“It is with great sadness that we are following the news of explosions in Beirut. We are praying to God for consolation and recovery of all those affected,” said CEC General Secretary Dr Jørgen Skov Sørensen. “Our prayers and thoughts are with our brothers and sisters at the Middle East Council of Churches and with…

Prevention of Gambling Amongst Adolescents Should be Placed on a National Public Health Agenda, says UNICEF TBILISI, August 4, 2020. Problem gambling among adolescents and youth is a growing public health concern globally, as well as in Georgia, UNICEF study says. Worldwide, the prevalence of gambling is 2 to 4 times higher among adolescents than among…

In the evening of August 2, 2020, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, took part in the live stream of the Internet-Litija Montenegro program. –  Your Eminence, first of all allow me to thank you on behalf of Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral and other…

The Romanian Patriarchate has expressed its compassion and solidarity with the Lebanese people following a massive explosion that rocked Lebanon’s capital Beirut, which has killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 others. Message of compassion and solidarity for the Lebanese people: full text We learned with great sadness of the tragic consequences of the…

Beirut, August 7, 2020 His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Greek Orthodox Church visited Beirut after the terrible explosion that rocked its port and surroundings on the 4th of August. He was received at the Archbishopric of Beirut by His Eminence Elias Audi, the Metropolitan of Beirut and…

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On August 1-4, 2020, Archbishop Leonid of Vladikavkaz and Alania, vice-chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, undertook a working visit to the Syrian Arab Republic with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. On August 2, Archbishop Leonid was received by His Beatitude Patriarch John X…

Statement of the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem on Beirut August 6th, 2020 We, the Patriarchs and Heads of Churches of Jerusalem, stand aghast at the sight of the devastating and shockingly perplexing explosion that took place at the Beirut port on August 4th. The loss of life, injuries, and destruction cause our…

On 4th August 2020, the commemoration day of the Holy Myrrh-Bearer Mary Magdalene, Equal-to-the-Apostles, the Metochion of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Magdala celebrated its patronal feast. With the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Metropolitan Kyriakos of Nazareth officiated at the Divine Liturgy. Concelebrating with His Eminence were Archimandrite Alexander (Yelisov), head…