Mihail Mere-Albe

Czech-Slovak and Serbian hierarchs celebrate canonization of several new martyrs

Hierarchs of the Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia and of the Serbian Church came together on Saturday, February 8, to liturgically celebrate the glorification among the saints of several New Martyrs of the Czech-Slovak Church. Frs. Vladimír Petřek and Václav Čikl, as well as Ján Sonnevend, Václav Ornest, and Karel Louda and their…

Feb 12, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

Mother of God declared patron of northwestern romanian town

While Orthodox Christians everywhere love the Mother of God and turn to her in prayer in times of need, one Romania town is taking this relationship to a new level. Negrești Oaș is located in northwestern Romania, near the Ukrainian border. It is the capital of the Oaș Country ethnographic region, and as of Sunday,…

Feb 10, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus arrives in America

His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos arrived at Charlotte Douglas Airport in South Carolina, where he was received by His Eminence Archbishop Elipidophoros. His Beatitude was also received by the Metropolitan of Atlanta, Mr. Alexios. Afterwards, His Beatitude went to the Holy Trinity Cathedral, where a large number of Greeks welcomed him wholeheartedly. Children and young people in…

Jan 29, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

The southernmost Russian Orthodox church in the world

The Trinity Church, built in 2004, is the southernmost Russian Orthodox church in the world. It’s located on Antarctica’s island of Waterloo, on the territory of the Russian polar station Bellingshausen (named after the discoverer of the continent). The Russian polar station appeared there in 1968, but the church was only proposed in the 1990s.…

Jan 28, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

Patriarchate of Alexandria: Year 2020 will be dedicated to St. Nectarios

One hundred years after his death, on November 8, 1920, the Patriarchate of Alexandria decided that the year 2020 would be dedicated to St. Nectarios. He devoted his life to the Church of Alexandria, where he served as Patriarchal Vicar of Cairo. The event was officially announced today by Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria and All…

Jan 27, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

Liturgy served in 17th century bulgarian church for first time in 70 years

The Bulgarian Orthodox faithful of the village of Arbanasi in Veliko Tarnovo Municipality in the north-central Veliko Tarnovo Province have cause for great celebration as their Church of St. Athanasius the Great reopened recently, with the Divine Liturgy being celebrated there for the first time in 70 years. The Church of St. Athanasius is one…

Jan 22, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

Record number of pro-lifers march for the right to life for preborn babies

Thousands of pro-life campaigners marched in Denver and Chicago calling for an end to abortion. The marches are part of a nationwide effort to draw attention to the more than 600,000 abortion procedures carried out in the US each year and call for laws that support women and protect unborn babies. These two marches took place just…

Jan 20, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas: ROYA Winter Camp

“How good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity” (Psalm 133), a fitting quote for this year’s ROYA winter camp which took place from December 26th, 2019 to January 1st, 2020 at the Protection of the Mother of God Monastery in Allegan, MI. This year’s camp focused its festivities and…

Jan 17, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

Bulgarian Church to celebrate 800th anniversary of Ivanovo rock-hewn churches

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is preparing to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the rock-hewn churches in Ivanovo, in the north-central Ruse Province, this year and next. His Eminence Metropolitan Naum of Ruse met with the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Ruse Province recently to discuss preparations for the upcoming celebrations. The program provides for…

Jan 16, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

Recently discovered star carries name of Romanian city

Astronomer Ciprian Vîntdevară, who works at the Vasile Pârvan Astronomic Observatory in Bârlad has discovered a Delta Scuti variable star, which now carries the name of the eastern Romania city. The star, which has been named Bârlad V1, is found some 4,000 light-years from Earth, in the area of the Perseus constellation. The star was…

Jan 14, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe

Archbishop of Athens paid visit to people with Intellectual Disabilities and Down Syndrome

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens visited today the “Athanasios Martinos 1 & 2” Protected Living Homes (PLH) for People with Intellectual Disabilities and People with Down Syndrome of the “Maria Kokkori” Foundation at Varnavas, Attica, Greece. Furthermore, Archbishop Ieronymos paid a visit to children and adults who live in the PLH, which were inaugurated by him…

Jan 6, 2020Mihail Mere-Albe