Archimandrite Alexander (Ecchevaria) is consecrated Bishop of Vevey, Vicar of the Western European Diocese
22. January 2019 - 12:16
On Sunday, January 20, 2019. the feast day of St John the Forerunner, Archimandrite Alexander (Ecchevaria) was consecrated Bishop of Vevey at Elevation of the Cross Cathedral in Geneva, Switzerland. The day before, after
Patriarch of Jerusalem canceled meeting with Poroshenko
22. January 2019 - 11:47
Though Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko intended to meet with His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem today during his working visit to Israel, the Patriarch ended up canceling the meeting, a source close to the Ukrainian delegation reported to both RIA-Novosti and TASS.
Supporters of Constantinople-recognized church structure in Ukraine capturing churches of Ukrainian Orthodox Church
18. January 2019 - 17:02
Despite repeated statements of Ukrainian President P. Poroshenko that – in spite of the creation of a new church structure inspired
Archbishops of Greece and Albania meet to discuss Ukrainian issue
18. January 2019 - 16:30
His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Albania met in Athens today, discussing the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, reports vimaorthodoxias.gr.
No details on their discussion have been released yet. Leaving the diocesan center in Athens, Abp. Anastasios commented only that he had come to wish Abp. Ieronymos a happy new year.
Christmas celebration in Santiago de Chile
16. January 2019 - 11:54
The seventh time since the foundation of the parish of Saint Nicholas of Zhicha in Santiago de Chile the Nativity of Christ was solemnly celebrated. The solemnity took place in the church of the Nativity of Most Holy Mother of God under the auspices of the Patriarchate of Antioch, where otherwise this international Orthodox community celebrates all the services and performs other parish activities.
