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The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, in a sermon this week from the Monastery of Sretensky, emphasized that no one should remain oblivious to developments affecting the Orthodox world. His Holiness directly referred to the situation in Montenegro, after last week’s ratification of a controversial law that the Orthodox Church in…
The Metropolitan of Irinopolis, His Eminence Demetrios, sent a message of hope from one of the most challenging Orthodox missions in the world. His Eminences noted that “..today, as we toiled under the hot African sun for our parish of St. Athanassius, we met up with a group of young Orthodox children, who were preparing…
The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, wished the faithful a blessed, creative and peaceful new year, speaking from the Holy Synod’s main events hall. Afterwards, His Beatitude received state, government and judiciary representatives at the Archdiocese of Athens, where he also blessed and cut the traditional New Year’s cake, while again…
The year that ends today witnessed several historic events for Christian Orthodoxy and Orthodox believers, with the foremost event being decisions, reactions and statements regarding the Tomos of Autocephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which was granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. A day before the Epiphany, also known as the Feast of the…
The Church of Constantinople regrets the ingratitude of some bishops of the Serbian Church, however, it forgives them like a kind mother. The Patriarchate of Constantinople loves the Serbian Orthodox Church just like a mother loves her ungrateful children, the Patriarch of Bartholomew of Constantinople said in an interview with the Internet publication Kurir.rs. “The Ecumenical Patriarchate, like…
Cathoicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II hosted the family of Doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili, released from the illegal imprisonment of the occupational regime. Archbishop Iakob of Bodbe published the information about the meeting on his Facebook page. Georgian wrestlers were also present at the meeting. Georgian Doctor Vazha Gaprindashvili was released by…
On December 27, Montenegro’s legislature passed a controversial law on freedom of religion and the legal status of religious communities amid mass protests throughout the country Encroachment on property of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro and causing people of faith to split are fraught with terrible ramifications, particularly international ones, the Russian Foreign…
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America has joined with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the major faith leaders of New York State in condemning the recent attacks on the Jewish Community of New York, and in particular, the horrific attack at a Synagogue in the Hasidic town of Monsey, on Saturday, December 28. That…