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16.10.2019 | 19:53
Metropolitan of Toronto and Exarch of All Canada receives Ontario FinMin
Ontario Minister of Finance Rod Phillips was received by the Metropolitan of Toronto and Exarch of All Canada, Eminence Sotirios, at the Archdiocese in Toronto, which he toured, along with the chapel of St. John the Divine. Among others, His Eminence brought up the issue of the dire situation of Christians in Turkey, as well…
16.10.2019 | 19:51
Archbishop of Australia honors outgoing Greek ambassador to Canberra
Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, this week honored Greece’s outgoing ambassador to Australia, Ekaterini Xagorari, for her overall work and efforts towards promoting bilateral relations and in representing Athens on the island continent nation.
16.10.2019 | 19:49
Author Konstantinos Holevas: Orthodoxy stood as obstacle to Turkification of Greek nation
Political scientist and author Konstantinos Holevas this week spoke to the Orthodoxia news agency, where he stressed that it was Orthodoxy that kept the flame of Hellenism alive during four centuries of dour Ottoman rule — acting as a bastion against Turkification, as he said. Holevas, who is a member of a special Church of…
16.10.2019 | 19:48
Ordination of Bishop of Rogoi at Athens Metropolitan Cathedral
The ordination of the new Bishop of Rogoi, His Grace Filotheos, was held on Wednesday morning during a hierarchical service at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral, officiated by the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos. Fotos: George Ferdis
16.10.2019 | 19:46
Moscow Patriarchate’s Holy Synod to convene on Thur. to review Greek Church decisions over Ukrainian autocephaly
The Moscow Patriarchate’s Holy Synod will convene on Thursday, during an extraordinary session, in order to allow members the opportunity to evaluate recent decisions by the Church of Greece’s hierarchy, regarding the issue of the Tomos of Autocephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Autocephaly was granted by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople last November to…
16.10.2019 | 14:24
Italy Bishop Siluan speaks about exodus from Romania
In an interview with an Orthodox magazine, the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Italy, Siluan, referred to the exodus of Romanians abroad and to the reasons why Romanians choose to leave their country. ‘To a large extent, this choice to leave the country is linked to the fact that one does not see perspectives on the…
16.10.2019 | 14:22
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed the annual conference of “Forum 2000” Foundation
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Prague on 15 October 2019, where he addressed the 23rd annual conference of “Forum 2000” Foundation under the title “Recovering the Promise of 1989”. The Forum 2000 Foundation pursues the legacy of Václav Havel by supporting the values of democracy and respect for human rights, assisting the development of…
16.10.2019 | 14:15
The Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God at Almaty’s St Sophia Cathedral during night-time Liturgy
On the night of October 10-11, 2019, His Eminence Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan officiated at Divine Liturgy at St Sophia Cathedral in Almay, Kazakhstan, which concluded with the arrival of the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God “of the Sign.” He was joined by a number of hierarchs, including His Grace Bishop…
16.10.2019 | 14:06
The feast day of St Chariton Lavra is celebrated in Fara
On Friday, October 11, 2019, the feast day of St Chariton the Confessor, the founder of Palestinian monasticism, the first monastery he founded hosted a celebration in his memory. On the eve of the holiday, Archimandrite Vasily (Druzhinets) of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem led all-night vigil. Divine Liturgy was celebrated on Friday by…
