Gheorghe Anghel

Why Greeks Traditionally Decorate a Boat Instead of a Christmas Tree

The most traditional symbol you will find in Greece during the holidays is a small boat decorated with lights, usually placed in the main square of a town and close to the more international Christmas tree, Greek Reporter reports. The Christmas boat in the old Venetian port of Chania, Crete. To karavaki, or small boat is…

Dec 14, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

CROCEU on the link between religion and fundamental human rights

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union issued a public statement, congratulating the UN for this remarkable achievement. The signatories emphasise the religious environment in which this declaration was baked and the need to…

Dec 14, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian, Canadian WWI soldiers commemorated at Oshawa

His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada commemorated the Romanian and Canadian soldiers who died during the First World War during a memorial service officiated at Oshawa on Saturday, December 8, 2018. The service was officiated in three languages: Romanian, English, and French, and was attended by journalists from Toronto and Montreal. The memorial service…

Dec 11, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visits the DMZ

On Saturday, December 8, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the DMZ area of Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea, Orthodox Metropolis of Korea reports. He shared in the pain that the division of the peninsula has brought to the Korean people. Together with Koreans he held a memorial service for those fallen during the Korean…

Dec 11, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Byzantine Monuments To Be Protected by New Global Charter

An agreement called “The Charter for the Protection of the Byzantine Heritage Monuments” was unanimously ratified this weekend after a three-day meeting held in the city of Thessaloniki, Greek Reporter reports. Representatives from twenty-one countries agreed on a framework of principles for the protection of Byzantine heritage for all areas comprising the former Byzantine Empire. The Empire spanned three…

Dec 6, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

First church dedicated to St Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva consecrated in Romania

On Sunday, Metropolitan Laurențiu of Transylvania performed the consecration service of the first church dedicated to St. Porphyrios in Romania. The church belongs to Bod Colonie Parish in Brașov and the main patronal feast of the church is the Ascension of the Lord. Metropolitan Laurențiu of Transylvania explained the symbolism of the consecration service of…

Dec 6, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

HAH Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visits St. Nicholas Parish in Seoul

On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, the feast day of St. Nicholas, His All Holiness, Patriarch of Constantinople and New Rome, visited St. Nicholas Parish in Seoul, Orthodox Metropolis of Korea informs. Together with the clergy of the Orthodox Church in Korea, they enjoyed a luncheon prepared by the faithful of St. Nicholas Parish. His Eminence,…

Dec 6, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Patriarch Alexei II prayerfully commemorated on 10th anniversary of his repose

His Beatitude Patriarch Alexei II, of blessed memory, the 15th primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, was solemnly commemorated yesterday on the 10th anniversary of his repose. A litia for the repose of his predecessor’s soul was served by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the former’s tomb in the Annunciation…

Dec 6, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

IOCS congratulates Patriarch Daniel on consecration of new National Cathedral

The board of directors of the Cambridge Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (IOCS) has sent a letter to His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel congratulating him on the “historic occasion of the consecration of the new National Cathedral in Bucharest”. “The consecration of the Cathedral, by the grace of the Holy Spirit”, the letter reads, “represents both the…

Dec 5, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

International Volunteer Day

International Volunteer Day (IVD) mandated by the UN General Assembly, is held each year on 5 December, UN informs. It is viewed as a unique chance for volunteers and organizations to celebrate their efforts, to share their values, and to promote their work among their communities, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), United Nations agencies, government authorities and the…

Dec 5, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Bishop Arsenin of Joensuu elected Metropolitan of Kuopio and Karelia

The assistant Bishop Arsenie of Joensuu was elected Metropolitan of Kuopio and Karelia at the previous session of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Finland. The meeting took place during November, 26-29, 2018, at New Valaam Monastery and was chaired by His Eminence Leo, Archbishop of Helsinki and all Finland, the Orthodox Church…

Dec 4, 2018Gheorghe Anghel