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His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch, received His Excellency Mochammad Chandra Widya, the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Republic of Serbia at the Serbian Patriarchate on 3 July 2019.   spc.rs

  A Romanian monk, Fr. Seraphim, has established an Orthodox monastery in Scotland, the first Orthodox monastery in the ancient land for at least a millennium. The monastery is dedicated to the Celtic saints, with Fr Seraphim noting that “… In its first millennium, when there was no split between Orthodoxy and Catholicism, these isles…

  Russian Orthodox hierarch Hilarion, the Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, this week accused the government of Latvia of attempting to interfere in ecclesiastical matters, with the intent of eventually breaking- off the Orthodox Church in Latvia from the Moscow Patriarchate. His Eminence Hilarion, who is the head of the Russian Church’s external affairs department, commented on…

  In his first Fourth of July message as the Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of America, the new Archbishop, His Eminence Elpidoforos, wrote on his social media accounts the following: “…I grew up in a nation that doesn’t recognize Religious Freedom. As Christians, freedom must not be an excuse for laxity …On this…

Christians in some of the world’s most popular tourism destinations face harassment and even state-sanctioned persecution, according to the NGO Opendoors-usa, which annually compiles its “World Watch List” of the most intimidating and dangerous countries for Christian faithful. The group’s list and extensive country-by-country reports come days after this year’s presentation of the US State…

It is with great joy and love that we welcome you today to our Venerable and Sacred Center—the martyric Church of Constantinople—and we extend to you our heartfelt greetings and prayers for a pleasant stay during your pilgrimage here in the Queen of Cities—a city with a rich and glorious history. Your visit holds special…

Sunday schools run by the Metropolis of Austria and Exarchy of Hungary and Central Europe are attracting an increasing number of children over the past few years, with the ethnic Greek communities in Austria well-represented in Church institutions. With the blessings of the Metropolitan of Austria, His Eminence Arsenius, the number of pupils participating at…

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