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23.10.2019 | 13:46
Greek Orthodox priests refuse to perform funeral services for those who choose cremation
Greek Orthodox priests of Thebes and Livadia, central Greece, said that they would refuse to perform funeral services for people who were cremated. They reasoned that the practice goes against the Christian belief in resurrection of the body and the second coming. “We will not bury those who are cremated,” they said in a written…
23.10.2019 | 13:19
Archbishop Nikitas of Thyrateira and Great Britain – Encyclical on the 28th October 1940
Encyclical on the 28th October 1940 My beloved in the Lord, Each year, the Hellenic people celebrate bringing into mind the events of October 28, 1940, when Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas boldly declared that the Hellenic people would not bend to the voice of tyranny and oppression. One simple word, “OXI”, expressed the mind, ethos,…
23.10.2019 | 11:51
Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew II: Elder Sophronios of Essex will enter into the Official Calendar of the Church, and other gifts
On the 23rd of October, 2019, the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All-Holiness Bartholomew II, proclaimed the entry into the Official Calendar of the Church of yet another Athonite saint: Elder Sophronios (Sacharov) from Essex. The announcement was made in the conference of the Holy Council of Mount Athos by His All-Holiness with a lot of emotion….
22.10.2019 | 21:41
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22.10.2019 | 14:26
Ecumenical Patriarch plants cypress tree in Vatopedi’s courtyard in commemoration of historic 2019 visit
On Tuesday, before his departure from Mt. Athos, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, planted a cypress tree in the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi’s courtyard, in commemoration of the “Greek Patriarch’s” landmark 2019 visit, and as a testament to his love for the natural environment.
22.10.2019 | 14:25
Ecumenical Patriarch tours Vatopedi’s renowned olive oil press
The visit by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, to the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi this week was his first in 30 years, with the last time coming when His All Holiness was the Patriarchate’s Metropolitan of Philadelphia and Chalcedon. On Monday, the Ecumenical Patriarch also toured the…
22.10.2019 | 13:00
Ecumenical Patriarch continues historic visit to Mt. Athos for fourth consecutive day
A historic four-day visit by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, to the semi-autonomous monastic community of Mt. Athos concludes today, Tuesday. The Ecumenical Patriarch has visited various Monasteries on Mt. Athos, located on the eastern-most and mountainous promontory of Halkidiki prefecture of northern Greece. The Mt. Athos tour by His…
22.10.2019 | 11:21
Church of the Dormition in Beijing celebrates 10th anniversary of its consecration
On 19 October 2019 the Orthodox Church honours the memory of the Holy Apostle Thomas who, according to the church tradition, preached the word of God in Asia and reached China. Metropolitan Anthony of Korsun and Western Europe, head of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Administration for Institutions Abroad, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church…
22.10.2019 | 11:17
Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk takes part in celebrations marking the 125th anniversary of the ministry of St. Raphael of Brooklyn in America
On 19th – 20th October 2019, the celebrations marking the 125th anniversary of the beginning of the ministry of St. Raphael of Brooklyn in North America and the centenary of Saint Nicholas Cathedral of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America took place in Brooklyn, New York. With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch…
