The Church today venerates the memory of Gregory the Righteous of Decapolis, in Asia Minor. St. Gregory’s journeys took him to many cities in the Eastern Roman Empire, where after many labors in defense of Orthodoxy against Iconoclasm, he reposed in peace in the first half of the 9th century.
A three-day mourning period will be declared in Serbia due to the death of Patriarch Irinej, the Government of Serbia has decided. The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church died this morning in the Karaburma Military Hospital as a result of the coronavirus, at the age of 91. “At today’s session, the Government of the…
His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia celebrated the memorial service for newly-departed Serbian Patriarch and Our Father Irinej at the Cathedral church of Holy Archangel Michael on 20 November 2020. spc.rs
One of the oldest hand-written gospels, written in Greek between the end of the 10th century and the start of the 11th, is on its way to being returned to the monastery it was stolen from in northeastern Greece by its latest owner, a museum in Washington, DC, the Metropolis of Drama said. The document…
His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia reposed in the Lord this morning at 7:07 AM in the Karaburma Military Hospital in Belgrade, reports the official site of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch was 90 years old. He served as a hierarch of the Serbian Church for 46 years, and nearly 11 years as Patriarch….
The 20th day of November has been assigned as World Day for the Rights of the Child. This day, as well as yesterday and tomorrow, and indeed every day of the year, all children, wherever they may be around the world, hope and envision a better world, for themselves, for their families, for the…
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The Serbian Orthodox Church issued a statement stating that the condition of Serbian Patriarch Irinej has worsened. The Serbian Orthodox Church announced on its website this morning that the condition of the Serbian Orthodox Church patriarch has worsened, due to the coronavirus infection, and that he has been in the Karaburma Military Hospital since the…
The situation on the planet makes one think about a threat of a world war, Metropolitan Hilarion, the head of the Synodal Department for External Church Relations, said. “The danger of a new world war exists, we felt it even before the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and it seems to me the coronavirus pandemic…