In view of the upcoming European elections in May 2019, the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union (CROCEU) would like to address all European citizens concerning the future of the European Union. After having considered the enlarged responsibilities and competencies of the European Parliament and the importance of the participation of European…

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  A pediatric bone marrow transplant unit founded by the Association of Friends of Children with Cancer, known as “Elpida”, Greek for hope, this year celebrates 26 years of operation. Since its inception the unit has successfully treated more than 1,000 children that would have, otherwise, had to travel abroad. In honor of the unit’s…

Spectacular image were presented this week on how Constantinople looked before it fell to the Ottomans in 1453. The digital images were presented by a Turkish mass media outlet. The Imperial city’s grandeur comes to life, with the most prominent example being the Hagia Sophia Cathedral. The 1,000-year Eastern Roman empire, later referred to as…

Romanian Orthodox Church Bishop Vicar, His Grace Timotei blessed the foundations of a new bell tower at a cathedral within the Romanian police academy – on the 169th anniversary of the creation of Romania’s gendarmerie.

A Divine Liturgy was held at the St. Basil Orthodox Cathedral in Banjica this week, officiated by the Patriarch of Serbia, His Holiness Irinej, and co-celebrated by priests from local parishes. In his address afterwards, the Serbian Patriarch referred to the supreme meaning of the Great and Holy Lent for the faithful. A synod of…

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, last Tuesday received the Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Karekin II, at the Danilovo Monastery in the Russian capital. During the meeting, His Holiness Kirill said there was nothing that can injure relations between the Russian Church and Armenians, while adding: “At the same…

Members of the Church of Greece’s standing Holy Synod on Wednesday decided to intervene and express the Church’s positions in the current debate over revisions to Greece’s penal code, and specifically to express opposition to a revision of the articles regarding malicious blasphemy, insults to religion and defamation of the deceased. A letter by the…

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