With the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Youhanna X, both Deaconate and Priesthood Ordinations of our brother Yusuf Papasoğlu were completed by placing the hand of His Eminence Bishop Constantine (Kayal) in the Patriarchal Monastery of Saint Elias Chwayya in Lebanon, on Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, 2020. The new priest took Saint…

On the occasion of the new academic year, a faculty meeting was held at the Saint John of Damascus Institute of Theology at Balamand on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. After a welcome speech by the new Dean, Rev. Archimandrite Jack Khalil, the faculty members exchanged views on the experience of online education and discussed various…

Télé Lumière – Noursat dedicated a weekly segment for the Middle East Council of Churches every Thursday in “AL Nour Maana” show, to discuss the latest updates regarding the MECC appeal as well its relief and development projects in Beirut. Last week, the journalist Huguette Salameh, director of the MECC Communication and Public Relations Department,…

The spokesman of the Romanian Patriarchate Vasile Bănescu reacted to the decision by which the National Committee for Emergency Situations (CNSU) announced that organizing events on religious holidays is allowed only with the participation of those who live or reside in that specific locality. The measure was motivated by the fact that the risk of…

Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina has warned against the violation of religious freedom rights as authorities decided that only people domiciled in Iași are allowed to enter the Metropolitan Cathedral and venerate the holy relics of Saint Parascheva. “Moldavia is currently living one of the saddest periods in its history.” The Metropolitan released a…

With the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Gabriel of Montreal and Canada, Deacon Dimitry Chemeris of Holy Trinity Cathedral in Toronto, ON, was ordained to the priesthood оn Friday, September 27, 2020, the feast day of the Elevation of the Cross of the Lord. The ordination took place at Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY,…

As OrthoChristian reported yesterday, His Eminence Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro of the Serbian Orthodox Church has tested positive for the coronavirus. He is being treated at the Clinical Center in Podgorica, where doctors say his health is stable and Vladyka feels well. The Orthodox faithful from around the world have been praying for His Eminence…

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Today, Thursday, October 8, 2020, on the third day of its work in this current month, the Holy and Sacred Synod extensively examined, among other items, issues of the Holy Archdiocese of America, and considered reports of His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. The following decisions were taken: a) It placed into abeyance the force…