Gheorghe Anghel

NBR: Numismatic issues dedicated to Romania’s taking over of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union

Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 7 January 2019, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a set of three collector coins (made of gold, silver and copper-plated tombac), a silver and a brass collector coin dedicated…

Jan 7, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

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

117 people baptized in Congo

117 people from Pointe Noire and Dolisie received the Mystery of Holy Baptism at the end of December last year, the Metropolitanate of Congo-Brazzaville and Gabon informs. On December 29, 2018, His Eminence Panteleimon, Metropolitan of Brazzaville and Gabon, arrived in Dolisie, where he celebrated the baptism of forty-five catechumens of all ages from the…

Jan 1, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Holy Synod of Georgian Orthodox Church meets in Tbilisi

On December 27 the session of the Holy Synod was conveyed in the Patriarchate of Georgia. The session was presided by His Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos – Patriarch of all Georgia. Amba-Alaverdian Metropolitan David was appointed as the secretary of the session, Georgian Orthodox Church reports. At the beginning the members of the Holy Synod…

Dec 31, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Britain commissions review of Christian persecution worldwide

Britain has commissioned an independent review into the persecution of Christians to find practical steps to support followers of a religion that it said has been subject to a dramatic rise in violence worldwide, Reuters reports. Some 215 million Christians worldwide faced persecution for their faith last year, it said, with Christian women and children…

Dec 30, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

1,000+ children receive Christmas gifts from Romanian Diocese of Huși

More than 1,000 children and their parents filled the courtyard at the diocesan building in Huși, Romania on Tuesday to enjoy a Christmas program and receive gifts from the Church. The 1,400 children from the diocese’s rural parishes filled the yard to overflowing. “I’m very glad that this yard is full of innocence, given the…

Dec 21, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Patriarch John of Antioch: The peace of people, however, if not associated with the peace of God, is pure falsehood

Pastoral Letter of the Holy Nativity of Christ – 2018 By the Grace of God John X Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Antioch To my Brothers, the Hierarchs and Shepherds of the Holy Church of Antioch, My Beloved Spiritual Children throughout the Apostolic See “I hear the angels sing today in Bethlehem: “Glory to…

Dec 20, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Christmas message by Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem

“Make ready, O Bethlehem, let the manger be prepared, Let the Cave show its welcome. The truth is come the shadow is passed away; God hath appeared from a Virgin unto men, Formed as we are and deifying that which He hath assumed.” (Plagal of fourth Tone by Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem) During the joyful…

Dec 19, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Prince Stefan Baptized by Patriarch Irinej

His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia christened young Prince Stefan, the son of Their Royal Highnesses Prince Philip and Princess Danica, at the Royal Chapel of St. Andrew the First-Called in the Royal Compound in Dedinje, Belgrade, Serbia. Prince Stefan’s godparents are HRH Prince Alexander (twin brother of HRH Prince Philip), Mrs. Petra Lazarevic and…

Dec 17, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Site of Jesus’ Baptism Slated for Reopening as Landmines Cleared

After nearly 50 years, the sacred site where Jesus is believed to have been baptized is set to reopen as the last of many landmines are cleared from the area. In a statement released Sunday, the Israeli government announced that its work with international anti-landmine experts is almost complete. Marcel Aviv, who heads the Defense…

Dec 16, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Bulgarian Orthodox Church supports organ transplants – under certain conditions

The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has issued its position on organ transplants, a day after Health Minister Kiril Ananiev met faith groups and asked them to declare support for state policy on the matter, Sofia Globe reports. The governing body of the church, to which the majority of Bulgarians declare themselves to…

Dec 14, 2018Gheorghe Anghel