The new Mitsotakis government was that sworn-in this week, and now awaits the convening of Parliament plenum arising from the July 7 election in order to receive a confidence vote for its mandate, will face a series of pending issues revolving around Church-state relations and the Orthodox faith, all “leftovers” from a failed attempt by…

Members of the new Mitsotakis government, all 51 ministers, alternate and deputy ministers, as well as a sole vice-president, were sworn-in at noon local time at the presidential mansion in central Athens, with PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos on hand. The new Cabinet members swore a religious oath administered by Archbishop of…

The monastery founded by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel in his home village celebrated its patronal feast on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 when the Church commemorated Ruler Prince Saint Stephen the Great. The Divine Liturgy was presided over by His Grace Bishop Emilian of Crisana, auxiliary bishop to the Arad Archdiocese. In his homily, Bishop Emilian…

On Friday, June 28, 2019, with the Pacific Ocean as the backdrop, the Assemblies of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada took place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The youth conference commenced on that same day with 170 participants between 16-28 years of age from across Canada; it concluded on Canada Day, July 1st, and was…

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, has extended congratulations to Mr. David-Maria Sassoli: Dear Mr. Sassoli, I cordially congratulate you on your election as President of the European Parliament. You have been entrusted with the mission of leadership over the legislative and representative body of the European…

During the last week of June and first week of July 2019, His Eminence, Archbishop Irénée of Ottawa and Canada was on pilgrimage to Russia, where he visited Ekaterinburg and the Moscow region. He was accompanied by Archpriest Daniel Andrejuk, Representative of the Orthodox Church in America to the Russian Orthodox Church and Dean of…

  The Russian embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus on Friday declined to provide details over a report that emerged last week concerning the fate of donations provided by Russian investors for the ongoing construction of an Orthodox cathedral in the coastal city of Limassol. The funds are currently held in an account at a now liquidated…

  The Romanian Orthodox Church Bishop of North Europe, His Grace Macarie, last week visited inmates held in correctional facilities in Oslo, Norway, on the occasion of the 11 years since his enthronement. In a statement, he said “…A year ago, on the occasion of serving as the bishop of North Europe for 10 years,…

  The annual Feast Day of Sts. Peter and Fevronia of Murom is commemorated on Monday, July 8 — known as the Day of Family, Love and Faithfulness in Russia. Considered the Orthodox patrons of marriage, the Russian Orthodox Church officially introduced their Feast Day in 2008, considered by many in the country as an…