Christian world
Catholicos of All Armenians Sends Condolences to the Head of the Georgian Orthodox Church
22. July 2018 - 8:33
On July 16, His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians; sent a letter of condolence to Ilia II, the Patriarch of All Georgia; expressing condolences on the tragedy that took place in the Tghibuli mine. The letter of condolence states in part: “From the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, we convey our support to You and our brother Georgian people, expressing deep condolences to the families and relatives of those killed in the Tghibuli mine. We offer our prayers to the Heavenly Lord to comfort the mourners and grant quick healing to the wounded”. His Holiness asked for the Almighty God’s blessings to Georgia and her faithful people.
CROCEU meeting with the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the E.U.
20. July 2018 - 12:39
A delegation of CROCEU (Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union) met with Her Excellency, Dr. Karin Kneissl, Austrian Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs, in Vienna, on the 13 July 2018, romorth.eu reports. During the meeting opinions were exchanged on the priorities of the Austrian EU Council Presidency and other issues of common interest. CROCEU’s delegation was formed by the Very Rev. Archimandrite Aimilianos Bogiannou (Ecumenical Patriarchate), the Very Rev. Hegumen Philip Ryabykh (Patriarchate of Moscow), and the Very Rev. Archimandrite Nektarios Ioannou (Church of Cyprus).
Arrival of the Ethiopian Orthodox Delegation in Washington DC for Peace Talks : Hierarch’s Embrace Each Other
20. July 2018 - 12:36
On Wednesday July 18, 2018, Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia received the delegation of the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Tewahedo Church in Ethiopia that departed later that evening for Washington D.C. to meet with the delegation of the Exile Synod there to achieve reconciliation between the two groups and end the schism that has lasted for two decades. The delegation that met with the Prime Minister is headed by three Archbishops of the church and includes several prominent lay members of the faith as well.
Orthodoxy has become second biggest religion in Monaco
18. July 2018 - 13:17
The Western European city-state of Monaco is overwhelmingly Christian, with 83.2% of the population confessing some form of Christianity according to 2012 statistics. Of this group, the vast majority identifies with Catholicism, the official religion of Monaco. While the city-state remains strongly Catholic, Hello Monaco reports that Orthodoxy has become the second biggest religion there, overtaking Protestantism, which was the second largest according to Monacos’ 2012 International Religious Freedom Report.
The Duke of Cambridge visits The All-Holy Shrines
16. July 2018 - 12:32
On Thursday morning, June 15/28, 2018, His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge Prince William, firstborn son of Prince Charles of Wales and of Princess Diana, and Grandson of Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth, visited the Church of the Holy Sepulchre while on a trip to the State of Israel and the State of Palestine. His Royal Highness was escorted by the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem Most Reverend Souhel Dawani, members of the Consulate of Great Britain in Jerusalem and of the Israeli Police force.
The Alexandrian Primate in Bari, Italy
16. July 2018 - 12:29
On 7th July 2018, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, following an invitation from His Holiness Francis, Pope of Rome, arrived in Bari, in Italy, to participate in the “day of prayer” for the Middle East. Bari in Italy is considered to be the gateway of the East and has St Nicholas as its Patron Saint.
