International

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem is a stability factor in the Middle East: Archbishop Nectarios of Anthedon

In the two-day conference which was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Greece from 28th February to 1st March, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem was represented by the Patriarchal Commissioner in Constantinople Most Reverend Archbishop Nectarios of Anthedon with his speech titled: “The Patriarchate of Jerusalem as a stability and dialogue factor in the Middle East.”…

Mar 20, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Ecumenical Patriarchate glorifies new martyrs of Estonia

Following the proposal of the Metropolitan of Tallinn, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate resolved to glorify several new martyrs of the Autonomous Orthodox Church of Estonia who confessed the Orthodox faith during 1944-1955, Romfea reports. The new Saints will be commemorated every year on August 20. The Synaxis of the Estonian new martyrs…

Mar 20, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

White House honours Greek Independence Day

US President Donald Trump held a ceremony at the White House on Monday evening to celebrate Greek Independence Day. The US President was accompanied by Archbishop Demetrios and an enthusiastic crowd of Greek-Americans, cabinet members, ambassadors and staff, Greek City Time reports. “On this day, we honor the shared values that bind our two countries…

Mar 19, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

King Philippe of Belgium attends the celebration of Sunday of Orthodoxy

The Sunday of Orthodoxy was celebrated in the Holy Metropolis of Belgium in the presence of King Philippe of Belgium, on Sunday, March 17. Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium and the Exarch of the Netherlands and Luxembourg officiated the Inter-Orthodox Divine Liturgy, accompanied by Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Kyrenia, Bishop Dositheus from the Georgian Patriarchate and clerics…

Mar 18, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Meeting in Paris to prepare international exhibit on Mother Maria Skobtsova

This Friday March 15 in Paris, a group will start preparing the international exhibit on Mother Maria Skobtsova, orthodoxie.com reports. The exhibit will be held in August in Rimini, Italy. Following the idea proposed by Ukrainian philosopher Alexander Philonenko, it will be part of the yearly Rimini cultural festival organized by Communion and Liberation (a Roman…

Mar 15, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

King Philippe of Belgium will attend the Inter-Orthodox Divine Liturgy in Brussels

King Philippe of Belgium will attend the joint Inter-Orthodox celebration of the Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of Orthodox at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Archangels Michael and Gabriel in Brussels, on Sunday, March 17, Romfea reports. This Inter-Orthodox Divine Liturgy is celebrated every year on the first Sunday of Great Lent, in memory of the…

Mar 13, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Orthodox Church of Albania: Tree Planting in Gjinar

This past week (March 2nd-March 10th, 2019) the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, in cooperation with OCMC and OCF, hosted a group of 6 university students from the United States and Canada. This team of students learnt about the resurrection of the Orthodox Church in Albania after the persecutions she has suffered. They were also…

Mar 12, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

St David’s Day: Portrait created from daffodils and bark

A portrait of Wales’ patron saint made from 1,000 real daffodils and garden bark has been created in Pembrokeshire to mark St David’s Day, BBC reports. Welsh artist and Britain’s Got Talent finalist, Nathan Wyburn, created the portrait within the central courtyard of St Davids Bishop’s Palace. It comes as part of heritage group Cadw’s…

Mar 7, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Ecumenical Patriarch’s Lenten Message focuses on ascetism as common vocation for all faithful

Ascetism takes center stage in Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s Lenten message this year, which represents a common vocation for all faithful without exception. ‘Asceticism is Christianity in its entirety,’ Patriarch Bartholomew wrote in his catechetical homily at the opening of Holy and Great Lent published March 4, 2019. ‘The purpose of ascesis is the transcendence of…

Mar 5, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria conveyed his condolences for the train crash in Egypt

Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria expressed, from Addis Ababa where he is at the moment, his personal and all Orthodox Church of Africa’s deep sorrow for the tragic accident at the Cairo Railway Station, which eventually caused 22 deaths and injured at least 40 people. In his statements, he sent his sincere condolences to Egyptian…

Mar 1, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

First Athonite church dedicated to St. Paisios consecrated

While there are already churches dedicated to the great 20th-century ascetic St. Paisios the Athonite, the Holy Mountain itself now has its first consecrated church built in his honor. The church was consecrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Xanthi on Sunday, February 24th. The church is located in Kapsala, in the area between Karyes…

Feb 27, 2019Gheorghe Anghel