Orthodox Churches

130th Anniversary of Autocephaly of the Romanian Orthodox Church

The address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, delivered on Wednesday, 28 October 2015, at Cotroceni Palace, at the invitation of His Excellency Mr. Klaus Werner Iohannis, President of Romania, on the 130^th anniversary since the acknowledgement of the autocephaly of the Romanian Orthodox Church and the 90^th anniversary since her elevation to the rank of Patriarchate:

Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria Offers Condolences to Russia Over Recent Tragic Accident

Patriarch Neophyte of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church offered his condolences over the tragic plane crash in which hundreds of Russian citizens lost their lives in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Saturday.

An official letter sent by the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church reads, as follows: “On this mournful day, when the clergy and the nation prayed for the peace of the soul of Patriarch Maxim of Bulgaria at his grave in Troyan, we were deeply sorrowed to hear the tragic news about the death of 224 Russian citizens in a plane crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.

Pastoral visit of the Patriarch of Alexandria to Uganda

On Monday 2nd November 2015, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, accompanied by His Eminence Narkissos Metropolitan of Noubea, arrived in Entebbe, Uganda via Nairobi, for a Pastoral Visit to the Holy Metropolis of Kampala.

Letter of Condolence following Air Crash

His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, who is already on a Missionary journey in Uganda, sent a letter of condolence to Patriarch Kyril of Moscow, following the plane crash which took place in Sinai yesterday, in which more than 200 Russian passengers were tragically killed on their way from Sarm el Seih in Egypt to St Petersburg.

The test of the letter is as follows:

DECR chairman meets with Franklin Graham, President of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

On 28 October 2015, Metropolitan Hilarion met with Franklin Graham, President of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, at the parish residence of the Church of ‘Joy to All the Afflicted’ icon of the Mother of God.

In a friendly atmosphere they discussed issues pertaining to the development of cooperation between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association mostly in humanitarian field and defence of traditional moral values.

A Delegation of the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) visits the Jerusalem Patriarchate

On Saturday, the 11^th/25^th of October 2015, a delegation of the National Council of Churches in Korea, consisting of twenty Koreans, visited the Patriarchate on the encouragement of Metropolitan Ambrose of Korea.

Patriarch Theophilos welcomed the head of the delegation, who addressed His Beatitude in Korean, on behalf of all, expressing their joy for visiting the Holy Land and meeting the Head of religious leaders in Jerusalem. A female interpreter translated into Greek and was congratulated by the Patriarch for her performance.