Romanian Patriarch meets with representatives of Orthodox Students Association
16. January 2020 - 14:01
The Patriarch of Romania on January 12, 2020, welcomed the representatives of the Romanian Orthodox Christian Students Association (ASCOR) following a meeting of the association’s national council held at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel congratulated the ASCOR members and encouraged them to continue their ‘rich and dynamic’ activities.
Archbishop of Athens met Ambassador of Palestine and Archbishop of Sinai
15. January 2020 - 15:46
The Ambassador of Palestine to Greece, Marwan Toubassi, visited Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece this afternoon.
The ambassador wished the Archbishop a Happy New Year and conveyed the wishes of the president of Palestine. They discussed various issues, such as the situation in the Middle East as well as the good relations between the two peoples.
Marwan Toubassi handed a letter from the Palestinian president to the Archbishop, which contained New Year’s wishes.
Archbishop Damianos of Sinai, Faran and Raitho then visited the Archbishop.
Source: Orthodoxtimes.com
Ministry of Education: Three Holy Hierarchs day is no longer a school holiday
15. January 2020 - 15:38
Schools will run classes as per usual on January 30, the Ministry of Education said on Monday, in a statement that announced how the annual profession-specific national holiday of the Three Holy Hierarchs (Trion Ierarchon), will from now on be a default school day.
Up until now January 30 has kept schools closed to commemorate the patron saints of education, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian, St. John Chrysostom.
Patriarch of Alexandria sends a message of peace and reconciliation to Libya
11. January 2020 - 21:17
Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa sent a message of peace and reconciliation to Libya. In addition, he wished that the Orthodox Churches in Tripoli and Benghazi would be reopened, Orthodox Times reports.
The Head of the Patriarchate of Alexandria spoke of the need for peace in North Africa: “There is an influx of migrants in Europe, who hope for a better future there.”
Christmas Service in Chinese Published in Hong Kong
11. January 2020 - 20:05
The Hong Kong publisher “The China Orthodox Press” has published a Chinese translation of the service for the Nativity of Christ. With this new publication, it is now possible for Chinese Orthodox Christians to celebrate the festal service in their native language, reports Patriarchia.ru.
The publication contains the texts for the Royal Hours, Typica, Great Compline, and Matins. The texts are annotated with commentary in English.
The translation uses terminology used by the 19th century Peking Mission, adapted to the modern standards for Chinese church service texts.
An electronic version of this publication is available on the publisher’s website. A version with simplified hieroglyphs and the printed version will also be available on the same internet resource.
