Orthodox clerics that participated in a general assembly of their association, held on Thursday in a central Athens cathedral, expressed their continued opposition to the government’s attempt to change their payroll regime. Members of the Association conferred for four hours, later announcing that they have rejected all of the government’s proposals regarding changes. Their standing…

On Thursday, 21 February 2019, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held its working session at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, during which the following decisions were made: 1.The Holy Synod appreciated the manifold and rich activities carried out in the Romanian Patriarchate…

Monks at the Monastery of Valaam, located in the extreme northwest Russian republic of Karelia, this reported that they have managed to cultivate pineapples in a special greenhouse at the monastery. Karelia is located in a subarctic climate zone. The tropical fruit have been cultivated by the monks for the past two years, with production…

His Beatitude, Theodore II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, this week flew from Poante-Noire, in the Republic of the Congo, to the country’s capital, Brazzaville. Theodore toured Orthodox parishes in the west Africa country. In Brazzaville, the Patriarch traveled by boat along the Congo River to Kinshasa, the capital of the neighboring…

  The Orthodox Patriarch of Romania, His Beatitude Daniel, this week chaired sessions of a national church council, convened  in Bucharest. Members of the council are tasked with assessing the Romanian Orthodox Church’s activities and initiatives in 2018. Daniel cited the report, presented on Tuesday to members of the council, and stressed the importance of building…

The Patriarch of Georgia, His Beatitude Ilia II, on Wednesday received the Metropolitan of Borispol and Brovary, His Eminence Anthony, who is the chancellor of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC MP). The meeting was unofficial in nature, and reportedly aimed to exchange information over recent developments in the Ukraine. The discussion,…

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens’ Department of Theology, in cooperation with the Inter-Orthodox Centre of the Church of Greece, and the Wikipedia Community of Greece’s Schools Association, commenced a new training workshop, entitled “Introduction into writing Wikipedia entries”. Post-graduate students, Ph.D candidates and researchers, accompanied by theology professor Sotiris Despotis, will have the…

  A representative of the Association of Clerics of Greece, Arch-Priest Georgios Konstantinou, on Thursday stressed that the association will adamantly stand by positions and decisions regarding the government’s intent to alter the payroll regime for Orthodox clergymen in the country. His statement came after the conclusion of a general assembly of clerics, which was…

A representative of the Association of Clerics of Greece, Arch-Priest Georgios Konstantinou, on Thursday stressed that the association will adamantly stand by positions and decisions regarding the government’s intent to alter the payroll regime for Orthodox clergymen in the country. His statement came after the conclusion of a general assembly of clerics, which was held…