Gheorghe Anghel

Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis supporting traditional marriage on Romanian tour

Kim Davis, the Kentucky country clerk who refused to sign same-sex marriage licenses in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015, was on a speaking tour in Romania, sharing her experiences in the battles surrounding same-sex marriage and freedom of religion in the U.S. The 9-day trip came as a…

Oct 13, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Archbishop Demetrios visits National Braille Press and receives first copies of books for Orthodox, ever published in Braille

His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios visited the National Braille Press on September 14, 2017. During the visit he received the first copies of Speaking to God, My Orthodox Prayer book, and the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom printed in Braille by the National Braille Press for the Department of Religious Education of the Archdiocese of America. It is believed…

Oct 12, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

The Fall Conference of the Romanian Orthodox Youth of the Americas (ROYA)

Romanian Orthodox youth from across United States and Canada came together this Thanksgiving weekend alongside His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas and His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada for the annual ROYA Fall Conference. The event took place in Beaverton, Ontario, at the…

Oct 12, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Georgian medieval monastery of Parkhali in Turkey set for restoration

Georgian experts will work alongside their Turkish counterparts to restore the medieval monastery of Parkhali, one of the Georgian sites of historic importance found in Turkey’s north-east. The efforts for restoring and conserving the 10th century monastery will involve a group of restoration experts from the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia and…

Sep 16, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Greek Orthodox Church destroyed on 9/11 is being rebuilt

A New York City church destroyed on 9/11 is finally being rebuilt across from the World Trade Center. The new St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is going up in Liberty Park, just to the east of where the old church stood for 85 years. “The original St. Nicholas was fully destroyed, and really crushed by the South Tower,” said Jerry Dimitriou, executive director…

Sep 11, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Message by H.A.H. Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrios upon the Day of Prayer for the Protection of Creation (01/09/1989)

This Ecumenical Throne of Orthodoxy, the keeper and proclaimer of the centuries-old spirit of patristic tradition and the faithful interpreter of eucharistic and liturgical experience of the Orthodox Church, with great anxiety follows the merciless trampling down and destruction of the natural environment which is caused by man with extremely dangerous consequences for the very…

Sep 1, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Relics of Queen Ketevan will be in Georgia for six months

The relics of Georgia’s saint, Queen Ketevan, will be in Georgia for a half-year according to an agreement reached after long negotiations between representatives from Georgia and India. Georgia is hosting exhibitions and international conferences dedicated to the holy martyr Queen Ketevan, reports Georgia Online. The Ministry of Culture and Preservation of Monuments and the Ministry…

Aug 25, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

WCC youth commission ECHOS met in Romania

Gathering in Sibiu (Romania), the World Council of Churches (WCC) youth commission ECHOS met on 17-20 August for days of discernment on the position and role of youth in the ecumenical movement today, and to set the future path of the commission, as it journeys on the Pilgrimage of Justice and Peace. Moderator Martina Viktorie…

Aug 24, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

International Conference in Bose, Italy. The Ecumenical Patriarch and the Patriarch of Alexandria to participate in the event

Two Patriarchs will attend the Ecumenical International Conference on Orthodox Spirituality in Bose, Italy. His All Holiness Bartholomeos, Ecumenical Patriarch, and His Beatitude Theodoros II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, are among the guests of the event which will take place on September 6-9, 2017. The program of the conference is as follows: Wednesday…

Aug 24, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Conference of the Youth of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas

The Romanian Orthodox Youth of the Americas Association (ROYA) announces the first Youth Conference of all parishes of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas on October 6-9, 2017 (arrival October 6 in the afternoon, leaving October 9 at noon). That weekend is Thanksgiving in Canada and Columbus Day in the USA. Both Hierarchs of our Metropolis,  Met.…

Aug 22, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Myrrhbearer and Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene; Martyr Markella of Chios

The Holy Myrrh-Bearer Equal of the Apostles Mary Magdalene. On the banks of Lake Genesareth (Galilee), between the cities of Capharnum and Tiberias, was the small city of Magdala, the remains of which have survived to our day. Now only the small village of Mejhdel stands on the site. A woman whose name has entered…

Jul 22, 2017Gheorghe Anghel