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05.09.2019 | 12:14
Patriarch Kirill chairs regular session of Supreme Church Council

September 4, 2019 – the Supreme Church Council of the Russian Orthodox Church began its session at the Supreme Church Council Hall of the Cathedral Church of Christ the Saviour. The session is chaired by His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia. The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church addressed himself to the…

05.09.2019 | 11:33
St. Vladimir’s Seminary launches search for new librarian

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary [SVOTS] has announced a job opening for a full-time librarian for the Seminary’s Father Georges Florovsky Library. The position opened September 1 following the retirement of longtime Seminary Librarian Eleana Silk. Silk had worked for SVOTS since 1985. The new librarian will take charge of the Florovsky Library and be…

05.09.2019 | 11:07
Greek Authority Rules Against Recording of Faith at School

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s independent privacy authority has ruled it unconstitutional and illegal for school authorities to keep records of pupils’ religious faith. The non-binding decision by the Data Protection Authority made public Wednesday follows complaints by an atheist group and human rights activists. The complaints had targeted the listing of schoolchildren’s faith on…

05.09.2019 | 11:04
What is mystery?

In the Christian context: by “mystery,” we do not mean merely that which is baffling and mysterious, an enigma or insoluble problem. On the contrary, a mystery is something that is revealed for our understanding, but which we never understand exhaustively because it leads into the depth or the darkness of God. The eyes are…

05.09.2019 | 10:43
Georges Florovsky: Excerpts from a Letter to Alexis Klimoff

March 20, 1970 (…) Autocephaly is a theme of great complexity. 1 I won’t attempt to sort out the toxic mix formed by combining canonical considerations with emotional ones. It is difficult to question the “legitimacy” of the Moscow Patriarchate from the canonical point of view because the Patriarchate is recognized by all other autocephalous…

05.09.2019 | 10:37
His Eminence Archbishop Theodosios (Hanna) of Sebastia has some choice words for the U.S. State Department.

  It was noticed in late August that the “Palestinian Territories” had been removed from department’s list of countries and areas in the Middle East. The current version of the department website only mentions Palestine in the context of the Trump administration’s peace efforts, reports the Times of Israel. While the State Dept. claimed, “the…

05.09.2019 | 10:17
MOSCOW TO HOST 2ND INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF CHOIR DIRECTORS AND SINGERS OF RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

  Moscow’s Christ the Savior Cathedral will host the upcoming 2nd International Congress of Choir Directors and Singers of the Russian Orthodox Church, scheduled for October 24 to 26, reports the press service of the Church-Public Council for the Development of Russian Church Singing. The Congress’ main task is to discuss the preservation and development…

05.09.2019 | 10:11
POLICE FIND NO CRIMINAL OFFENSE IN METROPOLITAN OF MORPHOU’S STATEMENTS ON HOMOSEXUALITY

Cypriot police have found no criminal offense in His Eminence Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou’s statements on homosexuality that created quite a stir both at home and internationally last month, thus it is unlikely he will be prosecuted, reports philenews. The case file was thus sent to the Legal Service with a recommendation not to prosecute…

05.09.2019 | 10:09
Cardinal Dolan Welcomes Archbishop Elpidophoros at St. Patrick’s Cathedral

NEW YORK – Cardinal Dolan honored Archbishop Elpidophoros of America by hosting a lunch today, September 4, 2019, to welcome him to New York. After initial introductions and warm greetings, the Cardinal and Archbishop exchanged remarks. The Cardinal expressed his desire for each to be present at major events and holidays of the other, and…

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