Gheorghe Anghel

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

First St Paisios Church in Australia nears completion

Significant progress has been made towards the completion of the first Greek Orthodox church dedicated to St Paisios the Athonite, in Perth, Neos Kosmos reports. The foundation stone for the one and only St Paisios Church Down Under was laid last October with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos, Primate of the Greek Orthodox…

Mar 28, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Numismatic issues dedicated to 550 years since the consecration of the Putna Monastery’s church

The National Bank of Romania has put recently into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a gold coin and a brass collector coin dedicated to 550 years since the consecration of the Putna Monastery’s church.  Obverse of the gold coin: an image of the Putna Monastery’s church, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value “100 LEI”, the…

Mar 22, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

British Library returns historic documents stolen from Greek Monastery in 1979

The British Library has returned three rare historic documents that had been illegally removed from the Panagia Chrysopodaritissa Monastery in Achaia in 1979, Greek City Times reports. According to the Greek Culture and Sports Ministry, the items which were returned to the Greek Embassy in London on Thursday to be sent on to Greece, include…

Mar 22, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

On the Sunday of the Triumph of Orthodoxy, Patriarch Kirill celebrates the liturgy at the Church of Christ the Saviour

On March 17, 2019, the First Sunday of Lent, the Triumph of Orthodoxy, and the commemoration day of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow, His Beatitude Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, celebrated the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great and the Service of the Triumph of Orthodoxy at the Cathedral Church of Christ…

Mar 20, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Researchers study how internet impacts orthodox Christianity

Young scientists from Ural Federal University and Higher School of Economics are trying to understand whether the Internet has influenced Orthodox Christianity, and how the social institution and social practices could have been transformed in the conditions of widespread media, Eurek Alert reports. The project “Social media as a factor in the transformation of Orthodoxy…

Mar 20, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Metropolitan Stephanos of Estonia visits the Metropolis of Sweden

Metropolitan Stephanos of Tallinn and All Estonia was in Stockholm between 16 and 18 of March, at the invitation of Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden, Romfea reports. The head of the Estonian Autonomous Church arrived in Stockholm’s harbor on Saturday morning, March 16, where Metropolitan Cleopas received him, along with Nicholas Kitsios, the leader of the…

Mar 20, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

White House honours Greek Independence Day

US President Donald Trump held a ceremony at the White House on Monday evening to celebrate Greek Independence Day. The US President was accompanied by Archbishop Demetrios and an enthusiastic crowd of Greek-Americans, cabinet members, ambassadors and staff, Greek City Time reports. “On this day, we honor the shared values that bind our two countries…

Mar 19, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

King Philippe of Belgium attends the celebration of Sunday of Orthodoxy

The Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated in the Holy Metropolis of Belgium in the presence of King Philippe of Belgium, on Sunday, March 17. Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium and the Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxembourg officiated the Inter-Orthodox Divine Liturgy, accompanied by Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Kyrenia, Bishop Dositheus from the Georgian Patriarchate and clerics…

Mar 18, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Kathara Deftera, National Holiday across Greece

Clean Monday (Kathara Deftera), a public holiday in Greece, is the first day of Great Lent in the Greek Orthodox Church. This first day of Great Lent is called “Clean Monday” because Christians should begin the holy season with „clean hearts and good intentions.” Clean Monday is a day where families and friends celebrate with…

Mar 14, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

King Philippe of Belgium will attend the Inter-Orthodox Divine Liturgy in Brussels

King Philippe of Belgium will attend the joint Inter-Orthodox celebration of the Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of Orthodox at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Archangels Michael and Gabriel in Brussels, on Sunday, March 17, Romfea reports. This Inter-Orthodox Divine Liturgy is celebrated every year on the first Sunday of Great Lent, in memory of the…

Mar 13, 2019Gheorghe Anghel