HB Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, celebrates his 63rd birthday anniversary. His Beatitude (born Nicholas Horeftakis), was born in Crete in 25 November 1954, where he completed his schooling. He…
His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II chose today, when the Georgian Church is celebrating its greatly-beloved feast of the martyrdom of St. George, to make an historic announcement. Shortly before celebrating the Divine Liturgy in the…
On Tuesday, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and Archbishop Justin of Canterbury issued a joint statement on persecuted Christians. The meeting between Patriarch Kirill and the Primate of the Anglican Community, the Archbishop…
His Beatitude Theophilos III celebrates on 22 November 2017 his 12th enthronement anniversary. His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine (known in the world as Elias Giannopoulos, his parents,…
His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia celebrates on 20 November 2017 his 71st birthday. His Beatitude Kirill (secular name Vladimir M. Gundyaev) was born on November 20, 1946, in Leningrad. After graduation…
The current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church celebrates on 19 November 2017 his 45th episcopal consecration anniversary. His Beatitude Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November 4, 1929, in Piraeus,…
The refurbishment of the Monastery of Saints Joachim and Anna in Jerusalem was completed in September 2017, the official newsgate of the Jerusalem Patriarchate reports. The Abbot of the Monastery, the Very Rev. Archimandrite Meletios…
With the blessing of the Holy Synod, the Basilica Publishing House of the Romanian Patriarchate has recently published a brochure On the Holy and Great Council of Crete – Questions and Answers. The volume includes…
On Wednesday, the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, visited Saint Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest. His Grace Varlaam of Ploiesti, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, welcomed the Georgian delegation at the monastery. The…
On 13 November 2017 His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus, celebrates his name day. He was born in Tala village, Paphos. At the age of 10 he lost his father and…