The government granted almost BGN 3.5 million in financial assistance for the completion of the renovation and reconstruction works of the eastern wing of the Zografou Monastery in Mount Athosthe Acting Minister of Culture Velislav Minekov announced today during the briefing to the Cabinet. The Bulgarian official stated that the funding was long overdue because…

The dimensions of the phenomenon of homelessness will be attempted to be highlighted by the “Five Loaves” Initiative, through an informative event it is organising in Melbourne, in which Eleni Andrianakis and Jody Murry will speak. During the event, issues related to homelessness will be discussed, including the phenomenon of “hidden homelessness”, as well as…

With the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City, His Eminence Archbishop Christophoros of Jordan inaugurated Wednesday evening, August 31, a new kindergarten and a school of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem in Karak.   Jerusalem-Patriarchate

Another mass Baptism was recently celebrated in Tanzania. Such celebrations are a common occurrence throughout Africa, including in Tanzania. And with the blessing of Metropolitan Agathonikos of Arusha and Central Tanzania of the Patriarchate of Alexandria, another large group of catechumens have received Holy Illumination at the Kintamali Missionary Center, the St. Dionysios of Olympus…

28 августа, в праздник Успения Пресвятой Богородицы, викарий Сингапурской епархии епископ Джакартский Питирим совершил Божественную литургию на Успенском приходе в Сингапуре. Владыке сослужили клирики храма. В канун праздника иерарх совершил всенощное бдение и чин погребения плащаницы Божией Матери. Поздравив прихожан с престольным праздником, епископ Джакартский Питирим обратился к ним с архипастырским словом, сообщает сайт Патриаршего…

Since last year, the Nizhny Novgorod Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church has been hard at work preserving and rebuilding its many ruined churches. As previously reported, the Holy Transfiguration Church in the Nizhny Novgorod village of Kadnitsy saw its first service in nearly nine decades. The latest church to be revived is the Holy…

The Mono Monastery, in the Canadian province of Ontario, announced on Wednesday the completion of repairs done to the chapel roof and thanked all those who made it possible – Romanian Orthodox Bishop Ioan Casian and the benefactors. The monks also announced extension projects. The small monastic community also transmitted they are about to get…

Last Saturday, the Metropolitan of Transylvania inaugurated a new kindergarten in Deva, honouring the late bishop Gurie Georgiu. The project initiated by Bishop Gurie was entrusted three years ago to the now Bishop of Deva and Hunedoara, Nestor. The kindergarten was blessed during a service on August 27 attended by Bishop Andrei of Covasna and…

Under the presidency of His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate convened for their regular meetings from the 29th to the 30th of August, 2022, for examination of the matters listed in the agenda, on which the appropriate decisions were taken. During the last session, there was…