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Lehigh Valley Orthodox Clergy to Host Concert by Seminarian Choir on February 19

Drawing especially on the thousand-year-old tradition of monastic singing in Russia, the program includes examples of Znamenny Chant as well as more recent arrangements by composers from the Moscow Synodal School and the Trinity-Saint Sergius Lavra. Also included on the program are arrangements by the late Deacon Sergei Trubachev [1919-1995], an original work by Mr. Sheehan, based on Znamenny chant, and a Byzantine-style psalm popular on Mt. Athos.

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Collapsing 15th-century frescoed Pskov church to be restored

One of the most troubled spots is the sixteenth century chapel of St. Nicholas, where a fracture has widened by three inches over the past two years. There are many such signs of disintegration throughout the church, including on the walls of the quadrangle, the ancient core of the church, where the famous frescoes are located.

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Massive influx of pilgrims is problem for Mt. Athos—abbot of Simonopetra

The massive flow of pilgrims has become a serious problem for the inhabitants of Mt. Athos, says Archimandrite Elisha, abbot of the mountain’s Simonopetra Monastery.

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Abandoned churches near site of Christ’s Baptism may open again

“Ghost” churches near the Jordan River, where St. John the Forerunner baptized the Lord Jesus Christ, could be reopened to pilgrims as part of an effort to remove booby-traps and land mines.

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Same-sex “family” included in Estonian population register for first time

For the first time ever, a same-sex “family” has been entered into Estonia’s population register for the first time ever.

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Georgia’s Tsilkani Mother of God complex given status of cultural monument of national significance

The complex currently serves as the episcopal cathedral in the Mtskheta district village of Tsilkani, consisting of the church and protective wall.

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Miraculous belt of St. John Maximovitch brought to Moscow

The Church of St. Catherine the Great Marty In-the-Fields, the OCA’s representation parish in Moscow, will be the home of the miraculous zone (liturgical belt) of St. John Maximovitch for the next two weeks.

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New Western Rite monastery planned for Louisiana

Monastery plans include monastic housing, guest cells, a full chapel and refectory and cemetery. There is to be a convent-metochion attached as well, named in honor of St. Mary Magdalene. There are currently two nuns, Mother Barbara and Mother Cecilia.

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Trump defunds International Planned Parenthood as U.S. abortion rate hits all-time low

On Monday, January 23, newly-inaugurated President Donald Trump took his first pro-life steps as president by signing an executive order reinstating the “Mexico City Policy,” which bans the government funding of foreign pro-abortion groups, such as International Planned Parenthood. This news, welcomed by pro-lifers and all possessing a Christian conscience, comes on the heels of a new report that abortion numbers have hit an all-time low in America, dropping below a million for the first time since 1975.

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English-language “Dr. Liza” documentary to be filmed

Plans are underway to shoot a documentary film dedicated to the life and memory of Elizabeth Glinka, “Dr. Liza,” who died in the December 25 crash of the Russian Ministry of Defense’s plane over the Black Sea.

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Hungary to allocate funds for reconstruction of four Orthodox churches

Timed to Russian president Vladimir Putin’s upcoming visit to Hungary, the government will adopt a resolution to allocate funds for the reconstruction of four Orthodox churches, stated Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Siyarto.

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Met. Seraphim of Piraeus protests sexual propaganda in Greek schools

An open letter of Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus to Greek Minister of Education Konstantinos Gavroglou regarding a recent directive on sexual education has appeared on Romfea.

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Novice monk goes missing on Mt. Athos

The search is ongoing to locate a 43-year-old Ukrainian novice monk who went missing while visiting Mt. Athos.

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Priest Feodor Konyukhov to place cross at bottom of Mariana Trench

Famous priest, traveler, and adventurer Fr. Feodor Konyukhov intends to plumb the depths of the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first to reach the very deepest point of the Mariana Trench, and place there a Russian flag and stone Orthodox cross.

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Taiwanese Christians protest legalization of gay marriage

Tawainese legislators are considering legalizing homosexual marriage, which would make it the first Asian country to do so; but the nation’s Christians are standing strong in defense of traditional marriage.

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“Attempts to negotiate with the heterodox have caused serious harm to the Church”—Met. Nikolaos of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki

Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki, a hierarch of the Church of Greece, has shared his thoughts on the results of the Crete Council and on the future of inter-Orthodox dialogue.

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“Kiev Patriarchate” deepens Ukrainian schism, no unification in sight—Fr. Nikolai Danilevich

As long as secular and political language is used regarding the Ukrainian ecclesiastical situation, according to Fr. Nikolai, “no recognition either from Constantinople or other Orthodox Churches can be considered.

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Orthodox icons hidden from Muslims in mosque built within ancient church

Currently the iconography is being covered with curtains “to create rooms for prayers,” while the new project proposes a more technological solution.

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Tabloid sites way off on Patriarch Ilia, Georgian Baptism

Various tabloid sites have been circulating an inflammatory “report” against His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia, charging him with “cruelty” and “abuse” for his supposedly “rather violent” technique in baptizing infants, stemming from the recent mass Baptism celebrated on Theophany, January 19.

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Greece is a sinking ship in need of Christ: Abbot Gregory of Dochariou, Mt. Athos

Agionoros.ru has published extracts from a topical article from Abbot Archimandrite Gregory (Zumisa) of Mt. Athos’ Dochariou Monastery in which he recounts Greece’s glorious past, contrasting it with its lamentable present, and calls them to return to their former glory.

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