Orthodox Churches
Meeting of the Patriarch of Alexandria with the President of Cyprus
28. August 2019 - 15:56
Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria, who is in Cyprus these days, visited the Presidential Palace on Monday morning, where he met with the President of the Republic, Mr. Nikos Anastasiadis, in the presence of the Presidential Commissioner Mr. Fotis Fotiou, and the Deputy Spokeswoman, Ms. Klelia Vassiliou.
Metropolitan Tikhon of Pskov holds anti-addiction, healthy lifestyle forum
27. August 2019 - 14:15
Bad habits such as drinking, smoking, and drugs bring much grief and suffering to the Russian people, and thus the spread of these scourges must be fought in the most active way, said His Eminence Metropolitan Tikhon of Pskov and Porkhov at the All-Russian “For a Healthy Lifestyle” forum in Pskov on August 24, reports the Pskov Information Agency. Met. Tikhon serves as the Co-Chairman of the Church-Public Council for Protection Against the Alcoholic Threat and as Chairman for the Patriarchal Cultural Council.
Feast of Transfiguration of the Lord in Holy Protection Skete
26. August 2019 - 16:04
Извор: Руска Загранична Црква (са енгелског Инфо служба)On Monday, August 19, Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern American & New York paid an archpastoral visit to Holy Protection Skete in Buena, NJ, where he celebrated Divine Liturgy for the great feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.
Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II and Roman Prelates Meet Viktor Orban – Prime Minister of Hungary
26. August 2019 - 16:00
On August 23, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II met His Excellency Mr. Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary, in Fatima – Portugal. The meeting was also attended by their Beatitudes Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and Mor Ignatius Youssef III Younan, Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch.
Feast of Saint Cosmas of Aitolia at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
26. August 2019 - 15:14
The memory of the New-Hieromartyr Cosmas of Aitolia, Equal of the Apostles, was celebrated solemnly in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the morning. Dozens of faithful went to the cathedral to attend the liturgy. The faithful could pay their respects to the relics of Saint Cosmas, which are kept in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens given by Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania.
Mayor of Athens takes the oath during ceremony officiated by Archbishop of Athens
26. August 2019 - 15:09
Plato’s Academy hosted the ceremony during which the new Athens mayor, Kostas Bakoyiannis, took the oath of office.This is the first taking of the oath of a mayor of Athens outside the city hall, and crowds of people gathered to attend the ceremony. Mr. Bakoyannis made this decision, as he wanted to show, literally and symbolically, that from the first moment of his duties he would fight the daily life of the city, not only in the center, but also in the 129 neighborhoods of the seven Municipalities of Athens.
