The Patriarchate of Moscow hosted the fifth meeting of an inter-synod committee for cooperation between religious societies. The meeting was held at the Russian Orthodox Patriarchate’s Department of External Church Relations. The committee was established in 2014 through an initiative by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, with the Metropolitan of…

A Romanian national was arrested in the early morning hours in a remote region of the Mt. Athos peninsula, on charges of breaking into the main cathedral of the Iviron Monastery and making off with offerings bestowed on a renowned icon displayed in the Catholicos — the Panagia Portaitissa, also known as the Iviron Theotokos….

The Patriarchate of Georgia has released a statement regarding the LGBT pride, in which it appeals to the authorities to prevent organization of the event. In addition, the Patriarchate explains that they are against any kind of violence. “As it became known, the so-called gay pride is due to be held in Tbilisi, for the…

On World Blood Donor Day 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message to all blood donors conveying his gratitude, encouragement and blessing. In his message, the Patriarch of Romania refers to the social actions of the volunteers of the Chapel of the National Cathedral, particularly thanking them for supporting the Patriarchate’s campaign ‘Donate Blood….

The Metropolitan of Alexandroupolis, His Eminence Anthimos, this week warned of looming threats and challenges faced in northeast Greece’s Thrace province. Anthimos’ Metropolis lies on the land boundary between the predominately Orthodox Christian country and the European portion of Turkey – in the Thrace province. According to His Eminence, “… the situation in Greek Thrace,…

Churches in the Jerusalem claim their presence in the holy city is under threat due to a legal ruling on the sale of buildings. Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled against the Greek Orthodox Church in a 14 year old case which looked at the purchase of properties at the entrance to the Christian Quarter of…

Archimandrite Maxim believes that Metropolitan Vladimir (Moroz) by his example shows what it means to be an Orthodox person. The cleric of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Archimandrite Maxim, who visited the Holy Dormition Pochaev Monastery a few days ago, addressed the believers of Ukraine with words of support. The video of the address was published…

His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine, the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, honored a number of “mother-heroines” at his residence at the Kiev Caves Lavra yesterday. The primate received the matushkas of the priests of the Kiev Diocese who have raised 5 or more children, congratulating them with the feast of…

The commentary was published by the Information and Education Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. On 20th May 2019, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, presented a response to the joint communication of the UN Special Rapporteurs concerning violations of…