African king baptized on Mt. Athos
An African king traveled to Holy Mt. Athos recently to be baptized into the holy Orthodox Church. It was initially reported by the Union of Orthodox Journalists only that an African king was baptized by…
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Good deed: Sofia diocese donates new equipment to children’s anesthesiology clinic
His Holiness Patriarch Neofit of Bulgaria paid a visit to Sofia’s Pirogov Hospital yesterday, the largest emergency care hospital in the country, to donate new life-saving equipment on behalf of the Sofia Diocese of the…
Ecumenical Patriarch declares Elder Iakovos Tsalikis a Saint in a ceremony in Evia
Thousands of believers from Greece, Australia, Germany and other countries attended the canonization ceremony of Elder Iakovos Tsalikis held on June 2-3, 2018, at St David Monastery in Evia led by His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch…
Ecumenical Patriarch gives Keynote Speech at the Opening of the Ecological Symposium in Athens: full text
His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Tuesday gave the keynote speech at the opening of the Ecological International Symposium entitled ‘Towards a greener Attica. Preserving the Planet and Protecting its People‘. Please find below the full…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…