On Thursday, May 23, 2019, the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew and the Primate of the Church of Greece, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos, attended the inauguration of a geriatric research center and elderly care unit, which is funded and operated by the Archdiocese of Athens. Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos also attended the inauguration. The…
Members of the Church of Greece’s Holy Synod convened on Thursday, May 23, 2019, a day after the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, arrived in Athens for a closely watched visit. The Patriarch was received and met on Wednesday with the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, at…
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On Sunday. May 19, 2019, the Orthodox Christian Youth Network Uganda – OCYNU celebrated their association day at the St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral, Namungoona – Kampala. This is an annual event organized by the Youth comprised of a number of activities ranging from talent festivals, entrepreneur exhibitions and motivational speeches from various speakers. His Eminence…
The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church this week expressed its concern over the situation of the Church in Montenegro. A recent draft bill approved by the government, in the small country located on the east Adriatic coast, could lead to an appropriation of churches and parishes belonging to the Serbian Orthodox Church. The…
Read the Communique of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church from their regular meeting held at Zica Monastery and in Belgrade, May 9-18, 2019: This year’s regular meeting of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church began on May 9, 2019 in Monastery Zica, the first headquarters…
Residents of Russia’s fourth-largest city, Yekaterinburg, have rejected plans to build a church in a popular park, ending a week of unrest. The governor of the surrounding region, Sverdlovsk, said the church would not be built as a result of a survey conducted by an opinion pollster. The VTsIOM poll found 58% did not want…
On 20 May 2019, a solemn Paschal reception was held at the large mansion of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Attending the reception were religious leaders, heads of foreign diplomatic missions, Russian and foreign diplomats. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, who took part in the reception, was welcomed by Russian…
The new Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros was honored on May 20 with the Marilena Laskaridis Award for Excellence in Maritime Culture and Helping the Hellenic Maritime Heritage and Tradition at the Historical Library of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation in Piraeus. “I am happy to be among you, at such a special moment, to…