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…
International Commission for Anglican–Orthodox Theological Dialogue Communiqué’s, Cyprus, 13–20 October 2018: In the name of the Triune God, and with the blessing and guidance of our Churches, the International Commission for Anglican–Orthodox Theological Dialogue met in Larnaca,…
At the request of Vatopedi Monastery, the Romanian Patriarchate hass offered particles of the holy relics of two Romanian Saints who are closely connected with this monastic settlement on Mount Athos. The reliquary containing fragments…
Archimandrite Gregory (Zumis), the abbot of Dochariou Monastery on Mt. Athos, reposed in the Lord late Monday night, OrthoChristian reported yesterday. Fr. Gregory, a fiery defender of true Orthodoxy, dedicated 65 of his 76 years on…
A new video has been produced in honor of the 30th anniversary of the resumption of monastic life in the Kiev Caves Lavra, being celebrated this year. The video is available on the Lavra’s main website and…
Last week the 2,000-day mark since the abduction of two Syrian archbishops was passed. Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Paul Yazigi haven’t been heard from since gunmen kidnapped them outside Aleppo…
On October 16 meeting, the government approved additional spending on the budget of the Council of Ministers for 2018 amounting to BGN 1 300 000. Of these, BGN 200,000 are for the finishing works on…
The abbot of Dochariou Monastery, one of the 20 ruling monasteries on holy Mt. Athos, Archimandrite Gregory (Zumis), reposed in the Lord late last night, October 22, 2018, at the age of 76. The elder…
The Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch and Serbia have signed a joint statement following the irenic visit of His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch to the Serbian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch of Antioch and All…
A memorial cross on the Greek island of Lesvos has been re-erected after it was torn down two weeks ago, reports orthochristian.com. The cross was originally erected on the shore of Apelli, under the castle…