International

Serbian Patriarch Irinej bestows Church’s highest decoration to President Vucic

The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Irinej, bestowed this week the Order of St. Sava to the country’s president, Alexander Vučić, on the occasion of the 800-year anniversary of the establishment of the Autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church. The decoration of the Order of St. Sava is the highest distinction bestowed by the…

Oct 10, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Seven new martyrs of Kastoria canonized by Patriarchate of Constantinople

At the proposal of His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Kastoria of the Greek Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople resolved to canonized seven New Martyrs of Kastoria last week. “With great emotion, I would like to convey to all Christians residing in the historic and Byzantine Kastoria the decision of the…

Oct 10, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Divine Liturgy celebrated in Romanian language at the Blachernae Church in Constantinople

Hundreds of believers attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated in Romanian language last week at the Blachernae Church in Constantinople where St Andrew the Fool for Christ witnessed the Theotokos entering the church, surrounded by angels and saints. The feast of the Protection of the Theotokos celebrates the appearance of the Mother of God at Blachernae…

Oct 8, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

38 Years since the episcopal consecration of HB Arch. Hieronymos II of Athens

His Beatitude Hieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece celebrates on 04 October 2019 his 38th anniversary of episcopal consecration. His Beatitude Hieronymos II born Ioannis Liapis in Oinofyta, Boeotia, in 1938, is a graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy and of the Faculty of Theology of the University of Athens and holds degrees in…

Oct 4, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

CROCEU – EPP meeting on enhancing cooperation

The agenda of events for 2020 and the possibilities to enhance cooperation were discussed, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at a meeting between CROCEU and EPP representatives, in Brussels.  Mr. Romain Srasser, Head of the Intercultural and Religious Dialogue Unit of the EPP Group in the European Parliament presented the current work and future projects of the…

Oct 4, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Archbishop of Australia honoured Metropolitan of Estonia

Archbishop Makarios of Australia awarded Metropolitan Stephanos of Tallinn and All Estonia the highest distinction of the Archdiocese of Australia, the Golden Cross of St. Andrew the Apostle with the Star. The award ceremony took place on Sunday, September 29, after the Archieratical Divine Liturgy which was presided over by Metropolitan Stephanos and was concelebrated…

Oct 2, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Mill where St. Silouan labored on Mt. Athos restored, consecrated

As the holy Orthodox Church celebrated the feast of the great 20th-century elder St. Silouan the Athonite on September 24, a site of his holy labors was reopened and consecrated on Mt. Athos, Orthochristian reports. St. Silouan carried out his obedience for many years in the mill at St. Panteleimon’s Monastery on Mt. Athos, and…

Oct 1, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew meets with Romanian pilgrims in Constantinople

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has received a group of Romanian pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Buzau and Vrancea led by His Eminence Archbishop Ciprian. Patriarch Bartholomew expressed his joy over the meeting and referred to his love for Romanian Orthodox believers as well as to his personal connection with the Romanian Orthodox Church and…

Sep 29, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

1,500-year-old mosaic depicting Jesus feeding the 5,000 with five loaves of bread is uncovered at a church near the Sea of Galilee

A 1,500-year-old mosaic depicting Jesus’s feeding of the five thousand has been unearthed during an excavation of an ancient city near the Sea of Galilee, Daily Mail reports. The discovery of the so-called Burnt Church in Hippos, northern Israel, has enthralled archaeologists who have spent the summer combing it for historical evidence. A fire destroyed…

Sep 29, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

50,000 march to end abortion in Slovakia

50,000 Slovaks gathered in the European country’s capital of Bratislava this weekend to call for an end to legal abortion, Life Site reports. The predominantly-Catholic country currently allows abortions for any reason up to 12 weeks, and abortions deemed to be health-related up to 24 weeks. There were 10,082 abortions reported in 2017, compared with 57,969 births.…

Sep 25, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

First Orthodox school in Bulgaria opens for elementary students

A joyful event marked the first day of school in Lovech, Bulgaria last Monday, as the Orthodox Church opened its first school in the country. The moleben for the beginning of the school year with the blessing of water at Seven Saints Elementary School was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Gabriel of Lovech, reports predanie.bg, cited…

Sep 25, 2019Gheorghe Anghel