7-story monument to St. Symeon the Myrrh-streamer being installed in Belgrade
20. May 2020 - 15:04
St. Symeon the Myrrh-streamer, one of the most important and revered saints of the Serbian Orthodox Church, will soon be honored in the capital city of Belgrade with the largest monument in Serbia.
On Monday, May 18, the pedestal for the future monument was installed on Sava Square in the city, Deputy Mayor Goran Vesić reported on his Facebook page.
Maronite Church to launch food and social assistance plan in Lebanon
12. May 2020 - 21:57
Patriarch Bechara al-Rahi yesterday announced that the Maronite Church, alarmed by rising poverty in the Lebanese population, will undertake an ambitious country-wide plan to provide food and social assistance to families without income as a result of the current economic crisis.
The plan will be based on a survey conducted by parishes, bishoprics and monasteries as well as Caritas-Liban, the Church’s official charity, coordinated by the Maronite Center for Documentation and Research under Patriarchal Vicar Samir Mazloum.
Proclamation on National Day of Prayer, 2020
11. May 2020 - 10:47
On this National Day of Prayer, Americans reaffirm that prayer guides and strengthens our Nation, and we express, with humility and gratitude, our “firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence.” As one Nation under God, we share a legacy of faith that sustains and inspires us and a heritage of religious liberty. Today, we join together and lift up our hearts, remembering the words of 1 John 5:14 that tell us when “we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”
The Coptic Church allows weddings with few guests
4. May 2020 - 19:44
The Coptic Orthodox Church opens its doors to weddings, but with strict restrictions, that is, in the presence of only the bride and groom and a maximum of six guests.
The bride and groom will have to sign a certificate acknowledging that the maximum number of guests allowed to attend the church will not exceed six.
