Saturday, 21 May 2016, the winners of the contest of the Orthodox Icon – Light of the Faith – 5th edition were awarded prizes in Europa Christiana hall of the Palace of the Patriarchate. The…
His Eminence Geron Archbishop Demetrios of America (Ecumenical Patriarchate) transmitted a video message in which he calls the Holy and Great Council of the Ortododox Church “a gift from God”. We present below the text…
Thursday, 19 May 2016, professors and students of Patriarch Justinian Faculty of Orthodox Theology met in the Amphitheatre of Dumitru Staniloae Centre for Continuous Formation of Bucharest in a conference on the preparation and themes…
Metropolitan Rastislav began Friday, 13 May 2016, his first irenic visit to the Orthodox Church of Constantinople, as Primate of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, the Press Office of the Ecumenical…
Tuesday, 17 May 2016, the Village Museum of Bucharest marked 80 since its setting up. Various manifestations have been organised for the period 16-22 May 2016 to celebrate this anniversary. Today, during the ceremony organised…
The stage of manuals drafting for the Orthodox university theological education and unitary regulations for doctor’s degree schools were only some of the themes analysed at “Saint Andrei Saguna” Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Sibiu.…
Academic, cultural and spiritual events began at “Saint Andrei Saguna” Faculty of Theology in Sibiu dedicated to the anniversary of 230 years since the establishment of the Orthodox theological education in Sibiu. The manifestations were…
His Holiness Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, addressed a message to all the members of the Orthodox Church referring to the Holy and Great Council, which will convene during 16-27 June 2016 in Crete. His Holiness fervently…
On15 May 2016, the Orthodox Church is on the 3rd Sunday after Easter, also called of the Myrrh Bearing Women. On this day, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was at Saint…
“The healing sight. The miracle worker icons of the Holy Mount Athos between history and piety” was the theme of the 15th edition of the International Symposium on the culture and spirituality of the Holy…
Yesterday, 13 May 2016, a delegation of Dusikon Monastery of Greece, headed by Rev. Fr. Visarion, custodian of the Monastery, brought the relics of Saint Hierarch Visarion, Archbishop of Larisa, to Pantocrator Monastery of Drăgăneşti…
District 2 branch of the Christian Orthodox Youth League celebrated its saint patron Saint John the Wallachian. This is the second celebration of the saint patron by the League after the solemn first one in…
Today, the Synaxis session of the abbots, abbesses and igumens of the Metropolitanate of Muntenia and Dobrudgea was held at the Palace of the Patriarchate. The Synaxis was chaired by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of…
Thursday, 12 May 2016, Rev. Prof. Andrew Louth, member of the British Academy, lectured at the Faculty of Philosophy in Bucharest. The theme presented was The Modern Orthodox Thought. Philokalia and Philosophy. The Rev. Professor…
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, the Bulgarian Orthodox parish in Budapest dedicated to Saints Kiril and Methodius celebrated one century of existence and lived a time of great spiritual joy at the celebration of the dedication…
On 12 May 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania opened the National Conference entitled „Dogmatic unity and national specificity in church painting”. The event was held at the Patriarchal Palace. The theme of the…
The first church dedicated to Saint Pious Porphyrios the Kapsokalyvite was consecrated Tuesday, 10 May 2016, in Iraklion locality, Langadas – imlagada.gr informs. The consecration service and first Divine Liturgy were celebrated by His Beatitude…
On 8 May 2016, Sunday of Saint Thomas the Apostle, the church of “Saint Martyr Paraskevi” located in Haskoy district of Istanbul celebrated its second spiritual protector, Saint Neo-Martyr Argyra. A particle of the relics…