On August 15, 2019, the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the Metropolitan of Kyiv and All Ukraine Epiphanius met with First Vice President of the Ukrainian World Congress Stefan Romaniw and Director of the UWC Mission to Ukraine Serhiy Kasyanchuk. “During the working meeting, the parties discussed holding joint events to expand cooperation between…

Bulgarian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a previously-unknown 14th-century aristocrat, a descendant of the Byzantine Palaiologos dynasty, at the Kaliakra fortress on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, the National History Museum said on August 15. The tomb was found by a team headed by the National History Museum’s director, Associate Professor Boni Petrunova, who has…

The patriarchal auxiliary bishop Ieronim of Sinaia on Wednesday spoke about the role played by the Theotokos in God’s salvific economy, calling the Blessed Virgin Mary ‘the greatest ambassador of Christians’. Leading the service of the burial of the Theotokos at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on Aug. 14, Bishop Ieronim noted that Virgin Mary…

The Russian Orthodox Church will open a new drug rehabilitation center in Moscow on August 20. The center, located at the Church of the Life-creating Trinity in the Zamoskvorecheye District, will be the first free non-governmental outpatient rehab center in the capital, reports the press service of the Synodal Department for Charity and Social Services….

On Thursday, August 15, 2918, after his pastoral visit at Panagia Paramythia in Mokongolo, His Grace Bishop Silvester made a quick visit to Kanapa Orthodox community about 30km from Mukongoro where he conducted small vespers with the faithful. This community is one of the fastest new and growing Orthodox centers in the region and as…

On Thursday noon, August 2/15, 2019, the Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem Most Reverend Souheil Dawani visited the Patriarchate, escorted by a group of the Anglican Church Bishops from various continents and a group of Anglican pilgrims. The exquisite group was warmly received by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos and Hagiotaphite Fathers. His…

Archbishop Makarios rounded up the second week of his tour around Melbourne, visiting as many churches, Greek schools and organisations as possible while giving the promise of more to come when he returns to the city in October. The main purpose of his visit was to explore the Greek community of Melbourne and examine the…

The life and struggles of St. Nektarios of Aegina, the “saint of our century,” will soon come to life on the big screen, in a new international production entitled “Man of God.” Production company Simeon Entertainment describes the film: “Exiled unjustly, convicted without trial, slandered without cause, yet his love for God and his fellow…

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