Orthodox Churches

After installation, New Romanian Bishop Benedict of Bistrița says he wants to be a friend of youth

A new Romanian bishop was ordained on Sunday, February 23, 2020, at the Orthodox Cathedral in Cluj and installed as an auxiliary bishop to the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj in the presence of thousands.

Consecrated at the age of 36, Benedict of Bistrita became the youngest Romanian Orthodox Bishop. He said that he will offer a special place to youth in his ministry because he feels that his own young age ‘is a gift from God for better work with and for youth.’

Archbishop of Athens: Landmark decision to include psaltic art in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece met this morning the members of the Federation of Greek Chanters’ Associations (OMSIE). The reason for the meeting was UNESCO’s decision to include Byzantine chant in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The decision was made at the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO, 2003) during its 14th annual meeting in Bogota (December 9-14, 2019, Colombia).

Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus celebrates his 42nd episcopal consecration anniversary

Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus hosted a reception at the Archbishop’s Palace to celebrate the 42nd anniversary of his election as Metropolitan of Paphos. The Archbishop received the wishes during the reception.

Ruling bishop of the Diocese of Philippines and Vietnam of the Russian Orthodox Church meets with Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines

On 23 February 2020, Metropolitan Pavel of Manila and Hanoi met with Teodoro Locsin, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines.

At the meeting held in Manila, capital of the Philippines, Mr. Locsin conveyed greetings to His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and expressed his gratitude for missionary activity of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) in the Philippines, including Mindanao.

Foreign Minister of Serbia visited Mount Athos Center in Thessaloniki

The Serbian Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, Ivica Dačić, visited the Mount Athos Center on the occasion of his presence in Thessaloniki, where he participated in the High-Level Conference on the European Perspective of the Western Balkans, ‘From Thessaloniki to Zagreb,’ held in the city yesterday.

Milan Cathedral is closed due to coronavirus

Italy is on high alert after the outbreak of coronavirus.The Italian government is preparing to reassess in detail the situation in the next few hours and, in co-operation with Civil Protection Department, to take any new measures to counter the spread of the virus, following the third fatal case.