches in Guatemala and southern Mexico, 12 clergymen, 14 seminarians, 250 lay ministers, and 380 catechists. It also has an administrative office on 280 acres, a community college and 2 schools with 12 professors / teachers, and a monastery on 480 acres. Fourteen students from Guatemala are now enrolled in the St. Gregory Nazianzen Orthodox Theological Institute Licentiate degree program.

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Reservist Accused of Attacking Priest Won’t Be Charged

March 9, 2010

Prosecutors will not pursue charges against a Marine reservist accused of beating a Greek Orthodox priest with a tire iron. Mike Sinacore, head of the felony division of the Hillsborough County state attorney’s office, said his office reviewed the testimony of those involved and the arguments of the attorney for suspect Jasen Bruce. “After considering the law, the evidence and the information and arguments provided by defense counsel, it is evident that we cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Bruce committed a crime and acted without legal justification,” Sinacore said today.

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Metropolitan Jonah Apologizes for OCA’s Mishandling of Allegations, Promises Future Ethical Responses

March 5, 2010

Metropolitan Jonah issued a statement in response to the OCA’s mishandling of 2007 misconduct allegations, saying “I apologize, on behalf of the Orthodox Church in America, to Kristine Koumentakos and to her family, for the lack of pastoral attentiveness and sensitivity to the matters at hand.”

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US Congress Acknowledges Armenian “Genocide”

March 5, 2010

A US congressional panel has described the killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during World War I as genocide, despite White House objections. The Armenian government welcomed the vote, calling it “an important step towards the prevention of crimes against humanity”.

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Bishop Responds to Plastic Spoon Communion Controversy

March 4, 2010

A letter to the editor in The National Herald’s Feb. 20-26 issue described a practice in Vermont where allegedly the local priest was allowing parishioners to take communion from a plastic spoon which was later discarded. Concerned laity reacted strongly. The Greek Orthodox Bishop for the Vermont area, Metropolitan Methodios, late yesterday issued the following response.

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St. Vladimir’s Seminary Dean to Speak at Michigan Parishes

March 3, 2010

Archpriest John Behr, dean and professor of patristics at Saint Vladimir’s Seminary, Crestwood, NY, will speak at two Orthodox Christian parishes in the Flint area in March.

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