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Relics of Saint Nicholas brought to Moscow
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST:ASSOCIATED PRESS - AP CLIENTS ONLYMoscow - 21 May 20171. Various of the service before relics brought in2. Image of St Nicholas3. Various of the service before relics brought in4. Various of...
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Pres. Vucic nominates first gay Serbian PM
Serbia's president on Thursday nominated the highly conservative country's first openly gay prime minister, a move that is likely to infuriate the Christian Orthodox church and ultranationalists.Aleksandar Vucic announced that Ana...
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Russia's Old Believers preserve traditional ways of worship
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Russian Old Believers, descendants of dissident Christians who split from the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century, are preserving their traditions which date back to medieval times.
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Russia's Old Believers preserve traditional ways of worship
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Russian Old Believers, descendants of dissident Christians who split from the Russian Orthodox Church in the 17th century, are preserving their traditions which date back to medieval times.
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Romanian bishop quits over sex video
A Romanian bishop who was seen on video engaging in sexual acts with a male student resigned on Friday, the Romanian Orthodox Church said.
The patriarchy said the Bishop of Husi, Corneliu Barladeanu, 51, had decided to step...
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Russian Patriarch of Moscow visits Romania
Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church on Friday attended a church service celebrating ten years since Patriarch Daniel was elected head of the Romanian Orthodox church.
Kirill and Daniel led the service, joined...
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Christian Arabs demand resignation of Patriarch after selling church land to Israel
Dozens of Christian Arabs have protested against the Greek Orthodox patriarch of the Holy Land, demanding the resignation of Theophilos III for allegedly selling church land to Israelis.
Some 50 demonstrators rallied...
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Christian Arabs demand resignation of Patriarch after selling church land to Israel
Dozens of Christian Arabs have protested against the Greek Orthodox patriarch of the Holy Land, demanding the resignation of Theophilos III for allegedly selling church land to Israelis.
Some 50 demonstrators rallied...
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Hungarian president visits Jordan River baptism site
Hungarian President Janos Ader and his wife Anita Herczegh on Tuesday visited Al-Maghtas in Jordan, where Christians believe Jesus Christ was baptised.
The stood by the River Jordan and later visited the Orthodox churches...
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Putin condemns Soviet-era political repressions
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday strongly denounced Soviet-era political repressions, describing them as a crime that should never be forgotten.
Speaking at the opening of a memorial to the victims of purges,...
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Jordan's King Abdullah joins religious leaders at holy site for Xmas wishes
Religious leaders from different churches around the Middle East joined King Abdullah II Sunday for a public gathering at a religious site in Jordan ahead of Christmas celebrations.
The gathering came after United States...
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Patriarch leads Greek Orthodox Christians in Epiphany celebrations
The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians held a traditional ceremony to mark the baptism of Jesus Christ on Saturday by throwing a wooden cross into Istanbul's Golden Horn estuary.
Ecumenical Patriarch...
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Egyptian orthodox christians celebrate Christmas eve
Coptic Christians in Cairo celebrated Christmas on Saturday by attending Christmas Mass amid tight security.
Tens of thousands of soldiers and police were deployed across Egypt to protect minority Christians and their...
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Hundreds of babies are baptised in mass ceremony
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Hundreds of babies have been baptised in a mass ceremony in Tbilisi, to coincide with celebrations marking Orthodox Epiphany.
The leader of Georgia's Orthodox church Patriarch Ilia II will be...
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Belgrade residents prepare to celebrate Orthodox Christmas
Belgrade residents prepared for Christmas celebrations on Thursday.
In accordance with the Julian calendar, the Serbian Orthodox Church and its believers are celebrating Christmas Eve on January 6 this year.
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Armenians take Christmas mass in Iraq
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Armenian Orthodox worshippers gathered at Virgin Mary Church of Armenian Orthodox on Saturday to celebrate Christmas Eve in Zakho-Dohuk.
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A Christian church in northern Iraq....
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Palestinians protest against Greek patriarch over alleged land deals
Dozens of Palestinians on Saturday protested the arrival of the Greek Orthodox patriarch of the Holy Land to celebrate Orthodox Christmas in Bethlehem.
The protesters scuffled with Palestinian police and church supporters...
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Faithful commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ
Greek-Orthodox Christians and faithful from other Eastern Churches attended an annual ceremony at the River Jordan on Thursday, to commemorate the baptism of Jesus Christ.
Hundreds of pilgrims arrived at the Qasr al-Yahud...
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Russia FM Lavrov in Belgrade to celebrate bilateral ties
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended the presentation of the mosaic at Saint Sava temple in Belgrade on Thursday, together with Serbian Patriarch Irinej.
The 40-ton mosaic,...
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Orthodox Christians mark Good Friday with procession to Sepulchre
Holding wooden crosses, thousands of Orthodox Christian pilgrims marked Good Friday in the Old City of Jerusalem.
Pilgrims from countries as varied as Egypt, Romania, Russian, Serbia and Ethiopia were among those who made...
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Holy Fire ceremony at Church of Holy Sepulchre
Thousands of Christians gathered in Jerusalem for an ancient fire ceremony that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.
In a ritual dating back at least 1,200 years, they crowded Saturday into the Church of the Holy...
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Egyptians vote in presidential election that el-Sissi is expected to win
Egypt's foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and Pope Tawadros II of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church cast their votes on Monday to elect the country's next president.
The election will last three days, starting on Monday.
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Suicide bomber killed outside Coptic church in Cairo following failed attack
Egyptian security officials on Saturday said a man wearing an explosives belt attempted to attack a Coptic Christian church north of Cairo but failed to enter before blowing himself up.
The officials said the man tried to...
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Cleric: 'No going back' on Ukraine split from Russia Church
A senior Orthodox Church official says they are "implementing the decision" on granting Ukrainian clerics full ecclesiastic independence from the Russian Orthodox Church, which they have been tied to for hundreds of years.