Gheorghe Anghel

Elder Gervasios (Paraskevopoulos) of Patras proposed for canonization

Following the Divine Liturgy in the Church of the Holy Trinity in Patras, Greece on Monday, His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Patras announced that he had proposed Elder Gervasios (Paraskevopoulos) for canonization, submitting a packet of relevant documents to the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Synodal committee for canonizations. The announcement was met with the cheers and…

Jun 20, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Monastic life revived in romanian village after 200 years

After 200 years, the monastic life has been revived in Redea, a village in the southcentral Romania commune of Buzoieşti, 70 miles west of Bucharest, where previously a monastery had functioned since the time of Prince Michael the Brave (1558-1601). After many years of construction, the Church of the Holy Trinity was consecrated on Monday…

Jun 19, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Bulgarian church to add Georgia to pilgrimage destination list, promoting religious tourism

The Bulgarian church will add Georgia to a list of pilgrimage destinations, including countries the local church advises its parish to visit, the Georgian parliament reports. The step will encourage religious tourism in Georgia and increase interest in Georgian holy sites, the parliament’s press office stated after the meeting of Georgian Parliament Speaker Irakli Kobakhidze…

Jun 19, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Australia welcomes new Archbishop Makarios

The new Archbishop of Australia, Makarios, arrived in Sydney on Tuesday. The Assistant Bishops of the Holy Archdiocese, the clergy, the monastic fraternities, the pious people and representatives of state and political authorities welcomed the new Archbishop at the airport. Archbishop Makarios, clearly excited by the warm reception, thanked everyone, while stressing that he expects…

Jun 18, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

St. Cyril the Archbishop of Alexandria; 7th Sunday after Pascha (Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council)

Saint Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria, a distinguished champion of Orthodoxy and a great teacher of the Church, came from an illustrious and pious Christian family. He studied the secular sciences, including philosophy, but most of all he strove to acquire knowledge of the Holy Scriptures and the truths of the Christian Faith. In his youth…

Jun 9, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Pope Francis at Cotroceni Palace: With fraternal love I greet His Beatitude Daniel, my brother

In his speech delivered on Friday at Cotroceni Palace, Pope Francis addressed cordial greetings to His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. „With fraternal love I greet His Beatitude Daniel, my brother”, Pope Francis said. „My respectful greeting goes (…) to the Metropolitans and Bishops of the Holy Synod, and to all the faithful of the Romanian Orthodox…

May 31, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

First Orthodox Theologian to receive a doctorate in the 182-Year History of Erskine Theological Seminary

On May 4, 2019, John G. Panagiotou became the first Orthodox Christian theologian to receive a Doctorate in the 182-year history of Erskine Theological Seminary in South Carolina, OCP informs. Erskine Seminary was founded in 1837. It is one if the oldest divinity schools in the American South. Dr. Panagiotou’s dissertation is titled The Path to Oikonomia…

May 31, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Pope Francis starts three-day visit to Romania

Pope Francis has started his three-day visit to Romania. The pope’s plane touched down Friday in Bucharest.  On behalf of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Pope Francis was welcomed by His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Targoviste and patriarchal exarch. The schedule of the visit to the Romanian Patriarchate includes a meeting with His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and…

May 31, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Fr. Chad Hatfield to serve new five-year term as SVOTS President

The Board of Trustees of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) has appointed Archpriest Dr. Chad Hatfield as president of the Seminary for another five years. The Board, chaired by His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon, primate of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), made the decision at its semi-annual meeting on Friday, May 17, 2019 SVOTS reports. The trustees in…

May 30, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Prayers ring out in Romanian Hermitage in Jordan Valley for first time in 50 years (Video)

A spiritually joyous event for Romanian Orthodox and all Orthodox faithful occurred in the Jordan Valley yesterday, near the site where the Lord Jesus Christ was baptized, as prayers rung out in the Skete of St. John the Baptist for the first time in 50 years. Archimandrite Teofil Anăstăsoaie and other clergy from the Romanian…

May 29, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Archpastoral Message of Archbishop Elpidophoros to the faithful of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

My Beloved Faithful of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America: Χριστὀς Ἀνέστη!  Christ is Risen! He is truly risen! Even though I am, as the Apostle Paul once said, “absent in the body” from you, I am very much with you in heart, in mind, and in spirit (cf. I Cor. 5:3). I wanted to take this moment to communicate with you…

May 17, 2019Gheorghe Anghel