Gheorghe Anghel

Metropolitan Nicolae sends condolences on death of Dr. Hugo Tristram Engelhardt Jr.

June 21, 2018 Fr. Julian Anitei and family Dear Fr. Julian, It is with deep sadness that we have heard about the passing away of your father in law, the respected Professor Dr. Tristram H. Engelhardt (Reader Herman). Dr. Engelhardt was professor in the Department of Philosophy at Rice University and professor emeritus in the…

Jun 23, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

City of Tallinn to allocate $104,000 for restoration of orthodox church

The Chairman of the Tallinn City Council, Mikhail Kilvart will sign an agreement today on support for the restoration of the St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in the city’s Kopli subdistrict. According to the agreement, $104,000 (90,000 euros) will be allocated for the work,  Orthocristian reports. Tallinn has proven itself a friend to the Orthodox Church, having allocated…

Jun 22, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Church of Cyprus declares several military patron saints

The Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus has declared several new patron saints for various branches of the nation’s armed forces, with the Most Holy Theotokos being designated as the overall patron and protectress for all the armed forces, reports vimaorthodoxias.gr. The Synod met in its second regular session of the year yesterday under the…

Jun 21, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

World Blood Donor Day

Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The event serves to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood and to raise awareness of the need for regular blood donations to ensure the quality, safety and availability of blood and blood products for patients in…

Jun 14, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

African king baptized on Mt. Athos

An African king traveled to Holy Mt. Athos recently to be baptized into the holy Orthodox Church. It was initially reported by the Union of Orthodox Journalists only that an African king was baptized by Hieromonk Dionysius of Koutloumousiou Monastery with the Christian name of David. The king was subsequently identified as Tribal King Tchiffi Zae Jean…

Jun 8, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Good deed: Sofia diocese donates new equipment to children’s anesthesiology clinic

His Holiness Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria paid a visit to Sofia’s Pirogov Hospital yesterday, the largest emergency care hospital in the country, to donate new life-saving equipment on behalf of the Sofia Diocese of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The “ROTEM Sigma” apparatus was presented to the resuscitation unit in the hospital’s children’s anesthesiology clinic, Orthochristian.com…

Jun 8, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Papyrus fragment discovered in 1903 now dated as oldest surviving piece of Gospel of Mark

A new scholarly publication makes the argument that an ancient and much discussed fragment of the Gospel of Mark has now been dated as the oldest known surviving piece of the Gospel, going back to the late 2nd-early 3rd century, Orthochristian.com reports. The case is made in the latest volume of the Egypt Exploraton Society’s ongoing Oxyrhynchus Papyri collection…

Jun 5, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

World Environment Day on 5 June

World Environment Day (also called as WED) has been started celebrating as an annual event on every 5th of June since 1973 in order to raise the global awareness about the importance of the healthy and green environment in the human lives, to solve the environmental issues by implementing some positive environmental actions as well as…

Jun 5, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Centuries-old frescoes of Georgia’s Davit Gareji complex damaged again

Georgia’s unique frescoes of Davit Gareji complex dating back to IX-XI centuries have been damaged, Georgian Journal reports. Namely, the frescoes in the refectory and the main church of the monastery complex fell victim to the vandalism. As reported the centuries-old frescoes of the historic complex were damaged by the inscriptions made by limestone piece…

Jun 4, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Patriarchs of Russia and Serbia concelebrate in Moscow on Sts. Cyril and Methodius day

Yesterday’s feast of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the enlightener of the Slavs, was gloriously celebrated yesterday with a solemn Liturgy in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral, Orthochristian reports. The primates of the Russian and Serbian Orthodox Churches, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Holiness Patriarch Irinej, celebrated the service together, honoring the Equals-to-the-Apostles who are…

May 25, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Georgian Church Launches Annual March on Family Purity Day

Georgian clerics, their supporters, and parishes participated in the annual march dedicated to Family Purity Day, reports Georgia Today. The demonstrators gathered on 17 May at the Tbilisi Concert Hall (Philarmony) and on Rose Revolution Square. They went to Kashueti Church on Rustaveli Avenue, where an outdoor service was held. Afterward, the participants of the…

May 23, 2018Gheorghe Anghel