International

Meeting of the Committee of the Orthodox Churches (CROCEU) with the Ecumenical Patriarch

During the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Metropolis of Belgium, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received the Committee of Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union (CROCEU) on Monday, November 11, 2019 at the Offices of the Metropolis of Belgium. The meeting was attended by Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, Archimandrite Aimilianos…

Nov 13, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

His Beatitude Chrysostomos II celebrates his name day

On 13 November 2019 His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus, celebrates his name day. He was born in Tala village, Paphos. At the age of 10 he lost his father and two years later, after finishing his elementary education, he joined the monastery of Ayios Neophytos in Paphos. He also attended…

Nov 13, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

13th enthronement anniversary of Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus

On 12 November 2019 His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus, celebrates the 12th enthronement anniversary. He was born in Tala village, Paphos. At the age of 10 he lost his father and two years later, after finishing his elementary education, he joined the monastery of Ayios Neophytos in Paphos. He…

Nov 12, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew: “Water is a right for every human being and every creature”

The Water Week “Water Week” in Amsterdam was honored by the presence of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, on 5 November, 2019, shortly after his arrival in the Netherlands for a pastoral visit in link with the 50th anniversary of the Metropolis of Belgium and the Exarchate of Netherlands and Luxembourg. The “International Water Week” which…

Nov 8, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Metropolis of Chicago launches new ministry to help Greek Orthodox high school graduates transition to college

The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago announced a new ministry for high school graduates called Lighthouse. Lighthouse aims to prepare campers for the social, emotional, practical, and spiritual challenges they will encounter in their college experience and beyond. Named “Lighthouse,” the ministry was developed through the Metropolis’ Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministries (Y2AM…

Nov 6, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Albanian President congratulates Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana on 90th birthday

Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and all Albania celebrated his 90th birthday on Monday being the eldest among the Primates of local Autocephalous Orthodox Churches. The President of the Republic of Albania, posting on his Facebook page, wished happy birthday to the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Albania: “On the occasion of his 90th birthday,…

Nov 5, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

First Symposium of Orthodox Women Chanters to take place in Volos this November

The first ever International Symposium of Orthodox Women Chanters will take place at the end of November at the Thessalia Conference Centre of the Metropolis of Demetrias and Almyros in Volos, Greece. The Symposium agenda includes the presentation of academic papers on Byzantine music, workshops, concerts, church services and visits to local ecclesiastical monuments. The…

Nov 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Cave of St. John the Long-Suffering opened during restorations at Kiev Caves Lavra

The Orthodox faithful now have a rare opportunity to see the place of the ascetic labors of one of the many great saints of the Kiev Caves Lavra. During the restoration work that is currently taking place in the Near Caves of the Holy Dormition-Kiev Caves Lavra, the place of asceticism of the 12th-century monk…

Nov 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Polish Church adds 30 names to Synaxis of Chełm and Podlasie martyrs

The Bishops’ Council of the Polish Church, involving every hierarch of the Church, gathered in Warsaw on Tuesday, October 29, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Metropolitan Sawa of Warsaw and All Poland, to discuss a number of issues, including the veneration of a group of 30 martyrs. The communiqué from the session quoted by Orthochristian…

Oct 31, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Durrës Theological Academy, one of the most modern schools in Albania

The St. Vlasius Theological Academy in Durrës is one of the most modern schools in Albania, Orthodox Times informs. Archbishop Anastasios opened the school, which started operating as a seminar in 1992. Its main aim is to become a nursery for priests. Initially, a hotel was the first building to house the academy when 45…

Oct 29, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Number of Orthodox parishes in Latvia has increased by 1/3 since 1992

The Latvian Orthodox Church has been restoring previously defunct churches and building new churches since Latvia separated from the Soviet Union in 1991. Meeting in Riga today, the Council of the Latvian Orthodox Church announced that since 1992, the number of Orthodox communities in Latvia has grown from 93 to 126, Orthochristians reports. The Council…

Oct 29, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe