A delegation of the Polish Orthodox Church visited Kazakhstan this week as well. The delegation was led by Polish Orthodox Bishop His Grace Pavel. The Polish Orthodox hierarchs were received by the Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan, His Eminence Alexander. The Polish delegation participated in the holding of Orthodox Church services and also toured cathedrals…
On Thursday, May 23, 2019, the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I touched on the contentious issue of Autocephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, during his tour of the Athens Journalist Union’s educational institute in downtown Athens. The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople granted the Tomos of Autocephaly to the Ukrainian Church last November, a…
On Thursday, May 23, 2019, the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew and the Primate of the Church of Greece, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Ieronymos, attended the inauguration of a geriatric research center and elderly care unit, which is funded and operated by the Archdiocese of Athens. Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos also attended the inauguration. The…
Members of the Church of Greece’s Holy Synod convened on Thursday, May 23, 2019, a day after the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, arrived in Athens for a closely watched visit. The Patriarch was received and met on Wednesday with the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, His Beatitude Ieronymos, at…
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On Sunday. May 19, 2019, the Orthodox Christian Youth Network Uganda – OCYNU celebrated their association day at the St. Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral, Namungoona – Kampala. This is an annual event organized by the Youth comprised of a number of activities ranging from talent festivals, entrepreneur exhibitions and motivational speeches from various speakers. His Eminence…
The Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church this week expressed its concern over the situation of the Church in Montenegro. A recent draft bill approved by the government, in the small country located on the east Adriatic coast, could lead to an appropriation of churches and parishes belonging to the Serbian Orthodox Church. The…
Read the Communique of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church from their regular meeting held at Zica Monastery and in Belgrade, May 9-18, 2019: This year’s regular meeting of the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church began on May 9, 2019 in Monastery Zica, the first headquarters…
Residents of Russia’s fourth-largest city, Yekaterinburg, have rejected plans to build a church in a popular park, ending a week of unrest. The governor of the surrounding region, Sverdlovsk, said the church would not be built as a result of a survey conducted by an opinion pollster. The VTsIOM poll found 58% did not want…