On November 24, 2019, the Russian premiere of an oratorio composed by Monsignor Marco Frisina, a renowned Catholic musician, took place at the Zaryadie concert hall as part of cultural cooperation between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Roman Catholic Church. The oratorio is devoted to St. Andrej Rublev. It was performed by the Moscow Synodal…

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Ilia II together with the bishops and clergy received ambassadors and representatives of the diplomatic corps. The Ambassadors expressed their support to Ilia II and noted that the role of the Church and of His Holiness and Beatitude in the development of Georgia is huge. The Patriarchate of Georgia says the…

His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, during his speech at the conclusion of the Patriarchal and Synodal Divine Liturgy this week, underscored the determination of the “hurt Greeks” not to abandon the good fight of saving their presence in Constantinople and witnessing in their physical and historical cradle. The Ecumenical Patriarch officiated at the Liturgy…

The Bulgarian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod this week expressed its grave concerns over a set of draft provisions considered for inclusion into the country’s family law code, including ones governing the protection of minors. The Holy Synod charged that over the past few years Christian values in the country have been replaced by legal concepts…

The Archdiocese of America this week reiterated that it is fully committed to transparency in managing its financial affairs, both towards the faithful and US state and federal authorities, in the wake of the recent arrest of a former top Archdiocese administrator. A relevant statement on the Archdiocese’s website read, “…Today, we learned that the…

A year has passed since the biggest Orthodox Church in the world, the People’s Salvation Cathedral, was dedicated in Bucharest, Romania. The emblematic cathedral’s construction was conceived immediately after the enthronement of the Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, in September 2007. A foundation stone was laid two months later, with actual construction begun…

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Tuesday received the governor of the Central Macedonia region, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, at the Archdiocese of Athens. Among others, discussion also touched to the ongoing migrant-refugee crisis faced by Greece, and in the wake of a recent agreement between state services and the Autocephalous Orthodox…

The Orthodox Church of Albania on Tuesday announced that it will offer all possible assistance to those who have suffered damage and injuries from a 6.4 on the Richter scale earthquake that struck the central coastal region of the country the same day. The Church also offered its prayers and expressed its condolences to the…

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the operation of the Orthodoxia News Agency – a pioneering endeavor in the field of global ecclesiastical journalism – complete with daily news briefings, on-site reports, exclusive items, coverage of international developments, interviews and current affairs, as well as original documentaries. The primary idea behind the Orthodoxia News Agency…