The Minister of Defence visited the Patriarch of Alexandria
12. March 2019 - 16:52
Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria and all Africa met with the Minister of Defence Evangelos Apostolakis in connection with the official visit of the Minister in Egypt.
The Minister of Defence was accompanied by Ambassador of Greece to Egypt Michael Diamesis and Consul General of Greece in Alexandria Athanasios Kotsionis.
Austria: 450,000 Orthodox believers live in the country
12. March 2019 - 16:48
The number of Orthodox Christians living in Austria today is 400,000 to 450,000, according to a cover story in the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF), for the Clean Monday celebration by the Orthodox and the religious customs of the Great Lent.
As pointed out, the exact number of Orthodox believers in Austria is not known, as there are no newer official figures since the last census that had taken place in the country in 2001.
The Foreign Minister of Turkey met with the Metropolitan of Smyrna
11. March 2019 - 13:51
Metropolitan Bartholomew of Smyrna attended a meal with Turkish Foreign Minister MevlutCavusoglu.
Georgios Theodoridis, president of the Orthodox Community of Smyrna and pastors of the Anglican community, of the Protestants and the Baptists of the city, as well as representatives of the Jewish community, were also present at the meal.
Schismatic parishes abroad violating tomos of autocephaly, refusing to transfer to Constantinople
7. March 2019 - 15:33
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Volunteers to restore 30 churches in Pskov with presidential grant
7. March 2019 - 0:43
Thirty churches in the Pskov Province will soon be renovated as part of the Russian Church’s volunteer project “Our Ancient Churches.” The necessary equipment will be purchased with funds from a presidential grant, said Alexander Shepelev, a representative of the Andrei Bogolyubsky Foundation, at a press conference last week, reports Pskov Newsfeed.
