His Beatitude Metropolitan Rostislav of the Czech Lands and Slovakia visited Moscow over the weekend for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill as the primate of the Russian Church, where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy at his Church’s representation parish of St. Nicholas of Myra on Sunday,…

Russian specialists are working on removing dead wood from the ancient Oak of Mamre in the city of Hebron on the West Bank of the Jordan River to allow for the growth of two young shoots that sprouted from the same roots several years ago, reports the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem of the Moscow…

The recent reports about the alleged departure of Russian, Ukrainian, and Moldovan monks from the Vatopedi Monastery that have been published in the last few hours by several media are not confirmed. Orthodoxia News Agency confirms that the monks who left the Monastery after the Ukrainian delegation’s visit to the Holy Mountain, had been staying in…

On Friday morning, January 26/ February 8, 2019, the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Mr. Demetrios Paraskevopoulos visited the Patriarchate, escorted by the Secretary of his office Mr. Kremydas, and by the Consul General of Greece in Jerusalem Mr. Christos Sophianopoulos. Mr. Paraskevopoulos was received by H.H.B. our Father and…

On Saturday evening, January 20/ February 2, 2019, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos cut the New Year Cake of the Greek Community of Jerusalem at the modest ceremony which was organized at the Greek Club in West Jerusalem near the Greek Consulate. The ceremony was honoured by the presence of the…

Pavlo Klimkin , Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, believes that recognition of the independence of the Ukrainian Church by Georgia is a matter of time. Klimkin stated about it in his interview with “Voice of America”. “This is a matter of time. We believe that we will gradually gain recognition from all Orthodox Churches….

This is the expression of language of blackmail and psychological violence in order to make the Georgian Church accept the decision, which is desirable for Russian Orthodox Church, – said Metropolitan Grigol of Poti and Khobi while assessing the statement of Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev, head of the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Orthodox Church. Metropolitan…

His Beatitude John X celebrates on 10 February 2019 his 6th anniversary as Patriarch of Antioch. His Beatitude Patriarch John X was born in 1955 in the city of Lattakia, Syria. His father Mounah Yazigi was from Lattakia, a teacher of the Arabic language. His mother Rosa Moussi is from Tripoli, Lebanon. They gave birth…

His Eminence Panteleimon, Metropolitan of Congo-Brazzaville and Gabon, accompanied by the Hierarchal Vicar General Protopresbyter Maximos Oumba, visited the Regional Military Hospital in Pointe-Noire where he donated a quantity of medicines. These medicines which were gratefully received by the Colonel – Director of the hospital, were kindly given to the Holy Metropolis by the Most…