The Primate of the UOC wished the new President God’s help in all his good endeavors, above all – in stopping the war and uniting the Ukrainians. At the inauguration, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky spoke from the heart, said the Primate of the UOC, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine in…

By the decision of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, His Grace Bishop Kyrillos of Erythres is the new Abbot of the Holy Trinity Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery, where the famous Theological School of Halki is located as well. Bishop Kyrillos will also assume the responsibilities of the Metropolis of Bursa. Until now, these ecclesiastical roles…

The publishing and information institution of the Metropoly of the Montenegro-Coastlands “Svetigora” presented a set of selected works of His Eminence Archbishop of Cetinje and Metropolitan of Montenegro-Coastlands Dr. Amfilohije. The collected works of this Serbian Church dignitary consist of 30 titles in 36 volumes! His Excellency Metropolitan Dr. Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana, His Grace Bishop…

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An international conference on the situation revolving around the Ukrainian Orthodox Church will be held in Moscow on May 29. The forum will be held under the auspices of the Russian president’s council for cooperation of ecclesiastical organizations, Russia’s inter-faith council, the Russian Union for Religious Freedom and the Imperial Palestine Society. Representatives from a…

The Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Irinej, on Monday received the ambassador of the Russian Federation to Serbia, Alexander Chepurin.

A group of pilgrims of the North American Archdiocese of the Patriarchate of Antioch visited St. Petersburg, Russia this month. The Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America, His Eminence Joseph, led the delegation. In north London, the 2019 Greek Orthodox clergy conference was held last Thursday at the Cathedral of the Dormition,…

A spokesman for the Jordanian monarch, King Abdullah, this week reiterated the latter’s intent to personally finance restoration works at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. A statement to the same effect, by King Abdullah himself two weeks ago, generated discussions and concerns in regional media that such financing may, in the future,…

Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, on Tuesday received the visiting Archbishop of Cyprus, His Beatitude Chysostomos, at the Athens Archdiocese. The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Cyprus’ Archbishop has recently commenced a series of meetings with the world’s Orthodox Primates. On Monday, he was received in Sofia by the Patriarch of the Bulgarian…