Celebration of Blessed Empress Theophano Parish in Nijmegen
18. December 2019 - 15:40
On Saturday, December 14, 2019, Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium officiated the Divine Liturgy at Blessed Empress Theophano Parish in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Clergymen from the Netherlands celebrated the Divine Liturgy with the Metropolitan of Belgium.
Ecumenical Patriarch met the newly elected Armenian Patriarch
18. December 2019 - 15:22
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew paid an official visit to the seat of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople in Kontoskalion, Constantinople, on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, in order to congratulate the newly elected Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, Sahak Maşalyan, who was elected last week.
Ukrainian Church brings case against Ministry of Culture over renaming requirement
18. December 2019 - 15:18
The canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) has filed a lawsuit against the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture over the requirement to rename and reregister itself, the press service of the District Administrative Court of Kiev reported on Friday.
In December, the Ukrainian parliament passed a law that was then signed by President Petro Poroshenko whereby the canonical Ukrainian Church, and a handful of other churches, would be deprived of its rightful name and forced to reregister as the Russian Orthodox Church in Ukraine.
Corfu Island Honors Its Patron Saint Spyridon With Splendid Ceremonies
17. December 2019 - 14:06
The Greek island of Corfu (Kerkyra) honors the memory of its Patron Saint Spyridon on December 12 each year. People from Cyprus, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine and other centers of Orthodoxy traditionally visit the island every year.
Elder Ephraim opposed recognition of Ukrainian schismatics, Metropolitan of Morphou says
16. December 2019 - 16:26
During a spiritual talk given on November 26, His Eminence Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou of the Cypriot Orthodox Church answered a number of questions from the audience. Among other things, the hierarch referred to a spiritual event involving Elder Ephraim of Arizona, concerning the ongoing Ukrainian crisis.
