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[News] Patriarch Kirill’s Working Meeting with Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos Karekin II of All Armenians On July 14, 2010, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia held a working meeting with the Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos Karekin II of All Armenians.

[News] Abbess Parasceva (Rodimtsev) Canonized by Ukrainian Orthodox Church On June 11, 2010, in the Monastery of St. Parasceva (in the village of Topolevka, Belogorsky region of the Autonomous Republic of the Crimea), the holy ascetic of piety, Abbess Parasceva (Rodimstev) of Toplovka was canonized. St. Parasceva lived during the late nineteenth–early twentieth centuries.

[News] Moscow Patriarchate Hopes in Good Taste of Russia's Future Generations The Russian Orthodox Church expressed hope that provocative exhibitions similar to "Forbidden Art" will not open in Russia again.

[News] Samodurov Admits His Intellectual Defeat to the Church A Banned Art organizer Yury Samodurov admitted his intellectual impotence before the Russian Church he has criticized.

[News] Orthodox Church Denies Seeking to Prosecute Russians for Heresy The Russian Orthodox Church has never pushed to make heresy a criminal offense and described media reports about this as a part of "smear campaign" against the Church, a source from the Church's press department said on Wednesday.

[News] IOCC: Provides Hope for Haitians Six Months After Quake Marie and her daughter, Lovely, make a 4-hour, round trip journey each day from their home in the Delmas 10 area of Port-au-Prince to reach Foyer d’Amour ("House of Love"), a school for the developmentally disabled operated by the Orthodox Church that Marie calls, "a gift from God." It is one of only five such schools in a country of 10 million, and International Orthodox Christian Charities [IOCC] is equipping it with everything it needs – from teacher’s salaries to basic school supplies – to stay open.

[News] Charter of the OCA's Sexual Misconduct Policy Advisory Committee Posted

[News] Romanian Patriarchy to Continue building charities Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Christian Orthodox Church (BOR) on Saturday stated in Brasov that the Romanian Patriarchy will build more charities that will add to the existing 380.

[News] Seminarian From U.S. Takes Part in OCMC Mission to Romania Diocesan Seminarian, Jonathan Bannon arrived safely on Saturday, July 10, 2010 in Romania, where he has been selected to take part in an Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) sponsored Mission trip from July 10-21, 2010.

[News] Greek Patriarch Optimistic Halki Seminary Will Reopen Next Year Greek Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew has expressed optimism that Turkey will next year reopen a historic seminary that was shut down nearly four decades ago.

[News] Russian Church to Float Down Siberian River A unique Russian church will take the word of God to believers and non-believers alike as it floats down rivers in northeast Siberia, a Yakutsk administration spokesperson said.

[News] Seminarians From St. Vladimir's and Holy Cross Seminaries Return from Missionary Work in Albania Four SVS seminarians immersed themselves in the culture and faith of the Albanian people during their summer break by participating in a 12-day mission trip during May and June.