His Beatitude, Theodore II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, this week flew from Poante-Noire, in the Republic of the Congo, to the country’s capital, Brazzaville. Theodore toured Orthodox parishes in the west Africa country. In Brazzaville, the Patriarch traveled by boat along the Congo River to Kinshasa, the capital of the neighboring…

  The Orthodox Patriarch of Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, this week chaired sessions of a national church council, convened  in Bucharest. Members of the council are tasked with assessing the Romanian Orthodox Church’s activities and initiatives in 2018. Daniel cited the report, presented on Tuesday to members of the council, and stressed the importance of building…

The Patriarch of Georgia, His Beatitude Ilia II, on Wednesday received the Metropolitan of Borispol and Brovary, His Eminence Anthony, who is the chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP). The meeting was unofficial in nature, and reportedly aimed to exchange information over recent developments in the Ukraine. The discussion,…

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens’ Department of Theology, in cooperation with the Inter-Orthodox Centre of the Church of Greece, and the Wikipedia Community of Greece’s Schools Association, commenced a new training workshop, entitled “Introduction into writing Wikipedia entries”. Post-graduate students, Ph.D candidates and researchers, accompanied by theology professor Sotiris Despotis, will have the…

  A representative of the Association of Clerics of Greece, Arch-Priest Georgios Konstantinou, on Thursday stressed that the association will adamantly stand by positions and decisions regarding the government’s intent to alter the payroll regime for Orthodox clergymen in the country. His statement came after the conclusion of a general assembly of clerics, which was…

A representative of the Association of Clerics of Greece, Arch-Priest Georgios Konstantinou, on Thursday stressed that the association will adamantly stand by positions and decisions regarding the government’s intent to alter the payroll regime for Orthodox clergymen in the country. His statement came after the conclusion of a general assembly of clerics, which was held…

During the meeting, the greatest attention was dedicated to the celebration the 800th anniversary of the Serbian Orthodox Church’s authocephaly and the establishment of the Zaholm-Herzegovina Diocese. Bishop Dimitrije informed the Chairman of the Presidency of BandH about the dynamics of the renovation of the Old School and the Cathedral Church in Mostar, which should…

The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church awarded the Interparliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy on the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the high decoration of the Holy Emperor Constantine for its support in preserving the religious and cultural heritage of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo and Metohija. The decoration was received by…

The hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church came together for the first working session of the Holy Synod on Thursday, after asking for God’s help and inspiration during a Te Deum service officiated at St George chapel of the Patriarchal Residence by Bishop Andrei of Covasna and Harghita. Gathered under the chairmanship of His Beatitude…