Metropolitan John Zizioulas: “The Church without the Eucharist Is No Longer the Church”
We wish to hear your views on the current situation, since your theology plays a great role in the present circumstances. Metropolitan John: M...
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Patriarch Kirill bans Protodeacon Kurayev from religious activity
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has issued a decree banning Archdeacon Andrey Kurayev, a well-known blogger and theologian, from religiou...
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Metropolitan of Nafpaktos: Some Hierarchs act as if there is no Holy Synod
On the occasion of the extension of the restrictive measures that also extend to the Church, as well as of the forthcoming session of the Standing ...
On the occasion of the extension of the restrictive measures that also extend to the Church, as well as of the forthcoming session of the Standing ...
Greek Church petitions to be allowed to serve Liturgy, lawyers seeking to annul order to ban Chur...
Although the Greek Orthodox Church earlier agreed to limit its services to just one-hour Divine Liturgies on Sundays, the state was not content, an...
Although the Greek Orthodox Church earlier agreed to limit its services to just one-hour Divine Liturgies on Sundays, the state was not content, an...
Georgian hierarch consecrates hospital serving as coronavirus quarantine zone
The Giorgi Abramishvili Military Hospital of the Ministry of Defense of Georgia in the city of Gori was declared a quarantine zone on March 2 as pa...
Communique of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church
“On the third week of Great Lent (Sunday of the Veneration of the Holy Cross) the Divine Liturgy was served in all churches of the Serbian Or...
Earthquake damaged the Zagreb Orthodox Cathedral Church
In the powerful earthquake that struck Zagreb on March 22, 202, the capital city of Croatia, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord at the C...
Urgent encyclical by Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople regarding Covid-19 pandemic
As this Coronavirus crisis continues to spread and intensify on a global scale, the Ecumenical Patriarchate is monitoring the situation with an urg...
Limited Church services without worshippers in Albania’s Orthodox cathedrals, chapels
The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, in similar fashion with other Orthodox Churches around the region, announced that cathedrals and chap...
Notice Regarding Ongoing Provision of Divine Services in Light of Various Government Restrictions...
In several portions of our Diocesan territory (Western Europe), temporary local government restrictions have been put in place that prevent group g...
Orthodox Church in Slovakia will be sanctioned if it continues to hold services amidst coronaviru...
Slovak Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini is ready to impose sanctions upon the Orthodox Church in the country if it does not comply with measures tak...
Two new vicar bishops for the Archdiocese of Orthodox Churches of Russian Tradition in Western Eu...
The Holy Synod of the Moscow Patriarchate has just approved the election by the general assembly of the Archdiocese of Orthodox churches of Russian...
Church of Greece Holy Synod cites precautions in face of coronavirus crisis
The Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Greece convened on Monday, with sessions to continue until Wednesday, amid growing concerns ...
A Message from the Diocesan Bishop Regarding Church Life and the Coronavirus
“To the faithful and beloved children of this God-preserved Diocese! As we enter now fully into this lenten period leading to the bright Resu...
Metropolitan Hilarion: Absence of particular Churches from Amman will not make the meeting less s...
n anticipation of the meeting of heads and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches in the capital city of Jordan, Metropolitan Hilarion, head of...
Metropolitan Hilarion: We hope that the meeting in Amman will make the beginning of other similar...
Heads and representatives of Local Orthodox Churches are to meet next week in Amman on the initiative of Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem. In an e...
Communiqué from the office of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church regarding the invit...
“In connection with the letters received from His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, in which he sent an invitation to particip...
Louvre Bulgarian Art Exhibit, Canceled
The decision came after an escalation of misunderstandings involving the Louvre Museum and The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The Syn...
Czech-slovak Church Canonizes New Martyrs
On October 10, the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia resolved to canonize a number of 20th-century New Martyrs. The...
Chinese Representation Church in Moscow Serves Moleben for Deliverance from Coronavirus
A moleben prayer service for deliverance from the coronavirus epidemic was recently held at the Church of St. Nicholas in Moscow, which serves as t...
Feast of Three Holy Hierarchs no longer a School Holiday in Greece
The Three Holy Hierarchs—Sts. Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom—are the patron saints of schools and education for the O...
More than 10,000 Montenegrin Faithful Gather to Prayerfully Protect Their Churches
The Orthodox faithful of Montenegro continue to raise their voices against the scandalous new law that gives the state the authority to seize Churc...
Press release from the Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro
Following the promulgation of the law robbing the churches and ecclesiastical goods of the Orthodox Church in Montenegro, the members of the Episco...
Two archpriests of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox Churches in Western Europe are appointed t...
During its session of December 26, 2019, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to complete the composition of the Inter-Council Con...
ROC Synod evaluates the recognition of OCU by Alexandrian Patriarchate
The ROC expressed deep sorrow due to the anti-canonical actions of Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and confirmed the non-commemoration of his n...
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill: restoration of unity is a testimony not to human wisdom, but to th...
On 3rd November 2019, an official reception on the occasion of the reunification of the Archdiocese of Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in We...
Statement of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
On 17th October 2019, during a session of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, a statement was adopted concerning the situation that aros...
Metropolitan Epiphanes thanks the Church of Greece
I am grateful to my Brother in Christ, His Beatitude Ieronymos, Archbishop of Athens and all Greece, President of the Holy Synod of the Church of G...
Greek hierarchs to gather in extraordinary session to consider Archbishop’s proposal on Ukraine
While the Ukrainian question was not on the agenda of the Ordinary Assembly of the Orthodox Church of Greece set for October 8-11, 2019, an extraor...
Archdiocese of Russian Churches of Western Europe officially received into Moscow Patriarchate
The Archdiocese of Russian Churches of Western Europe under His Eminence Archbishop John of Dubna, formerly an exarchate of the Patriarchate of Con...
The Pastoral Assembly of the Archdiocese of Orthodox Churches of Russian Tradition in Western Eur...
It was with a vote of approval that the clergy of the Archdiocese, gathered in a pastoral assembly on September 28 in the Saint Alexander Nevsky Ca...
OCU puts pressure on Romanian-speaking believers of UOC
OCU representatives exert heavy pressure on the Romanian-speaking citizens of Ukraine, forcing them to join the “Romanian Vicariate” of the OCU.
Russian TV series on St. Matrona available with English subtitles on YouTube
The Blessed Saint Matrona is one of the most beloved Muscovite saints, who lived and worked miracles in our times, and her story and relics are che...
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...
Archbishop of Albania re-elected honorary president of Religions for Peace International
The worldwide religious community recognizes the role of the Archbishop Anastasios of the Albanian Orthodox Church in guaranteeing international peace
