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Romanian priest to sing at International Concert of Byzantine Music in Lebanon

A member of the Byzantion choir and priest within the Archdiocese of Bacau and Roman, Father Alexandru Grigoraş will perform during an International Concert of Byzantine Music that will take place on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Beirut, Lebanon. Church chanters from seven different countries will sing Lenten hymns in the capital of Lebanon during…

Apr 15, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Four new monks at Bulgarian Zographou Monastery on Mt. Athos

On the Sunday of St. John Climacus and the great feast of the Annunciation, Zographou Monastery had the joy of four men dedicating their lives to God in the angelic monastic life, reports the site of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, cited by Orthochristian. During the All-Night Vigil of April 6-7, when the entire Holy Mountain was celebrating…

Apr 13, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Mount Athos: Metropolitan Teofan leads festivities on patronal feast of Lakkoskete Annunciation Cell

His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina attended the liturgical festivities marking the patronal feast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos Cell at Lakkoskete on Mount Athos. His Eminence presided over the all-night vigil on Saturday, April 6, and the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, April 7. During the Divine Liturgy, the cell’s librarian, hierodeacon…

Apr 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ambrozie of Giurgiu celebrates Divine Liturgy at Romanian Skete Prodromos

His Grace Bishop Ambrozie of Giurgiu celebrated the All-night vigil and the Divine Liturgy at the Romanian Skete of the Honourable Forerunner on Mount Athos on the feast of the Annunciation according to the Julian unrevised calendar. In his homily, the bishop spoke about the spiritual beauty of monastic life, stressing the feats of monks…

Apr 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Famous Orthodox Photography Website celebrates 15th anniversary

The renowned OrthPhoto.net website dedicated to Orthodox Photography celebrated Wednesday, April 10, its 15th anniversary. Defined as an online community of amateur and professional photographers who wish to share and exhibit photographs presenting the Orthodox Christian faith as experienced throughout the world, OrthPhoto was established on April 10, 2004. The online gallery of Orthodox pictures…

Apr 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch pays homage to predecessor at Constantinople gate that remained closed for 198 years

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Wednesday lit a candle and laid flowers at the closed gate of the Patriarchate’s entrance at the Phanar as a homage to his predecessor, Hieromartyr Saint Gregory V, who was hanged in this place 198 years ago. According to the Patriarchate’s press office, His Holiness prayed for a few minutes at…

Apr 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

International Meeting of Orthodox Youth 2019: Program

Over 2500 Orthodox young people from all across the world will gather this September in Romania’s southern city of Craiova for a four-day event aiming to foster the three cardinal Christian values of faith, hope and love. Opening ceremony The opening ceremony will take place on Thursday evening, Sept. 5, at Mihai Viteazul Square, where…

Apr 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

20th-century hieromartyr canonized by Czech-Slovak Church

The Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia will celebrate the canonization of a 20th-century hieromartyr in June. New Martyr Stanislav Nasadil, who suffered and died in a concentration camp in Gospić, Croatia in 1941, was recently added to the Church’s calendar. The local canonization of the hieromartyr will take place at the Cathedral of…

Apr 10, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Statement of CROCEU in the view of the European elections in May 2019

In view of the upcoming European elections in May 2019, the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union (CROCEU) would like to address all European citizens concerning the future of the European Union. After having considered the enlarged responsibilities and competencies of the European Parliament and the importance of the participation of European…

Apr 4, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Archaeologists Unearth 2,600-Year-Old Link to Biblical King Josiah

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered a 2,600-year-old clay seal they believe belonged to Nathan-Melech, who is mentioned in 2 Kings and was a servant to King Josiah. The clay seal – called a “bulla” – is about one centimeter (four-tenths of an inch) across and reads in Hebrew, “(belonging) to Nathan-Melech, Servant of the King.”…

Apr 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Georgian Patriarch calls for church chant to be studied in school

His Beatitude Patriarch Ilia spoke about the great importance of church chant for Georgian culture at a recent presentation of an anthology of Georgian spiritual singing, recalling his request that the state include courses on Church hymns in the nation’s public schools. “I remember my meeting with the Prime Minister,” His Holiness said. “I asked…

Apr 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu