Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod of Serbian Orthodox Church meets in Belgrade

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church began its works on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade. The Serbian hierarchs gathered to examine the issues on the agenda under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Irinej. New Statutes for the Church’s organization Change of…

Nov 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to visit Venice next week

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Italy has announced that His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will pay a visit to Venice at the end of next week. Seven days before his arrival to Romania, Patriarch Bartholomew will be present in Venice on Saturday, November 17, 2018, for the feast day of Saint Gennadios the Confessor, Patriarch…

Nov 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Greek State grants €1.240.000 to monasteries on Mount Athos

The Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos on Monday approved a grant of €1.240.000 for 22 monastic settlements on the Holy Mount Athos following a request submitted by the Sacred Community, Protothema reports. Regarding the financial support, the first monastery is Simonos Petras with 144.088 Euros. The second grant in value is offered to Agiou Pavlou…

Nov 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Alexandria meets with Prince Charles in Ghana

During his visit to Ghana, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa on Sunday met with His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales. The meeting lasted about 30 minutes and was considered ‘very cordial’. According to the Patriarchate of Alexandria, the two parts expressed their joy for the occasion to meet in Accra,…

Nov 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

OCA issues updated Social Media Guidelines for Clergy

The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) has recently published a document entitled “Social Media Guidelines for Clergy and Lay Leaders”. The document was approved by the Holy Synod of Bishops at their working session on October 24, 2018. The updated Guidelines are recommended by the Holy Synod for implementation by the Central Church Administration, ministries,…

Nov 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

President of Ukraine, Ecumenical Patriarch sign agreement on cooperation and coordination

On Saturday, November 3, 2018, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Excellency President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine reaffirmed their desire to enhance the cooperation between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Nation—within the framework of the process for granting Autocephaly to the unified Orthodox Church in Ukraine—during the President’s visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s…

Nov 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with Archbishop of Cyprus

The Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Markos Bolaris, on Monday, met with His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus at his residence in Nicosia. According to the website of the Church of Cyprus, the two parts discussed issues regarding the Church and state relations, as well as other topics related to Orthodoxy worldwide. Deputy Minister…

Nov 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Tulcea Bishop Visarion meets with US Ambassador to Romania Hans Klemm

His Grace Bishop Visarion of Tulcea on Tuesday, October 30, met with the Ambassador of the United States to Romania Hans Klemm. The meeting took place at the County’s Public Library being occasioned by the inauguration of the American Shelf in Tulcea. The American Shelf event is a book donation including various volumes of classical…

Nov 2, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch attends new Turkish airport inauguration

At the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew witnessed on Monday the inauguration of Istanbul’s new airport, on the 95th anniversary of the day when Turkey was declared a republic, marking the end of the Ottoman Empire. Patriarch Bartholomew was accompanied by the Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod of the…

Oct 31, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus returns to duties after surgery

His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus returned to his official duties this morning, feeling strong and renewed following his two-week stay in London, where he had undergone laparoscopic surgery to remove two tumors on his liver, reports the site of the Church of Cyprus. The Cypriot primate underwent surgery on the evening of October 16, after which…

Oct 31, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Prayers offered at Colectiv Club in commemoration of fire victims. Photos

Three years after one of Romania’s worst fire which occurred during a free concert performed at the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest, priests and believers offered their prayers for the rest of the souls of the victims. Rev. Ioan Armasi, an Orthodox dean in Bucharest, together with an assembly of priests went Tuesday morning to the…

Oct 31, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu