Gheorghe Anghel

Ecumenical Patriarch to youth: Make proper use of technology

During an event, which was held on Friday, January 3, at Zografeion Lyceum, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew gave advice to the population of the Greek Diaspora, that is the youth and their parents, and then he blessed and cut the Vasilopita. The Ecumenical Patriarch highlighted the profound impact that technological development has on society and drew…

Jan 7, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Mass Baptism of 52 children, adults celebrated in Congo

As the Orthodox faithful of the Congo were preparing to celebrate the Nativity in the Flesh of our Lord, God, and Savior Jesus Christ, a large number of those who had prepared themselves were united to His death and Resurrection in the holy Mystery of Baptism. On Tuesday, December 24, Metropolitan Panteleimon of Brazzaville and…

Dec 26, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Patriarch Daniel’s Christmas Message: Let us answer to God’s love with material and spiritual gifts

The feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ or Christmas indicates God’s humble and merciful love for humankind. The Son of the eternal God becomes a Man to grant eternal life to humans. Saint John the Evangelist tells us that God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son…

Dec 24, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Christmas message by Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem

“Heaven and earth are made one today, for Christ is born. Today God is come upon the earth, and man is gone up into the Heavens. Today He Who by nature is invisible, for man’s sake is seen in the flesh.” (Sticheron Idiomelo 2 – Christmas Entreaty) Today the Church all over the world celebrates…

Dec 21, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Ecumenical Patriarch: We declare 2020 as the year of spiritual renewal and due concern for the youth

“The Holy Spirit is the giver of life, the source of goodness. The Christian is a human being that is afire, loves God, humanity and beauty, is active and creative.” Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew states this in his Christmas message, stressing that “the Church of Christ rejoices as it liturgically experiences the whole mystery of Divine…

Dec 20, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Funeral service for Elder Ephraim to be held on December 11

The funeral service of Elder Ephraim, who fell asleep in the Lord on Sunday morning, will be held at St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Monastery in Arizona on Wednesday, December 11, Orthodox Times reports. Elder Archimandrite Ephraim (Ioannis Moraitis – June 24, 1927) was an archimandrite and former abbot of Philotheou Monastery on Mount Athos, spiritual…

Dec 10, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Homeless elderly accept hosting offer following Archbishop’s visit

A happy ending for the elderly homeless couple that moved the Greek society. 83-year-old Philippos and his 84-year-old wife Eleni accepted the offer by the Municipality of Athens to temporarily move to a hostel for homeless people in the city center. Their decision to abandon their much beloved independence followed a visit by the Archbishop…

Nov 28, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Canonization of Elder Ieronymos Simonopetritis and Elder Sophrony of Essex

The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which was convened today, following the positive recommendation of the Canonical Committee, decided to canonize Elder Ieronymos Simonopetritis. During his recent visit to Mount Athos, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew announced the canonization of four Athonite monks, including Elder Ieronymos Simonopetritis. Saint Ieronymos Simonopetritis was abbot of the Simonopetra Monastery…

Nov 27, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

President Radev: Zographou Monastery Has Safeguarded Bulgarian Spirituality for Over 1,000 Years

President Rumen Radev joined celebrations of the feast of the Zographou Monastery, the Bulgarian monastery in Mount Athos, on November 16. Hundreds of pilgrims from Bulgaria and the Balkans flocked to the place for the occasion, the BTA reports citing President’s Press Secretariat. Radev said: “The Zographou Monastery is one of the most cherished and…

Nov 26, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

World’s first printed Christmas card goes on display at Dickens museum

The world’s first printed Christmas card, an artwork created in 1843 that went on to spawn a global industry, has gone on show at the Charles Dickens Museum in London. Designed by Henry Cole and illustrated by John Callcott Horsley, in the same year that Dickens’ A Christmas Carol was published, the hand-coloured card shows a family…

Nov 25, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

New Skete of St. Anna opens in Kenya

A new convent has opened in the Diocese of Nyeri and Mt. Kenya in the Patriarchate of Alexandria, Orthochristian reports. “Welcome to the Skete of St. Anna. It is now complete and ready for nuns to settle in,” writes Bishop Neophytos of Nyeri and Mt. Kenya on his Facebook page. Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, who previously…

Nov 21, 2019Gheorghe Anghel