On 2 November 2018 His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, celebrates the 27th enthronement anniversary. Born Demetrios Archondonis in 1940 on the island of Imvros (today, Gökçeada, Turkey), His All-Holiness Bartholomew was elected…
74% of Romanians consider that their nationality is defined by Christianity, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2015-17 and published on Monday. Romania has ranked fifth among 34 European countries in terms…
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America expresses its deep sympathies as we mourn the loss of innocent lives and pray for the speedy recovery of those wounded in the…
The end of October brought to Romanian Orthodox faithful in the North-East of the United States an opportunity for spiritual joy: the feast of the protector of the Romanian monastic community in Middletown, NY, St.…
The foundation stone for the first Greek Orthodox church dedicated to St Paisios the Athonite in Australia was laid in Perth on October 26 with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Stylianos, Primate of the…
At the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew witnessed on Monday the inauguration of Istanbul’s new airport, on the 95th anniversary of the day when Turkey was declared a republic, marking…
His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus returned to his official duties this morning, feeling strong and renewed following his two-week stay in London, where he had undergone laparoscopic surgery to remove two tumors on his…
Three years after one of Romania’s worst fire which occurred during a free concert performed at the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest, priests and believers offered their prayers for the rest of the souls of the…
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew announced his plans to convene a Third International Forum on Modern Slavery, with the theme “Awareness, Action and Impact.” Recognizing that modern slavery is a global scourge that traps millions…
The 64 victims who lost their lives in the 2015 Colectiv rock club fire were commemorated Tuesday at St Nicholas Brosteni Church in Bucharest, marking three years since the tragic event. The service was officiated…
His Beatitude Patriarch Irinej consecrated, on October 27 2018, a new church dedicated to the first Serbian Archbishop, St. Sava in Gaborone, capital city of the state of Botswana. Concelebrants included Metropolitan Genadios of Gaborone…
His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina on Sunday explained that ‘not every man who asks God to solve his problems finally receives a solution.’ ‘Many of us go to church, many of us…
Thousands of believers flocked to venerate Bucharest’s Patron Saint Demetrius the New at the patriarchal Divine Liturgy presided over by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel last Saturday, October 27. Concelebrants for the Divine Liturgy included several…
During its autumn regular session, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church resolved to glorify the 20th century Bessarabian Bishop Dionysius Erhan whose relics were found incorrupt earlier this year during the consolidation works…
‘Let us love the Saints and venerate sacred things, and holy relics, even when we are mocked for doing this,’ the Metropolitan of Transylvania on Friday urged the believers present at the Divine Liturgy on…
A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.
Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 29 October 2018, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a set…
In the early eighth century, three enormous Bibles were produced by monks at Wearmouth-Jarrow Abbey. Two were to remain in Northumbria, but in 716AD the other was sent, in the care of the then abbot,…