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14.12.2019 | 12:05
Serbian Patriarch Irinej received in audience principals of Belgrade schools
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, hosted a reception for principals of elementary and secondary schools in the territory of the Archdiocese of Belgrade-Karlovac, at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on 12 December 2019. The festive reception began with Lord’s Prayer sung by a choir of students from the Faculty of Theology of the University of…
14.12.2019 | 10:45
Byzantine Chant recognized by UNESCO as part of Cultural Heritage of Humanity – (AUDIO)
Byzantine Chant is not just another form of music. It is a tool on which we can pray better. It is, in fact, a form of melodic prayer. If the music in general is composed to be listened to, the psaltic music is made to pray to the fullest and therefore it sounds best in…
13.12.2019 | 21:00
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13.12.2019 | 15:58
US Senate unanimously approves of resolution recognizing 1915 Armenian Genocide
Members of the US Senate on Thursday unanimously voted to recognize the Armenian genocide of 1915 by Ottoman empire troops and irregulars, a long-awaited development that marks a significant diplomatic defeat for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and a vote in defiance of attempts by US President Donald Trump to prevent the recognition. Sen….
13.12.2019 | 15:57
Feast Day of St. Spyridonas celebrated on Cyprus with splendor
The Feast Day of St. Spyridonas was celebrated on Thursday throughout the island republic of Cyprus, the saint’s birthplace, and with particular splendor at the Cathedral dedicated to St. Spyridonas, in Nicosia’s Strovolos municipality. A celebratory Divine Liturgy was officiated by the Bishop of Mesaoria, His Grace Grigorios, with numerous worshippers hailing from the…
13.12.2019 | 15:50
Romanian Patriarch proclaimed honorary citizen of Bucharest
The Patriarch of All Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, was proclaimed as an honorary citizen of Bucharest this week, during an event held at the Patriarchal residence. Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea presented the Patriarch with a relevant proclamation by the city’s municipal council, adding that “… this act, Your Beatitude, is trivial, compared to what…
13.12.2019 | 15:48
Mt. Athos Civil Gov. Martinos tours Halki Seminary ahead of scheduled renovation
The Civil Governor of Mt. Athos, Athanasios Martinos, has pledged to finance the complete renovation of the Theological School of Halki and the adjacent Monastery of the Holy Trinity, both located on the small Marmara Sea isle of the same name. Martinos, a noted shipowner and philanthropist, reiterated his pledge after being received by…
13.12.2019 | 15:47
Abbot of St. Lavra recounts Monastery’s historic role for region, Hellenism
The Abbot of the Holy Monastery of St. Lavra, in the northwest Peloponnese, Archimandrite Eusevios Spanos, provides an exclusive interview this week to the Orthodoxia news agency and journalist Nikos Zaimis. Among others, the Abbot of the historic monastery, considered as the location from where the Greek independence struggle was proclaimed in the Peloponnese in…
13.12.2019 | 14:24
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Ambassador of India to Russia
On 13th December 2019, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, met with H.E. Mr. D. Bala Venkatesh Varma, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of India to the Russian Federation. They were joined in the meeting by Mr. Vipin Kumar, second secretary of India’s diplomatic…
