Orthodox Churches

The Feast of St. Euthymios the Greate at the Patriarchate

The commemoration of our Holy Father among the Saints Euthymios the Great was celebrated by the Patriarchate on Friday January 20/February 2, 2018, at the Holy Monastery dedicated to his name next to the Holy Monastery of Panagia Sayda Naya at the Christian Quarter, at a short distance from the Patriarchate.

His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia celebrates Divine Liturgy at the Russian Church’s Representation in Belgrade

On 4 February 2018, His Holiness Patriarch Irinej of Serbia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Holy Trinity – Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belgrade. His visit to the Representation was timed to the 9^th anniversary of enthronement of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia that took place on 1 February 2009.

Concelebrating with the Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church were Archpriest Vitaly Tarasyev, rector of the Russian Representation in Belgrade, and clergy of the Belgrade archdiocese.

Centenary of Bolshevik separation of Church and state marked today

Today, February 2, marks exactly 100 years from the adoption of the Bolsheviks’ main anti-Church decree, “On the Separation of the Church from the State and Schools from the Church.” This decree established and proclaimed the secular character of the governmental authorities, all civil status acts were transferred to the jurisdiction of the civil authorities, and the teaching of religious creeds and disciplines was forbidden in all educational institutions. All property existing in Russian Church and religious societies was declared national property, reports pravoslavie.ru.

Russian President Congratulates Patriarch Kirill on The Anniversary of His Enthronement

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, on the ninth anniversary of his enthronement. The meeting between President Putin and Patriarch Kirill took place at Christ the Savior Cathedral on Friday, February 2nd, 2018.

Finnish Orthodox Church to honor exemplary mothers

Since 1994, the Finnish Orthodox Church under the Ecumenical Patriarchate has celebrated the achievements of the mothers among its flock. Mothers who have served the work of the Church in various ways, by educating, guiding, supporting and participating are annually awarded. All of the recipients are women who have their Orthodox faith at the center of their lives.

More Ukrainian churches robbed in first weeks of 2018 than previous half-year

According to statistics brought forth by the secretary of the Kiev Diocese for the city of Kiev of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Archpriest Viktor Ivaschuk, more churches of the canonical Ukrainian Church have been robbed in the first weeks of 2018 than in the previous half-year.