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19.11.2019 | 15:49
Archbishop of Athens receives visiting Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa
The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Tuesday received the Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Most Divine Beatitude Theodoros II. The Primate of the Alexandria Patriarchate is currently visiting Athens. A day earlier, Theodoros was received by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Mansion government house….
19.11.2019 | 15:48
Number of Bibles printed in China at 200 million, just for 2019
The number of Christians in China, the world’s most populous country, continues to grow, despite official discouragement in some parts of the vast country. China’s biggest printing house announced that the number of new Bibles printed in the country exceeded 200 million copies, and that is just for current year. Roughly half the Bibles…
19.11.2019 | 15:47
ECHR ruling prevents deportation of Afghan Christian convert by Swiss authorities
A ruling by the European Court of Human Rights this month, which stopped the deportation, from Switzerland, of an Afghan Christian convert, may serve as a precedent for the protection and rights of Christians in the Middle East and other countries where Christians face persecution. According to the court’s ruling, the Christian man would…
19.11.2019 | 12:15
Patron Saint-day of Novi Sad celebrated
Patron Saint-day of Novi Sad – The restoration of the church of Saint George the Great Martyr was marked with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy and a solemn academy. His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa officiated the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy with concelebration of His Grace Bishop Isihije of Mohacs and the clergy of the Diocese…
19.11.2019 | 12:13
Prayerful gathering at the Serbian military cemetery in Szeged
His Grace Bishop Lukijan of Budim served on 17 November 2019 the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy in the church of Saint Nicholas in Szeged, Hungary. The Bishop was concelebrated by local priests. The Holy Liturgy was prayerfully attended by Colonel Rasa Lazovic, envoy of the Defense of the Republic of Serbia in Budapest; Representative of the…
19.11.2019 | 12:08
Festive academy on the occasion of Two Centuries of the small Cathedral church in Nis
With an evening service at the Cathedral Church dedicated to the Assembly of Holy Archangels in Nis and a solemn academy in the Saint Sava House, the central celebration of 200 years since the construction of this beloved church in Nis was marked on November 16, 2019. With the blessing of His Grace Bishop…
19.11.2019 | 10:49
Demand for Bibles in China Reaches a Staggering 200 Million, Despite Heavy Persecution
Despite relentless persecution, the Christian community in China is thriving. Totaling around 100 million believers, and with hundreds of thousands being baptized annually, many experts predict that China will become the world’s most Christian nation by 2030. The staggering explosion of faith is, in part, down to the mass printing of Bibles. Indeed, China’s…
19.11.2019 | 10:47
Bishop Visarion of Tulcea calls for prayer and good deeds in Nativity Fast message
His Grace Bishop Visarion of Tulcea is calling on the faithful to pray and perform good deeds during the Nativity Fast. In this year’s Nativity Fast message, the Orthodox Bishop of Tulcea invites believers to unite the liturgical life with Christian philanthropy, thus demonstrating to be brothers and sisters in Christ. ‘The Church urges…
19.11.2019 | 10:39
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill celebrates prayer service at the site of St. Bartholomew’s martyrdom
On 14 November 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrated a prayer service at the remains of the chapel of St. Bartholomew in the capital of Azerbaijan. Church tradition holds that St. Bartholomew, one of Christ’s twelve apostles, suffered and died for the Saviour here. A Christian church was built on…
