International

Four stolen frescoes were repatriated to Cyprus

Four frescoes stolen from monasteries of the island were delivered for repatriation to the Republic of Cyprus, Romfea reports. According to CNA, the frescoes were delivered to the Minister of Transport, Vasiliki Anastasiadou, by the President of the Walk of Truth NGO, Tasoula Hadjitofi, at a special ceremony of the Embassy of the Republic of…

Jan 23, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

The Ecumenical Patriarch performs the Blessing of the Waters in Triglia for the first time since 1922

For the first time in history, an Ecumenical Patriarch celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Triglia (Tirilye), in the Province of Bursa, and the ceremony of the Blessing of the Waters with the diving for the Cross in the Sea of Marmara. It was the first time for 97 years that a diving for the Cross…

Jan 22, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Archbishop of Albania honoured with Botsis Foundation Honorary Award for promoting Hellenic culture

His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Albania received an honorary award of the Athanassios Botsis Foundation for the Promotion of Journalism during a ceremony held at Sarogleio Palace in Athens on Thursday, January 17, 2019. The award was handed over to the Albanian Archbishop by His Excellency, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic, for His…

Jan 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishops of Greece and Albania meet in Athens

Archbishop Ieronymos of Greece welcomed his Albanian counterpart, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, at his residence in Athens, on Thursday, January 17, 2019. The two heads of local Orthodox Churches exchanged greetings for the New Year and discussed the difficult situation in the world. The two Orthodox Archbishops noted that ‘we are called to…

Jan 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew prays for a successful Romanian Presidency of EU Council

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has sent a letter to His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel after Romania took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union on January 1, 2019. In his letter signed on January 12, 2019, at Constantinople, His Holiness expressed his wholehearted commendation ‘for this great honour and responsibility’ offered to…

Jan 17, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Materials submitted for canonization of contemporary Greek Elder

Materials for the canonization of a new Saint have been sent for consideration to the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece. His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Fthiotida presented the documents on Archimandrite Bessarion (Korkoliakos), abbot of the Agothonos Monastery in central Greece, to the Synod on January 10, according to the metropolis’ website. ”Never judge…

Jan 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Prodromos ordained for Toliara and South Madagascar

Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and South Madagascar was ordained to the episcopate Sunday in a service presided over by Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa and attended by the Greek deputy foreign minister responsible for religious affairs, Markos Bolaris, Orthodoxia Info reports. In his address to Bishop Prodromos, Patriarch Theodoros emphasized the importance of…

Jan 15, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Oxford University: Conference on creativity and prayer in 20th Century Russian Orthodoxy

„Unfading Light. Creativity and Prayer in 20th Century Russian Orthodoxy” is the title of a conference organized by Oxford University on March 7-8, 2019. The conference aims to explore the divergent progressions of thought form late 19th century Russian ‘traditionalism’ towards a (re)discovery of the universal dimension of the Christianity of the Fathers in the…

Jan 12, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Ecumenical Patriarch on Forum on Modern Slavery: Silence and passive acceptance of the present situation is no longer possible or acceptable

Opening address by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on the Forum on Modern Slavery “Awareness, action, and impact”, Istanbul, January 7, 2019: Your Eminences and Excellencies, Dear representatives of the Presidency of Religious Affairs of Turkey and of the Mufti of Istanbul, Dear friends, We welcome and embrace each of you with the blessings and…

Jan 11, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Monks celebrate Christmas on snow-covered Mount Athos : Photo & Video

A few days before the feast of the Nativity of Christ, which Mount Athos celebrates according to the Old Calendar, namely on January 7, significant snowfall occurred. Karyes, the Athonite capital at an altitude of 1,150 feet, received over 2 feet of snow, while higher areas received over 3 feet. Two days before Christmas, the…

Jan 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Russian Church officially adds saints of Spain, Portugal to liturgical calendar

The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church officially established the feast of the Synaxis of All Saints Who Shone Forth in the Spanish and Portuguese Lands, adding 80 saints to its liturgical calendar, at its latest session in Moscow on December 28, reports the official Church site, cited by Orthochristian. The Assembly of Orthodox Hierarchs…

Jan 4, 2019Gheorghe Anghel