Two wounded in small explosion outside Athens church
28. December 2018 - 9:44
A small explosive device went off this morning outside the Church of St. Dionysios in the Kolonaki neighborhood of Athens shortly before the Divine Liturgy was scheduled to begin, leaving two injured.
The device was made of two boxes of flammable liquid, wires and a
85 churches built in Moscow in 8 years
27. December 2018 - 13:00
Since the start of the “Program 200” project in 2010, 85 churches have been built in Moscow, with another 150 planned, program curator State Duma Deputy Vladimir Resin said, reports Interfax.
The program was originally meant to build 200 churches, so everyone in the capital would have a church within walking distance, but the program has since expanded.
Athonite Monastery of Dochariou Enthrones New Abbot
25. December 2018 - 0:33
Docharious Monastery, one of the 20 ruling monasteries on Mt. Athos, celebrated the enthronement of its new abbot Archimandrite Amphilochios yesterday, December 23, reports Romfea.
Poroshenko Signs Anti-church Bill Into Law—pretext to Church Seizures
25. December 2018 - 0:15
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed the anti-Church bill No. 5309 into law on Saturday, December 22, reports the official site of the President of Ukraine.
Bill no. 5309, “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine ‘On Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations’ as Regards the Names of Religious Organizations (Associations) Which are a Part of the Structure of a Religious Organization (Association), Whose Administrative Center is outside Ukraine—in the State Which, as Recognized by the Law, Committed Military Aggression against Ukraine and/or Temporarily Occupied a Part of the Territory of Ukraine,” was passed by the Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian Parliament, on December 20.
Metropolis of Piraeus distributes 7,500 Christmas “parcels of love”
24. December 2018 - 15:32
Thousands in need have found assistance again this year through the multifaceted social and charitable work of the Metropolis of Piraeus of the Greek Orthodox
His Eminence Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus distributed 7,500 “parcels of love,” as they call them, to those struggling to cope with their daily difficulties, with food and other essentials for their Christmas tables.
