Holy Synod of Romanian Patriarchate meets in Bucharest
20. Јун 2019 - 11:06
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met on Wednesday at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence under the chairmanship of Patriarch Daniel to discuss current topics on the agenda.
The works were opened with a Doxology service officiated by Atanasie of Bogdania, assistant bishop to the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy, at the Chapel of Saint George the Trophy-bearer.
Patron Saint-day of the Russian Holy Trinity church in Belgrade
19. Јун 2019 - 12:54
On Whit Monday, when is also the Patron Saint-Day of the Russian Holy Trinity church, the Representation of the Moscow Patriarchate in Belgrade, on 17 June 2019 at 9 am the bells of the Russian church of Holy Trinity marked the beginning of the solemn Liturgy.
His Holiness Irinej, Serbian Patriarch officiated the Holy Liturgy with the concelebration of the host archpriest Vitaly Tarasyev, the dean of the church of Holy Trinity; and clergy of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovac: protopresbyter-staurophor Trajan Kojic, head of the church of Holy Apostle and Evangelist Mark; and NIkola Trajkovic, the dean of the Saint Petka church on Cukarica; archpriest Nebojsa Topolic, the dean of the church of the Mother of God in Zemun; military chaplain Sasa Sovilj, the dean of the side-chapel of Saint Luke of Simpheropolis at the Military Medical Academy; as well as presbyter Ivan Delic from the DIocese of Banat.
Patriarch of Romania consecrates St Spyridon Metropolitan Cathedral in Bucharest
19. Јун 2019 - 12:38
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania on Whit Monday, June 17, consecrated St Spyridon’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Bucharest following extensive restoration works.
Archbishop Anastasios handed the diplomas to the graduates of the Theological Academy
17. Јун 2019 - 15:16
At the graduation ceremony of the students of the Theological Academy, operating by the Orthodox Church of Albania in Durres, Archbishop Anastasios handed the diplomas.
In the event there also participated Metropolitan Nikolaos of Appolonia and Fieri, Metropolitan Antonios of Elbasan and Bishop Astios of Vilida, as well as the teaching staff.
Orthodox Church of Ukraine: Filaret has no right to convene a local council
17. Јун 2019 - 15:11
An announcement on the Autocephaly of the Local Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the intention to “convene the Local Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Patriarchate of Kiev” was published today, Friday 14, by the Press Office of the Autocephalous Church of Ukraine.
In the aforementioned announcement, it is explicably clarified that “the local Ukrainian Orthodox Church has the complete status of Autocephaly, that is, full administrative independence. It is not “a Metropolis of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and does not belong to it, maintaining the same prayer and communion with the Ecumenical Patriarchate as the other local churches”.
