International

Pro-life activists call for monument to victims of abortion in Moscow

Members of the Russian human rights movement Women for Life are calling for a monument to victims of abortion to be erected in Moscow. The group initiated a collection of signatures on a petition calling for the monument on the eve of the International Day of Protection of Children, celebrated annually on June 1, orthochristian.com…

Jun 6, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Centuries-old frescoes of Georgia’s Davit Gareji complex damaged again

Georgia’s unique frescoes of Davit Gareji complex dating back to IX-XI centuries have been damaged, Georgian Journal reports. Namely, the frescoes in the refectory and the main church of the monastery complex fell victim to the vandalism. As reported the centuries-old frescoes of the historic complex were damaged by the inscriptions made by limestone piece…

Jun 4, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Holy and Great Council Minutes to be published soon, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew announces

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has announced that the minutes of the Holy and Great Council held on the island of Crete in the summer of 2016 will soon be published. The news came in the form of a message delivered to the 8th International Conference of Orthodox Theology on the theme, “The…

May 31, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

20th anniversary of HB Metr. Sawa’s enthronement

His Beatitude Sawa (Hrycuniak), Archbishop of Warsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland, celebrates Thursday his 20th enthronement anniversary. His Beatitude Sawa is the current head of the autocephalous Church of Poland. He is the eighth hierarch to head the Polish church since it was granted autocephaly by the Patriarch of Constantinople in 1924. As Archbishop…

May 31, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Polish independence centennial celebrated at the new Agia Sophia Orthodox Cathedral

Only three years after the laying of the foundation stone, the first ever Divine Liturgy was celebrated Saturday, May 19, 2018, within the walls of Warsaw’s new Agia Sophia Orthodox Cathedral, marking the centennial of the regaining of Polish independence in 1918. As reported by the website of the Polish Orthodox Church, the Divine Liturgy…

May 30, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarchs of Russia and Serbia concelebrate in Moscow on Sts. Cyril and Methodius day

Yesterday’s feast of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the enlightener of the Slavs, was gloriously celebrated yesterday with a solemn Liturgy in Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral, Orthochristian reports. The primates of the Russian and Serbian Orthodox Churches, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill and His Holiness Patriarch Irinej, celebrated the service together, honoring the Equals-to-the-Apostles who are…

May 25, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Georgian Church Launches Annual March on Family Purity Day

Georgian clerics, their supporters, and parishes participated in the annual march dedicated to Family Purity Day, reports Georgia Today. The demonstrators gathered on 17 May at the Tbilisi Concert Hall (Philarmony) and on Rose Revolution Square. They went to Kashueti Church on Rustaveli Avenue, where an outdoor service was held. Afterward, the participants of the…

May 23, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Church on Naxos island wins European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage

One of Greece’s most renowned churches, the 8th Century Byzantine temple of St Kyriaki in Naxos has become a recipient of the 2018 Europa Nostra Award which stands for the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage. The picturesque Agia Kyriaki is one of the most popular sightseeing spots on Naxos island. The prize was given…

May 21, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Serbian Church canonizes three martyrs

At its latest session, from April 28 to May 10, the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church resolved to canonize three holy martyrs among the saints, reports The Union of Orthodox Journalists, cited by Orthochristian. The official canonization of Sts. Gregory of Peć, Vasilije of Peć, and Bosiljka Rajičić and those who suffered with them…

May 15, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Pope meets primate of Orthodox Church in Czech, Slovac Republics

Pope Francis met on Friday with Metropolitan Rastislav, head of the Orthodox Church in the Czech and Slovak Republics. It was the first encounter between the two religious leaders. In his words, Metropolitan Rastislav compared the two Church leaders to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, who only recognised Jesus when he broke bread…

May 12, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Elder Iakovos Tsalikis to be officially declared a saint by Ecumenical Patriarch

The Greek Metropolis of Chalkida, Istaia and Northern Sporades has announced that Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens will attend the canonization ceremony that will take place on Evia Island on the Sunday of All Saints, during which Elder Iakovos Tsalikis will be officially declared a saint of the Orthodox Church. Elder Iakovos…

May 10, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu