The Holy and Sacred Synod convened under the chairmanship of His All-Holiness for its regular sessions from Tuesday, November 27, to Thursday, November 29, 2018, the Ecumenical Patriarchate reports. During its sessions, it examined all of the items on the agenda, upon which the appropriate decisions were made, including the following: a. Upon the recommendation…

It was reported on Tuesday that the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate had resolved to dissolve its Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of the Russian Tradition in Western Europe. The report was later confirmed by the administration of the Archdiocese itself, which noted in its statement that the decision came as a complete surprise…

Meeting in Alexandria under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria and All Africa on Monday, the Holy Synod of the Church of Alexandria resolved to establish 5 new dioceses for the Church, reports the Patriarchate’s website. At the proposal of Pat. Theodors, the Synod decided to establish the new Metropolis of…

On 29 November 2018, an international theological conference dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the death of Vladimir Lossky (1903-1958), prominent Russian theologian, took place at the Religious and Cultural Orthodox Centre in Paris. The meeting was organized by the Korsun diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture of…

A special commission of the Ministry of Culture has begun taking inventory of and checking the existing Church valuables and sacred objects that were transferred to the Kiev Caves Lavra since 1988, when the monastery was reopened after being closed since 1961, reports the site of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The commission was created by…

His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, arrived in Romania on Thursday, Nov. 29, to lead the celebrations of Saint Andrew, the patron saint of the National Cathedral in Bucharest. The aircraft that brought the delegation of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem landed at Henri Coanda International Airport around 9:50 am. During the visit to Romania, the…

The Abbot of the Romanian Skete of the Honourable Forerunner on Mount Athos presented His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel with a replica of the Prodromitissa Wonderworking icon of the Mother of God to be enshrined in the newly-consecrated National Cathedral. A precious gift for the Cathedral Visiting Romania on the occasion of the inauguration of the…

The Ukrainian Ministry of Justice commission, in response to a complaint from the Ministry of Culture, has recently cancelled the state registration of the right to use the Pochaev Laura of the Dormition’s Cathedral of the Dormition, Cathedral of the Trinity, monastic cells, belfry, Archbishop’s House and Holy Gates. Metropolitan Vladimir of Kishinev and All…

On November 27, 2018, Pope Francis of Rome visited the exhibition of outstanding works of Russian art from the collection of the Tretyakov State Gallery and a number of other museums in Russia. Held under the theme ‘Pilgrimage of Russian Art: From Dionysius to Malevich’ the exhibition is shown in the Vatican’s Braccio di Carlo…