The celebration of the Divine Liturgy and the Enthronement Ceremony of His Grace Bishop Silvester Kisitu of Gulu and Eastern Uganda at St. lavrentios Orthodox Parish. The holy services were graced by the presence of the Bishop of Nyeri, Archbishop Innokentios of Burundi and Rwanda, and His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga the Archibishop of the…
“Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ,” St. Paul wrote in his First Epistle to the Corinthians (11:1). The most excellent way to follow the Apostle’s prescription is to practice Christ’s own words recorded in the Gospel of John: “If you love Me, keep My commandments” (14:15). Those who most excellently follow His commandments…
In connection with mass violations of human rights in Ukraine and a real threat of escalation of the religious conflicts in the country, Bishop Victor of Baryshevka, head of the UOC representation to the European international organizations, recorded a video-appeal to officials of the United Nations Organization, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, European…
On February 18, 2019, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church information-education department reported with reference to the website of the Gorlovka diocese that Metropolitan Mitrofan of Gorlovka and Slavyansk was detained at a checkpoint and convoyed to the Slavyansk municipal police office. According to the diocesan press service, one of the internal Ukrainian checkpoints carried out a…
HRH Prince Charles of Wales attended an Orthodox service hosted by St George Romanian Parish in London in the presence of over 200 Romanians living in Great Britain on Thursday evening, February 14, 2019. The Parish of Saint George in London is under the canonical jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern…
President Salome Zurabishvili, along with her children, attended a service in Saint Nino Orthodox Church in Paris. The church was built by President Zourabichvili’s father Levan Zourabichvili, Chairman of the Georgian Diaspora in France. Archpriest Artchil recalled President Zourabichvili’s childhood when she was frequently visiting the church and singing in the choir. He wished the…
The Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus on Monday issued a statement regarding the recent decisions regarding the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, emphasizing that the conferring of autocephaly for the latter, by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, was done with an aim towards consolidating peace and unity within the Ukrainian Church. “We do not dispute…
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The Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus on Monday issued a statement regarding the recent decisions regarding the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, emphasizing that the conferring of autocephaly for the latter, by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, was done with an aim towards consolidating peace and unity within the Ukrainian Church. “We do not dispute…