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Georgian medieval monastery of Parkhali in Turkey set for restoration

Georgian experts will work alongside their Turkish counterparts to restore the medieval monastery of Parkhali, one of the Georgian sites of historic importance found in Turkey’s north-east. The efforts for restoring and conserving the 10th century monastery will involve a group of restoration experts from the National Agency for Cultural Heritage Preservation of Georgia and…

Sep 16, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Greek Orthodox Church destroyed on 9/11 is being rebuilt

A New York City church destroyed on 9/11 is finally being rebuilt across from the World Trade Center. The new St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church is going up in Liberty Park, just to the east of where the old church stood for 85 years. “The original St. Nicholas was fully destroyed, and really crushed by the South Tower,” said Jerry Dimitriou, executive director…

Sep 11, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Greek Archbishop Hieronymos to take part in the celebrations marking the centenary of the restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church

On 4 September 2017, the chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, Met. Hilarion Alfeyev, conveyed to the Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church the invitation to take part in the celebrations marking the centenary of the restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church. In Athens, at the residence of the…

Sep 6, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addresses Orthodox youth present at ITO2017: ‘Be communicants of the spiritual tradition of our Orthodox Church’

On Sunday, the delegate of His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to the International Orthodox Youth Meeting in Iaşi, His Eminence Andreas, Metropolitan of Arkalochori, Kastelli and Viannos, read out the patriarchal address to the participating young people. In his message, His Holiness urged Orthodox youth to become communicants of the spiritual tradition of our Orthodox Church.…

Sep 4, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

20 Quotes from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on creation and the ecological crisis

Orthodoxy is committed to ecology; it is the “green” Church par excellence. Our faith and our worship strengthen our commitment to the protection of creation and promote the “eucharistic use” of the world, the solidarity with creation. The Orthodox Christian attitude is the opposite of the instrumentalisation and exploitation of the world. We believe that…

Sep 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Message by H.A.H. Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrios upon the Day of Prayer for the Protection of Creation (01/09/1989)

This Ecumenical Throne of Orthodoxy, the keeper and proclaimer of the centuries-old spirit of patristic tradition and the faithful interpreter of eucharistic and liturgical experience of the Orthodox Church, with great anxiety follows the merciless trampling down and destruction of the natural environment which is caused by man with extremely dangerous consequences for the very…

Sep 1, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation | Ecumenical Patriarch calls for change of attitude and conduct towards creation (EN/FR/GR)

† BARTHOLOMEW By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church: Grace, peace, and mercy From the Creator of All, our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ (September 1, 2017) Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, With God’s grace, today we enter the new ecclesiastical year, even…

Aug 31, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Relics of Queen Ketevan will be in Georgia for six months

The relics of Georgia’s saint, Queen Ketevan, will be in Georgia for a half-year according to an agreement reached after long negotiations between representatives from Georgia and India. Georgia is hosting exhibitions and international conferences dedicated to the holy martyr Queen Ketevan, reports Georgia Online. The Ministry of Culture and Preservation of Monuments and the Ministry…

Aug 25, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Patriarchate of Jerusalem | Patriarch Theophilos celebrates Divine Liturgy on Mount Tabor (VIDEO)

On Saturday, 6th/19th August 2017, on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, officiated Vespers in the evening and the outdoor midnight Vigil. Concelebrants for the divine services included: Metropolitan Ieronymos of Mouanza in Tanzania – Patriachate of Alexandria, Metropolitan Timotheos of Bozra – Patriachate of Jerusalem, Metropolitan…

Aug 24, 2017Andrei Pau

International Conference in Bose, Italy. The Ecumenical Patriarch and the Patriarch of Alexandria to participate in the event

Two Patriarchs will attend the Ecumenical International Conference on Orthodox Spirituality in Bose, Italy. His All Holiness Bartholomeos, Ecumenical Patriarch, and His Beatitude Theodoros II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, are among the guests of the event which will take place on September 6-9, 2017. The program of the conference is as follows: Wednesday…

Aug 24, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

VIDEO | Ecumenical Patriarch intends to attend Bucharest’s National Cathedral consecration ceremony. ‘We are proud of the Romanian Church’

We follow from the Phanar, from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the great and varied activity of the Holy Church of Romania, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said in an exclusive Trinitas TV interview, adding that we are proud of our once a daughter, and now the sister Church of Romania, to which I convey a special…

Aug 23, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu