Meeting of the Standing Holy Synod of the Church of Greece on Thursday, April 30
28. Април 2020 - 19:16
The Standing Holy Synod of the Church of Greece, of the 163rd Synodic Period, will meet on Thursday, April 30, 2020. The Holy Synod will deal with the issues on the agenda.
The opening of the churches is expected to be in the spotlight. It is recalled that the government’s plan is to open churches for individual prayer at first, while the places of worship will be opened to the congregation with specific protection rules and measures at a later stage.
Relics of St. Filofteia of Argeş, “protectress of Romania,” Taken in Procession for First Time in 73 Years
25. Април 2020 - 14:41
Carrying on a centuries-old Orthodox tradition of religious processions in times of suffering and need, the relics of St. Filofteia of Argeş, known as the “Protectress of Romania,” were carried in procession throughout Argeş County on Wednesday, April 22, with prayers to end the coronavirus pandemic.
Metropolitan Anthony: A real terror launched against the UOC
26. Април 2020 - 15:31
Met. Anthony noted that only a fluke saved the lives of 80 monks of the Holy Assumption Monastery during the fire and stressed the authorities' response to this.
On April 24, 2020, the UOC Chancellor, Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) of Boryspil and Brovary, commented on the fire in the Holy Assumption Monastery in Odessa and prior attacks on the temples and monasteries of the UOC. On his Facebook page, the hierarch called what was happening a real terror against the Church.
Romanian Orthodox Church marks 135th anniversary of autocephaly
26. Април 2020 - 15:18
On Saturday, the Romanian Orthodox Church marks its 135th anniversary of autocephaly. After Romania gained its state independence in 1877 and was declared a Kingdom in 1881, the prestige of the Romanian Orthodox Church increased, making necessary the formal recognition of its autocephaly, long denied by the Ecumenical Patriarchate.
Greek Alternate Foreign Minister message on 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
25. Април 2020 - 13:20
Today, Friday, alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis stressed the need to keep the memory of the past alive, in a message to mark the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
“Today, we honour the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, a human and historical tragedy that we must never forget,” Varvitsiotis posted on his Twitter account.
