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Communiqué from the Archbishop’s Office on the Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Jean Renneteau Europe

To Clerics, monks and all the faithful of the Archdiocese On the night of September 14 to 15, 2019, following the communiqué of the Archbishop’s Office announcing his decision to request the canonical attachment to the Moscow Patriarchate, you received a so-called “Archbishop’s Council comm...

The Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod integrates the head of the Archdiocese of the Western Euro... Declarations

On September 14, 2019, the Holy Synod considered an appeal from Archbishop John (Renneteau), head of the Archdiocese of Western European Parishes o...

Archbishop Jean (Renneteau): “I decided to set up our Archdiocese, of the canonical obedien... Europe

Letter, declaration and decision of Archbishop Jean (Renneteau) for the Archdiocese of the Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe.

Communiqué of the Diocesan Administration of September 10, 2019 Declarations

An extraordinary general meeting of our Archdiocese was held on Saturday, September 7, 2019 to discuss the future of the Archdiocese, in accordance...

Results of the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in ... Europe

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About the situation in the former Exarchate of Russian Orthodox parishes in Western Europe Analysis

We present below the point of view of a cleric of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Crete, Archimandrite Romanos Anastasiadis, on the situation of the...

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Paris : a service of intercession (moleben) in support Archbishop John (Renneteau)

Announcement of the clergy of Saint-Alexander-Nevsky Cathedral in Paris

Petros Sasaki: a master from Japan settled in Finland

Exhibition in Finland.

2019 International Meeting of Orthodox Youth

In the past six years, several dioceses within the Romanian Patriarchate have organized the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (with the Roman...

Conference in Fribourg: “Russia, Ukraine, Belarus: A Common Civilizational Space?”

On June 1st, the conference “Russia, Ukraine, Belarus: A Common Civilizational Space?” will take place at the University of Fribourg, S...

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Communiqué from the Archbishop’s Office on the Pastoral Letter of Archbishop Jean Renneteau

To Clerics, monks and all the faithful of the Archdiocese On the night of September 14 to 15, 2019, following the communiqué of the Archbishop’s Of...

The Russian Orthodox Church Holy Synod integrates the head of the Archdiocese of the Western Euro...

On September 14, 2019, the Holy Synod considered an appeal from Archbishop John (Renneteau), head of the Archdiocese of Western European Parishes o...

Archbishop Jean (Renneteau): “I decided to set up our Archdiocese, of the canonical obedien...

Letter, declaration and decision of Archbishop Jean (Renneteau) for the Archdiocese of the Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe.

Communiqué of the Diocesan Administration of September 10, 2019

An extraordinary general meeting of our Archdiocese was held on Saturday, September 7, 2019 to discuss the future of the Archdiocese, in accordance...

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Keynote Address By Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the 10th World Assembly of Religions for P...

August 21, 2019 Lindau, Germany, 20-23 August 2019 Your Excellency Dr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany,Disting...

Orthodox monastery being repaired, expanded in Syrian city of Saidnaya

Situated about 17 miles north of Damascus, the small city of Saidnaya remains one of Syria’s largest centers of Christian pilgrimage. It is home to...

Thousands of orthodox Christians rally against barbaric Australian abortion draft law

Sydney’s Martin Place was packed with pro-life demonstrators last night, protesting a proposed bill to decriminalize abortion that awaits considera...

Sunday Octoechos in Chinese language published in Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, China Orthodox Press Publishing Company issued the Sunday Octoechos in the Chinese language.

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The decisions of the Holy Synod of Ecumenical Patriarchate

The meeting of the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which took place on Thursday and Friday, August 29 and 30, in the Holy Tri...

“A Boycott of the September 7th Extraordinary General Assembly of the Archdiocese seems unl...

Daniel Struve, the editor-in-chief of the YMCA-Press publishing house, and a member of the editorial board of the magazines "Vestnik RHD" and "Mess...

Report on Orthodoxy in France

On July 10, the Commission on Laicity/Secularism submitted its 6th annual report to the French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe. It includes many el...

For the first time in 31 years, the Louvre has acquired an icon

It is a 17th century icon of St. Phanourios.

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About the situation in the former Exarchate of Russian Orthodox parishes in Western Europe

We present below the point of view of a cleric of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Crete, Archimandrite Romanos Anastasiadis, on the situation of the...

Notes on the Gospel Homilies by St. Nikolai Velimirovich

On the occasion of the reprinting in French of the “Homilies: A Commentary on the Gospel Readings for Sundays and Feast Days Throughout the Y...

The foundations of Russian culture, by Alexander Schmemann

Alexandre Schmemann, Les fondements de la culture russe [The Foundations of Russian Culture], Éditions des Syrtes, 2019, 280 p. Here is our English...

Book Review: Missionary Letters, by Saint Nikolai Velimirovich

Saint Nicolas Vélimirovitch, Lettres missionnaires [Missionary Letters, by Saint Nikolai Velimirovich. Translated from the Serbian by Lioubomi...

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The Kruzenshtern reveals its Orthodox chapel to the Armada visitors in Rouen

Armada is one of the biggest ship shows in the world. Its 2019 program in Rouen, France, offers something of interest to Orthodox.

Pope Francis was received in Bucharest by Patriarch Daniel of Romania

The Pope's visit to Romania began in Bucharest with a meeting with Patriarch Daniel.

More than 20,000 people took part in the Pascha procession in Yekaterinburg

The Orthodox faithful of Yekaterinburg participated in a procession on Holy Pascha, spreading paschal joy throughout the city.

Holy and Great Pascha at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Paris

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Conference on “Chastity, Purity, Integrity” held in Jordanville (United States)

A conference on Orthodox anthropology and secular culture in the 21st century took place at Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville (ROCOR), March 7-9...

Conference call on Ukrainian autocephaly

On Saturday, January 26, 2019, (1-3 p.m. EST), the Order of Saint Andrew, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, will be hosting the first-ever na...

GRAMMY®-nominated Orthodox choral performances

The OCA (Orthodox Church in America) website reports that Benedict Sheehan, Saint Tikhon’s Monastery and Seminary music director, was instrum...

Uncertain future for Russian Orthodox in Western Europe

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople revoked the Tomos (Decree) which placed the Russian Orthodox parishes of Western Europe under its jur...

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How many Orthodox bishops are in the world?

As best I can tell, there are 941 active, canonical Orthodox bishops in the world right now. Give or take. Compared to the 19th century, that’s a b...

“If the Archdiocese had accepted Patriarch Alexy II’s proposal” – interview wit...

The Orthodoxology website has posted a French translation of Xenia Krivocheine’s interview. Here is our English translation: Xenia Igorevna Krivoc...

“We pray that the Lord may help us together heal the wounds caused to the Church”

In an interview with the Romfea agency, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk talked about his recent trip to Greece and his meetings with the Greek...

A hidden gem in Paris: Saint Sergius Hill

Are we really in Paris? This is the first question that comes to mind when you arrive on Saint Sergius hill, on Buttes-Chaumont. Here, you will fin...

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