The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s media relations department this week issued an announcement denying recent press reports claiming a social media account related to the Patriarch of Bulgaria, His Holiness Neophyte. The Church announcement sated that the Patriarch never had, nor will have a profile on Facebook, nor has His Holiness every authorized anyone to…

  The Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilie II, this week received clerics from the diocese of Mar-ne-u-li, along with local officials and representatives of the Azeri community in the country. In a related statement, Bishop Gjiorgi noted that creation of the diocese in the specific region of southeastern Georgia some six…

  The Metropolis of Gjirokaster held an event at the St. Charalampos parish in the town of Sarande this week to promote the rights of the unborn child. A one-day seminar was organized in cooperation with the Greece-based movement called “Let Me Live”. The Metropolitan of Gjirokaster, His Eminence Dimitrios, attended the event, along with…

  The Archdiocese of Iasi, in northeast Romania, will commence a series of experiential seminars entitled “Family School”. The seminar program is an initiative of the Archdiocese’s ‘Pro Vita’ charity. The program, which has the blessing of the Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, aims to provide faith-based answers to dilemmas and problems faced…

  An urgent meeting by top Greek government officials, chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was held on Tuesday evening to deal with the latest and worrying developments on the eastern Aegean islands of Lesvos and Hios. The government decided to recall extra riot police units sent to the islands to safeguard the construction of…

  A meeting of Orthodox Church Primates concluded on Wednesday in Amman, Jordan, following an invitation by the initiative’s host, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III. The meeting, which was not attended by several Primates of Orthodox Churches, and most conspicuously by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew…

  The Serbian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Ivica Dačić, visited the Mount Athos Center on the occasion of his presence in Thessaloniki, where he participated in the High-Level Conference on the European Perspective of the Western Balkans, ‘From Thessaloniki to Zagreb,’ held in the city yesterday. The Mayor of Thessaloniki and Chair of…

His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, will stay in the United States of America from 27 February until 5 March 2020. His Holiness Irinej will preside over the Church Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South Americas in Clearwater, Florida on 29 February 2020. In addition, the Serbian Patriarch will visit parishes of…

We start off the new year with some great news: St. Sava has posted a construction advisory sign stating that the completion of the reconstruction is slated for Spring 2020. After the devastating fire on Easter Eve 2016, there was some question as to whether the structure could be saved and given the expense whether…