“Autocephaly is a measure of the maturity of a local Church in indissoluble communion with the other local Churches, members of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church,” noted Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria last Saturday,…
In his annual Christmas Pastoral Letter, Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church emphasized the profound joy that the Nativity of Jesus Christ brings to believers, describing it as the “joy of salvation.” The message,…
The Polish Orthodox Church marked its centennial anniversary of autocephaly on Wednesday. Following World War I, Orthodox Christians in Poland worked diligently to gain independence for their Church from the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1922,…
Today marks 139 years since the Ecumenical Patriarchate recognized the autocephaly of the Romanian Orthodox Church, an essential moment for the Church and the Romanian State, which had won its independence from the Ottoman Empire…
On Monday, the Romanian Orthodox Church marks its 137th anniversary of autocephaly. After Romania gained its state independence in 1877 and was declared a Kingdom in 1881, the prestige of the Romanian Orthodox Church increased,…
On Saturday, the Romanian Orthodox Church marks its 135th anniversary of autocephaly. After Romania gained its state independence in 1877 and was declared a Kingdom in 1881, the prestige of the Romanian Orthodox Church increased,…