Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Irinej of Serbia celebrates his 89th birthday

His Beatitude Patriarch Irinej of Serbia celebrates Wednesday, August 28, 2019 his 89th birthday. Patriarch Irinej was born on 28 August 1930 in Vidova near Čačak, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. His Beatitude is the 45th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs, since 22 January 2010. His full title is…

Aug 28, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

21st anniversary of autocephaly of Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia celebrates on Tuesday its 21st anniversary since the bestowing of autocephaly by the Ecumenical Patriarch in 1998. The history of this Church dates back to the 9th century legacy of Sts Cyril and Methodius, the enlighteners of the Slavs. Its modern history started after World War…

Aug 27, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

56 Years since the episcopal consecration of Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia

Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia celebrates on 26 August 2019 his 56th anniversary of episcopal consecration. Ilia II, also transliterated as Ilya or Elijah (born January 4, 1933), is the current Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and the spiritual leader of the Georgian Orthodox Church. He is officially styled as Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, the Archbishop of…

Aug 26, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Irinej of Serbia celebrates his name day

On 23 August 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch Irinej of Serbia celebrates his patron saint: Hieromartyr Irenaeus, bishop of Lyons. Patriarch Irinej was born on 28 August 1930 in Vidova near Čačak, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. His Beatitude is the 45th Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the spiritual leader of Eastern Orthodox Serbs, since 22 January 2010.…

Aug 23, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

HB Arch. Anastasios celebrates his 27th enthronement anniversary

His Beatitude Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, the current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church, celebrates Friday his 27th enthronement anniversary. His Beatitude Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November 4, 1929, in Piraeus, Greece. Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) Professor of History of Religions (1972-92) and Dean of…

Aug 2, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamps issue “Simona Halep, the Romanian tennis ambassador”

To honour the performance of a great tennis player and, particularly, the victory at Wimbledon on July 13th, 2019, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation, on Friday 26th, this year, the postage stamps issue “Simona Halep, the Romanian tennis ambassador”, compound of one perforated souvenir sheet and one imperforated souvenir sheet. On the stamp of the souvenir sheet is illustrated the…

Jul 30, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Philistine refuge of King David said to have been found

The excavation began in 2015 at the Khirbet al-Ra’i site, located between Kiryat Gat and Lachish, and was led by Prof. Yosef Garfinkel, head of the Institute of Archaeology at the Hebrew University, The Jerusalem Post reports. Researchers from a joint expedition including the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority, and Macquarie University…

Jul 9, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Serbian Orthodox Church icon replica in Birmingham

A replica of a 2,000-year-old religious icon has been unveiled in Birmingham. The Holy Prince Lazar church in Bournville has said it is honoured to have received the first ever official copy of Trojeručica, BBC reports. The replica, dedicated to families of bereaved children, has arrived at the church after being transported from a monastery…

Jul 5, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

June was hottest ever recorded on Earth

Last month was the hottest June ever recorded, the EU‘s satellite agency has announced. Data provided by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the EU, showed that the global average temperature for June 2019 was the highest on record for the month, independent.co.uk…

Jul 4, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Pavleia International Congress | We must today fulfil our vocation to be servants of the Gospel of the love of Christ

Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addressed to the participants in the 25th edition of the events dedicated to Holy Apostle Paul, Veria, 25-29 June 2019.  Please find below the full text of His Beatitude’s message in English and Greek: Christ’s merciful and sacrificial love for human beings – source…

Jun 26, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Albanian Arch. Anastasios celebrates 27 Years since his election as head of the Albanian Orthodox Church

The current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church celebrates Monday 27 Years since his election as head of the Albanian Orthodox Church. His Beatitude Arch. Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November 4, 1929, in Piraeus, Greece. Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) Professor of History of Religions (1972-92) and Dean of the Theological Faculty…

Jun 24, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu