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Saint George of Ioannina proclaimed Patron Saint of Greek Presidential Guard

During a ceremony led by His Beatitude Archbishop Hieronymos of Athens Wednesday, Jan. 17, Saint George of Ioannina also known as St George of Fustanella was proclaimed Protector Saint of the ceremonial infantry unit that guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Presidential Mansion in Athens, Greece. The Archbishop blessed a memorial in…

Jan 26, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

‘Our whole life should be a permanent and sincere repentance,’ Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj says at Vatopedi Monastery

His Eminence Andrei, Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramures and Salaj, celebrated the Sunday Divine Liturgy at the katholikon of the Athonite Vatopedi Monastery, during which he spoke about our earthly existence stressing that ‘our whole life should be a permanent and sincere repentance.’ Allegedly built by St Constantine the Great, the Vatopedi Monastery received much support…

Jan 26, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

His Beatitude Met. Rastislav of the Czech and Slovak Church celebrates his 40th Birthday

His Beatitude Rastislav, the Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovakia, celebrates on 25 January 2018 his 40th Birthday. Rastislav or Rostislav, also known as St. Rastislav, was the second known ruler of Moravia (846–870). Upon his initiative two brothers, Cyril and Methodius sent by the Byzantine Emperor Michael III in…

Jan 25, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch celebrates his 23rd anniversary of episcopal consecration

His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch celebrates on 24 January his 23rd anniversary of episcopal consecration. His Beatitude John X was born in 1955 in the city of Lattakia, Syria. His father Mounah Yazigi was from Lattakia, a teacher of the Arabic language. His mother Rosa Moussi is from Tripoli, Lebanon. They gave birth…

Jan 24, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Novak Djokovic: “Before I am an athlete, I am an Orthodox Christian”

If we had to make a list of top athletes whose generosity is beyond question, then Novak Djokovic’s name would certainly be on it. Taken off the tennis courts for six months because of persistent elbow pain, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic made his return to the ATP circuit on Tuesday, facing off against American…

Jan 23, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

His Beatitude Anastasios celebrates his name day

The current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church celebrates his name day. Monkmartyr Anastasius the Persian is the spiritual protector of His Beatitude Anastasios. His Beatitude Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November 4, 1929, in Piraeus, Greece. Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) Professor of History of Religions (1972-92) and Dean of…

Jan 22, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Old problems in the New World: A Forum on Modern Slavery

Under the auspices of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarchate will be hosting a forum on modern slavery in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from May 5-8, 2018. This forum—entitled Old Problems in the New World—will be co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires and the Patriarch Athenagoras Orthodox Institute (Berkeley, California), reports patriarchate.org. The purpose…

Jan 18, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

First Orthodox Chapel in Iceland consecrated

The consecration of the temporary chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker took place on Wednesday in Reykjavik at the construction site of the future site of the first Orthodox church in Iceland, the Russian embassy in Iceland, reports orthochristian.com. Representatives of the Orthodox community, as well as the Russian Ambassador to Iceland Anton Vasilliev took…

Jan 16, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Day of Sts. Cyril and Methodius to become official holiday in Serbia

Minister of Culture and Mass Communications Vladan Bukosavlevic says he is certain that Serbia will celebrate the day of Sts. Cyril and Methodius this year as an official state holiday, thereby, he emphasized, “filling the cultural gap” between Serbia and other Slavic nations. “We are currently the only Slavic country where the day of Sts.…

Jan 16, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Metropolitan Rastislav of Czech Lands and Slovakia in interview with Basilica.ro: ‘Many become recluses of the cyberspace. We can reach them only using technology’

His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav of the Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church offered his first interview with the Basilica News Agency, shortly after his first visit to Romania on the Feast of St Demetrius the New 2017. His Beatitude spoke about the Church he leads and addressed the challenges that Christians are facing in modern society.…

Jan 12, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

2,000 candles being lit in Moscow in honor of abortion victims

Activists of the All-Russian “For Life!” public movement will light 2,000 candles thursday in memory of children who have lost their lives to the terror of abortion. According to official statistics, 2,000 abortions are performed daily in the Russian Federation, reportes orthochristian.com. The date for the event was intentionally chosen as the day that the…

Jan 11, 2018Sorin Ioniţe