The sitting of the Holy Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church will be held today. Members of the Synod are gathering at the Patriarchate. The Patriarchate announced on Tuesday that the decision about the summoning of the sitting was made by Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II. The Patriarch’s Secretary Michael…

Metropolit Grigol of Poti and Khobi believes that the Georgian Orthodox Church is careful about the issue of Autocephaly of Ukrainian Church. However, “the process is irreversible and all churches will have to recognize the independence of the Ukrainian Church sooner or later,” Metropolit Grigol said. An extraordinary meeting of the leadership of the Church…

Members of the Polish Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod on Wednesday announced that the Church would not recognize the Tomos of Autocephaly granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The Holy Synod convened under the chairmanship of the Archbishop of Warsaw and Metropolitan of All Poland, His Beatitude Savva. The announcement read: “The…

Today, 30 October 2019, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas was present and addressed an interfaith programme in Vienna, Austria. The symposium entitled “The Power of Words: The Role of Religion, Media and Policy in Countering Hate Speech” was sponsored by KAICIID Dialogue Centre. Below is a key note of the presentation of His Eminence. “Hate Speech…

Today 30.10.2019, a visiting team from AGAPIS XERIA FOUNDATION – CYPRUS paid a visit to His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah of Kampala at the Headquarters in Namungoona. They came for a 10 days visit to Uganda specifically to do a documentary with ALPHA TV – CYPRUS on the progress of the different projects they have funded…

  According to the independent website Ahval, which focuses on Turkey, more than 790 new Islamic religious schools have opened in the country over the past year, with these types of schools, called “İmam Hatip”, serving a total of 1.3 million pupils. With the addition of 798 İmam Hatip schools in the 2018-2019 academic year,…

  The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Irinej, this week met with well-known anthropologist, author and motivational speaker Nick Vujicic, who was born without hands and legs, but who with the grace of God serves as an inspiration to millions of people around the world. The Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church…

  The Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the All Saints, in Munich, Germany, was decorated with a subject of hagiography that reportedly has not before been depicted in an Orthodox church, namely, a meeting between the Resurrected Christ with His Disciples, on the first evening of the Resurrection, and their receiving of the Holy Spirit —…

  The Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, His Eminence Nikitas, this week officiated at a blessing ceremony at the Greek Orthodox parish of St. John the Baptist, in north London, on the occasion of the annual Oct. 28th Greek national holiday. His Eminence spoke to the pupils participating at commemoration events regarding the value…