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Orthodox Church Wire

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  1. Israeli "Big Brother" shuts down for Yom KippurRead the original story

    6 min ago | Bellingham Herald

    The television show "Big Brother" will confront a new reality in Israel Wednesday evening with the start of Yom Kippur.

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  2. 2.9 Scale of 1 to 10Read: 33Propped: 20Comments: 1Click Prop It to Raise ScoreRead the original story

    20 min ago | Netscape

    Pope Benedict XVI starts off marathon Bible reading >> Posted By ameliog 16 hours, 11 minutes ago in Religion 2.9 Read: 33 Propped: 20 Pope Benedict XVI has just kicked off a marathon reading of the Bible, from ...

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  3. Ahead of Judaism's Day of Atonement, Israel's Big Brother finds religionRead the original story

    21 min ago | Newsday.com

    As Israel comes to a standstill to mark the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar, producers of the cult reality show will deviate from the show's format, halting their coverage of participants' every move ...

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  4. Israeli "Big Brother" shuts down for Yom KippurRead the original story

    21 min ago | Seattle Post-Intelligencer

    The television show "Big Brother" will confront a new reality in Israel Wednesday evening with the start of Yom Kippur.

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  5. Modesty patrols in IsraelRead the original story

    47 min ago | Feministing

    The Associated Press reports that in Israel's Orthodox Jewish community, there are groups of extremists out to "stamp out behavior they consider unchaste." They hurl stones at women for such "sins" as wearing a ...

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  6. Patriarch arriving on October 17Read the original story

    1 hr ago | The Hindu

    KOCHI: Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Ignatius Zakka I Iwas, head of the Syrian Orthodox Church, will arrive on his fourth apostolic visit to the State here on October 17.

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  7. Gaydamak submits candidacy for Jerusalem mayoral race, as trial opens against him in ParisRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Haaretz

    Russian-Israeli tycoon Arcadi Gaydamak on Monday submitted his official candidacy for the Jerusalem mayoral race, just as a trial against him opened in Paris on charges of illegal arms trafficking, fraud, money ...

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  8. No more 'Oxford of the East?'Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | The Daily Star

    SOME people believe that well-known luminaries in the field of education and research have lost their desire to defend our cherished values against extremists, especially the ultra- religious variety.

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  9. Barak edges closer to Livni coalitionRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | Ynetnews

    "The magnitude and intensity of the current economic crisis and our handling of it must be our top priority," Defense Minister and Labor Chairman Ehud Barak said on Monday afternoon in his meeting with Closer? ...

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  10. Day in picturesRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | BBC

    More than 250 Catholic clergy converge on the Vatican for a forum discussing the word of God in the mission of the Church - joined for the first time by prelates from other religions.

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  11. Pope to Patriarch: We Need Unity FasterRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Zenit

    ... is more and more "a demand of contemporary society." "The harmony between the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church is ever more evident," he said, referring to the challenges presented to all Christians in Europe and contemporary society. ...

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  12. Pope's Letter to Alexy IIRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Zenit

    VATICAN CITY, OCT. 6, 2008 .- Here is the personal message Benedict XVI sent to Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II, which was hand-delivered to Alexy II last Thursday by the archbishop of Naples, Cardinal ...

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  13. From Genesis to ApocalypseRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | The Sydney Morning Herald

    ... only briefly towards the end of his reading. He was followed by Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev, of the Russian Orthodox Church, and Domenico Masselli, an Italian Protestant leader. The first segment ended with the actor-director of Life Is Beautiful fame, ...

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  14. Photo of the DayRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | Bulgarian News Agency

    Rila monastery, October 6, 2008 The Sixth Convention of the Church and Laity of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church began its second session with the participation of Patriarch Maksim.

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  15. Religious leaders, stars participate in TV Bible programRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | The Taipei Times

    ... mounted in the church to start the marathon, was followed by Bishop Ilarion, a representative of the Russian Orthodox Church. Oscar-winning director Roberto Benigni was also among those reading on Sunday. Outside the packed basilica a crowd gathered ...

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  16. Pope decries money, godless nature of modern societiesRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | USA Today

    Pope Benedict XVI says the global financial crisis show the futility of money and ambition.

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  17. Pope says world financial system 'built on sand'Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | World News from Times Online

    Pope Benedict XVI today said that the global credit crisis shows that the world's financial systems are "built on sand" and that only the works of God have "solid reality". Opening a Synod of Bishops in the ...

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  18. A fun exercise pt. 2Read the original story

    5 hrs ago | Bynkii.com's General Computing

    In Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, where the rule of law sometimes takes a back seat to the rule of God, zealots are on a campaign to stamp out behavior they consider unchaste.

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  19. The rival to the BibleRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | BBC

    What is probably the oldest known Bible is being digitised, reuniting its scattered parts for the first time since its discovery 160 years ago.

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  20. Pope Benedict XVI begins marathon televised Bible readingRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | Telegraph.co.uk

    ... was shown on a giant screen in the church, was followed by Bishop Ilarion, a representative of the Russian Orthodox Church. Rome's chief rabbi, Riccardo di Segni, had originally agreed to take part but withdrew from the event last month, saying it ...

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