The actions of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, including in Ukraine, show that it’s more important for Patriarch Bartholomew to impose his power over the Orthodox Church than to find consent and unity, His Eminence Metropolitan Daniil of Vidin of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church stated to RIA-Novosti yesterday. Met. Daniil has spoken out against Constantinople’s interference…

In a solemn and touching service His Eminence Metropolitan Emmanuel of France ordained Anton Gelyasov to the Holy Diaconate at the St. Stephanos Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Paris on Sunday morning, February 10. The newly ordained Deacon is 33 years old, married, and has graduated from the renowned St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris,…

A meeting between the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece and Education Minister Costas Gavroglou was held at the education ministry on Tuesday, as part of an ongoing dialogue on how to implement an agreement regulating relations between the Church and State. The meeting discussed the education ministry’s proposal for implementing the agreement, announced…

Over 300 parishes of the former Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) have become part of the newly created Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) since the unification council and the creation of the local OCU independent of Russia’s influence. The parishes in the west and in the center of Ukraine are most actively…

The St John of Damascus Institute of Theology, University of balamand, in collaboration with several local and international universities and academic institutions, has organized a doctoral training course entitled: “Critical Studies of Arabic Manuscripts, Archives, and Inscriptions” from 4 till 8 February 2019, in Balamand, Kaslik and Beirut. The doctoral training is a two weeks…

The Biblical Federation of the Middle East held its Sixteenth Biblical Conference from January 27 to 31, 2019 about the Book of Ezekiel and with the motto: “A new heart will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you (Ez 36:26).” The last day of the conference was held in Balamand….

On Tuesday, January 30/ February 12, 2019, the Patriarchate celebrated the common commemoration of the Three Hierarchs, St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Theologian and St. John Chrysostom. Their common commemoration has been celebrated by the Church since the 11th century, in order to solve the conflict among its members on the question; who…

On Monday afternoon, January 29/ February 11, 2019, the Deputy Minister of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Savvas Perdiou visited the Patriarchate, escorted by the representatives of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Tel-Aviv Mrs. Louiza Varakla and Mr. Constantinos Chrysanthos. The Deputy Minister was received by H.H.B. our Father and Patriarch of…

The Church of the Martyr Elijah in the village of Zeleniy Yar in the Nikoalev Province in southern Ukraine was set on fire in the night of Saturday to Sunday by unknown vandals. It was a miracle that the fire did not consume the entire church but was extinguished, reports the Union of Orthodox Journalists….