Occult practices

Pan-Orthodox conference calls for discernment over astrology, divination and magic

The Pan-Orthodox Conference on Heresies and Para-Religions concluded by adopting 17 conclusions in which representatives of the Orthodox Churches called for discernment in the face of occult practices. The final document was unanimously approved on Thursday and sets out the Orthodox Church’s theological and pastoral position on these practices, drawing on Holy Scripture and the…

Nov 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

‘The future of the human person rests in God’s hands’: Patriarch Daniel’s message to Corinth conference on pseudo-spirituality

In a message to the 36th Pan-Orthodox Conference in Corinth, Greece, Patriarch Daniel addressed the challenges posed by magic, astrology, divination and other forms of contemporary pseudo-spirituality. His Grace Bishop Siluan, the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Hungary, represented His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the Conference and conveyed the patriarchal message to the participants. In his…

Nov 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Churches discuss astrology, magic and fortune-telling at conference in Greece

The Metropolis of Corinth, Greece, hosted the 36th Pan-Orthodox Conference on Heresies and Para-Religions from 3 to 5 November, organised by the Church of Greece. This year’s theme is “Magic, Divination, Astrology and the Prediction of the Future”, and the Romanian Patriarchate was represented by Bishop Siluan, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Hungary, according to the…

Nov 5, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu