The Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana, His Eminence Porphyrios (born Prvoslav Perić), was elected on Thursday afternoon as the 46th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church. Church bells at the Memorial Cathedral of St. Sava in Belgrade rang out joyously with the announcement of the election. After an Archieratical Liturgy, an electoral assembly of Bishops…

People who want to “stir up” the society are trying to use church themes for their own purposes, but the Church remains one of the most authoritative and respected public institutions, said Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk. Reflecting on the positions of the Russian Orthodox Church in modern society in the Church and the World program,…

The Russian Orthodox Church has expressed concern over reports about innocent passers-by having been held during illegal street protests. “I am aware of cases where law enforcement agencies detained people who did not participate in a rally but simply happened to be somewhere near the venue of the rally. I think that such moments should…

A fire broke out at the Holy Transfiguration Valaam Monastery yesterday. It destroyed a garage with cars and other equipment, but thankfully, there were no casualties. The fire that raged for 16 hours was successfully extinguished by local firefighters, the monastery’s voluntary firefighters, and reinforcements from nearby Sortavala, His Grace Bishop Pankraty of Troitsk, Abbot…

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church met with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The meeting took place around 13:00 p.m. at the Patriarchal Residence. No public details were provided about the talks. “It was a normal visit at the beginning of the year, an official meeting…

The Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church began with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy at the Saint Sava Memorial Cathedral in the Vracar district, Belgrade, at 9 am on February 18, 2021. The Liturgy was officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia with the concelebration and prayerful presence of the hierarchs of…

  The Bulgaria state has again allocated significant funds for the restoration of churches and monasteries throughout the country. At its meeting yesterday, the Council of Ministers resolved to give about $2,155,000 (about 3.5 million lev) for repairs and construction on 9 churches, reports Dobrotoliubie. Funds were also allocated for repairs to one mosque. “In…

The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church, at which a new patriarch is being elected, began with a liturgy, at 9 am, in the Temple of Saint Sava, in Vracar. The liturgy was led by Metropolitan Chrysostom of Dabar-Bosnia, accompanied by other bishops, who, as the oldest member of the Synod, also has the…

Igumen Arseny (Sokolov), Russian Patriarchal representative to the Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, recently delivered wheelchairs and gifts from Russia to the students of the Amal school for disabled children in the Syrian capital of Damascus, reports the site of the Russian Orthodox Church. This is the second time such aid has been…