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Ecumenical Patriarch urges faithful to be vigilant and renew their lives in catechetical homily on the beginning of Great Lent

CATECHETICAL ENCYCLICAL ON THE OPENING OF GREAT LENT + B A R T H O L O M E W By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church May the Grace and Peace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Together with our Prayer, Blessing and Forgiveness…

Feb 28, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria performs first consecration of deaconesses

On the feast of the Saint and Great Martyr Theodore of Tyre, 17 February 2016, the day on which His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa celebrates his name day, a festive Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Holy Church of St Nicholas, within the Missionary Centre of Kolwezi. Together…

Feb 22, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Estonian Capital Allocates $53,000 To Restore Orthodox Church

The capital of Estonia, Tallinn, has decided to allocate 50,000 euros ($53,100) for the restoration of the city’s Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos, reports RIA-Novosti. A statement from the municipality noted that an agreement on use of the funds for restoring the church, popularly known as the Kazan Church, will be signed on…

Feb 22, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Serbian Patriarch Irinej visits Canada. Divine Liturgy celebrated at Milton Monastery

His Beatitude Serbian Patriarch Irinej is currently paying a pastoral visit to the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada, spc.rs reports. Upon the invitation of His Grace Bishop Mitrophan of Canada, His Beatitude Patriarch Irinej visits the Serbian clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Canada from February 9 until February 16. Sunday, 12 February 2017,…

Feb 15, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Poland: Metropolitan Sawa consecrates renovated church of Supraśl Monastery

His Beatitude Sawa, Metropolitan of Warsaw and all Poland, consecrated Sunday the renovated church of St John the Theologian in Supraśl Lavra, orthodox.pl reports. In accordance with Church Tradition, a particle of the relics of the local Saint Gabriel of Białystok, martyred at the age of six in 1690 in Poland, was embedded in the altar.…

Feb 15, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Final Message of the Fifth European Catholic-Orthodox Forum

Paris, France, 9–12 January 2017 “Take heart; I have overcome the world” (John 16: 33) At the invitation of His Eminence Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, Archbishop of Paris, the 5th European Catholic-Orthodox Forum was held from 9th to 12th January 2017 at the headquarters of the Missions Etrangères of Paris, France. The Forum was co-chaired by Cardinal…

Jan 18, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

V European Orthodox-Catholic Forum concludes works in Paris

The V European Orthodox-Catholic Forum held its works in Paris from 9 January to 12 January 2017. His Eminence Iosif, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Western and Southern Europe, represented the Romanian Orthodox Church. The venue of the meeting was Missions Étrangères de Paris. The meeting was co-presided by Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, and…

Jan 13, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

90 000 Christians killed in 2016

2016 was a deadly year for being a Christian. According to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity, which monitors worldwide demographic trends in Christianity, around 90,000 Christians were killed for their faith throughout the year, reports ABC News. Another 500 to 600 million are hindered from practicing their faith freely, according to Massimo Introvigne, the…

Jan 5, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria pleads for mercy and love for fellow people in his Christmas message

ENCYCLICAL LETTER OF THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST BY HIS BEATITUDE THE POPE AND PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA AND ALL AFRICA My dear brothers and sisters, Our path to salvation has always been either a path of convergence to the will of our Creator or a path of deviation from it due to the predomination of our…

Dec 23, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Communique: Any clarification regarding faith must be made in ecclesial communion, not in disunion

Please find below the position of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church about recent evolutions in Romania regarding reception of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete, 2016): During the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, gathered on Friday, 16 December 2016, under the chairmanship…

Dec 22, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch calls in Christmas message for respecting rights and integrity of children

His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, called the world in his Christmas message to respect the rights and integrity of children. In his message, the Ecumenical Patriarch says that the Gospel of the Nativity of the Lord, though representing a great joy for humans, is proclaimed today in a…

Dec 22, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu