On 31 January 2019, at the State Kremlin Palace, the Solemn Act took place, marking the 10th anniversary of the 2009 Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Patriarchal Enthronement. The text of the address delivered by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia is given below. Esteemed Vladimir Vladimirovich, President…
Bulgaria’s Cabinet is allocating an additional five million leva (about 2.5 million euro) to the Religions Directorate to help pay the salaries of Bulgarian Orthodox Church clergy, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on January 30. Borissov said that Bulgarian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Neofit had personally asked him for the money, and had asked that…
Aiming to further develop religious tourism to Greece, the municipalities of Corinth and Kavala have agreed to work together in order to promote the Footsteps of St Paul tours. The mayors of the two cities, Dimitra Tsanaka and Alexandros Pnevmatikos, informed Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos of the agreement signed this week with authorities from the…
His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill celebrates on 1 February 2019 his 10th enthronement anniversary as Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church. His Beatitude Kirill (secular name Vladimir M. Gundyaev) was born on 20 November 1946, in Leningrad. After graduation from school, he entered the Leningrad Seminary and later the Leningrad Theological Academy, from which he graduated…
On Saturday, February 2, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral on The Feast of the Meeting of the Lord. (Photo: Mircea Florescu/Basilica.ro)
“Ipapanti tou Sotiros” is one of the largest cathedrals in Messinia and celebrates its Feast Day on February the 2nd, when thousands of devoted Greek Orthodox Christians from all over Greece come to pay their respects. Built in 1839 and consecrated in 1873, the layout is traditional Byzantine style and inside the church resides the…
Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) Kirill hopes he will soon be able to visit the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra and meet with members of the former Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). “I hope the Lord will allow me to visit Ukraine against. The political situation and the state of affairs are such…
On 30 January 2019, after the meeting with His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada answered questions from media reporters. – Your Beatitude, you have arrived in Moscow on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill. What is…
On 1 February 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, together with the Primates and representatives of the Local Orthodox Churches and an assembly of archpastors and clergy of the Russian Orthodox Church, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow. After the Liturgy the Primate of…