The new Archbishop-elect of America, His Eminence Elpidoforos, continued his official contacts in Greece this week – as he was received on Friday morning by Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos. Afterwards, the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, received the elected head of the Archdiocese of America. The Greek foreign minister announced…

On May 4, 2019, John G. Panagiotou became the first Orthodox Christian theologian to receive a Doctorate in the 182-year history of Erskine Theological Seminary in South Carolina, OCP informs. Erskine Seminary was founded in 1837. It is one if the oldest divinity schools in the American South. Dr. Panagiotou’s dissertation is titled The Path…

Several old towers and the wall of the famous Donskoy Monastery in Moscow will be restored, Mosocw mayor Sergei Sobyanin said after visiting the monastery and examining the architectural ensemble. Funds will be allocated from the city budget for the restoration of 8 towers and 14 sections of the wall, reports Interfax-Religion. “In Russia, there…

The Sumela Monastery received two thousand visitors within four days, which opened to the public after four years of restoration work. Trabzon Provincial Culture and Tourism Director Ali Ayvazoğlu, according to OPEN TV correspondent Maria Zacharaki, said that “2,063 people visited the monastery from Saturday, May 25 to Tuesday May 28. This is a very…

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The new Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidoforos, was quoted in an interview with the Athens daily “Ethnos” this week as referring to his blessed offering to the Monastery of St. David, in northeast  Evia island. He also referred to the very signifcant impact that modern St. Iakovos Tsalikis played in his life. The Elder Iakovos…

The Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Raska-Prizren, His Grace Teodosije,  this week visited the people injured during a recent wave of violence in the province. Concerns are heightened in the region after the spike of tensions in Kosovo, 20 years after the province unilaterally seceded from Serbia. Persecution against Serbian Orthodox faithful by the predominately Albanian Muslim…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, this week received the speaker of Korea’s National Assembly, Moon Hee-sang, at his Patriarchal residence in Moscow. In his comments, the Russian Patriarch noted that Russia and Korea are countries with a rich cultural and spiritual tradition, and as such, inter-cultural dialogue should play an…

The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, convenes the 3rd International Halki Conference on Theology and Ecology, which takes place from May 31 to June 4. The conference will bring together some 50 distinguished theologians and specialists from 40 seminaries and institutes from all around the world, with talks focusing on theological…