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Patriarch of Alexandria meets with Prince Charles in Ghana

During his visit to Ghana, His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa on Sunday met with His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales. The meeting lasted about 30 minutes and was considered ‘very cordial’. According to the Patriarchate of Alexandria, the two parts expressed their joy for the occasion to meet in Accra,…

Nov 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

OCA issues updated Social Media Guidelines for Clergy

The Orthodox Church in America (OCA) has recently published a document entitled “Social Media Guidelines for Clergy and Lay Leaders”. The document was approved by the Holy Synod of Bishops at their working session on October 24, 2018. The updated Guidelines are recommended by the Holy Synod for implementation by the Central Church Administration, ministries,…

Nov 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

President of Ukraine, Ecumenical Patriarch sign agreement on cooperation and coordination

On Saturday, November 3, 2018, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and His Excellency President Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine reaffirmed their desire to enhance the cooperation between the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Nation—within the framework of the process for granting Autocephaly to the unified Orthodox Church in Ukraine—during the President’s visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s…

Nov 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with Archbishop of Cyprus

The Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Markos Bolaris, on Monday, met with His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus at his residence in Nicosia. According to the website of the Church of Cyprus, the two parts discussed issues regarding the Church and state relations, as well as other topics related to Orthodoxy worldwide. Deputy Minister…

Nov 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Simferopol airport could be renamed for St. Luke of Simferopol

More than 500 people have voted for the Simferopol airport to be renamed in honor of the great surgeon and Holy Hierarch St. Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky) of Simferopol and Crimea, reports Orthochristian. Thanks to these votes in the second round of the contest, St. Luke’s name will move on to the third round vote, which will…

Nov 3, 2018Florin Nicolaie

Statement of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops of USA on the Recent Attack in Pittsburgh, PA

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America expresses its deep sympathies as we mourn the loss of innocent lives and pray for the speedy recovery of those wounded in the recent attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Remembering the Message from our Assembly meeting just last…

Nov 1, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

A church dedicated to St Paisios to be built in Australia

The foundation stone for the first Greek Orthodox church dedicated to St Paisios the Athonite in Australia was laid in Perth on October 26 with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos, Primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia, by His Grace Bishop Nikandros of Dorylaeon. The new church will be built on the…

Oct 31, 2018Florin Nicolaie

Ecumenical Patriarch attends new Turkish airport inauguration

At the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew witnessed on Monday the inauguration of Istanbul’s new airport, on the 95th anniversary of the day when Turkey was declared a republic, marking the end of the Ottoman Empire. Patriarch Bartholomew was accompanied by the Chief Secretary of the Holy Synod of the…

Oct 31, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus returns to duties after surgery

His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus returned to his official duties this morning, feeling strong and renewed following his two-week stay in London, where he had undergone laparoscopic surgery to remove two tumors on his liver, reports the site of the Church of Cyprus. The Cypriot primate underwent surgery on the evening of October 16, after which…

Oct 31, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarchate: A new Forum on Modern Slavery

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew announced his plans to convene a Third International Forum on Modern Slavery, with the theme “Awareness, Action and Impact.” Recognizing that modern slavery is a global scourge that traps millions of people to lives of suffering, injustice and humiliation, His All-Holiness established a Task Force on Modern Slavery as a…

Oct 30, 2018Florin Nicolaie

Patriarch Irinej consecrates a church in Botswana

His Beatitude Patriarch Irinej consecrated, on October 27 2018, a new church dedicated to the first Serbian Archbishop, St. Sava in Gaborone, capital city of the state of Botswana. Concelebrants included Metropolitan Genadios of Gaborone and Botswana – Patriarchate of Alexandria, Bishop Jovan of Sumadija, archpriest-stavrophor Dragi Veskovac, hieromonk Amvrosije Vesic, priests and deacons. The…

Oct 30, 2018Gheorghe Anghel