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…
Serbian President, Aleksandar Vučić, said that the health condition of Patriarch Irinej is difficult and that the doctors were fighting for his life. “He was in a better condition when the media reported that he had passed away. He was intubated 55 minutes ago,” he told reporters. As he said, Irinej is in a difficult…
A new complex of the Orthodox mission in the west Africa country of Sierra Leone capital is close to completion. The latest addition is an outdoor baptismal font, adjacent to the Holy cathedral of Sts. Constantine and Helen. After 12 years of work, the complex in the capital of Freetown includes a kindergarten, a playground,…