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 religious activity.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia has issued a decree banning Archdeacon Andrey Kurayev, a well-known blogger and theologian, from religious activity.
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The Orthodox Metropolis of Korea (Ecumenical Patriarchate) has issued the following Encyclical urging the faithful to pray with due reverence and care during the Covid-19 outbreak. Read the full text down below:
PATRIARCHAL ENCYCLICALFOR HOLY PASCHA Prot. No. 257 ✠ B A R T H O L O M E WBy God’s MercyArchbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical PatriarchTo the Plenitude of
By the Grace of God, Orthodox Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch, with all the Hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church to all the clergy, monastics,
His Eminence Archbishop Alypy, long-time ruling hierarch of the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia ), reposed at about 9:00 p.m. CDT on April 15/28,
Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Please go to this website to know the Paschal greeting in 250 languages. Note there could be some variants: Christ is Risen! Truly
The service for the laying of a foundation stone of an Orthodox Church took place in Oman
Their Beatitudes and Most Holy Primates of the Orthodox Churches of the Middle East, Theodore II of Alexandria, John X of Antioch, Theophilos III of Jerusalem, and Chrysostomos II of Cyprus, met on April 18 at the Archdiocese of Cyprus in Nicosia.
On Monday April 22, 2019, on Great and Holy Monday, after the Presanctified Liturgy, Patriarch Kirill, celebrated the intercessory office of the beginning of the rite for the making of the Holy Chrism, at Donskoy Monastery in Moscow.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia congratulated Volodymyr Zelensky on his election as President of Ukraine.
His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, congratulated V. A. Zelensky on his election to the office of President of Ukraine.
On April 22, Bishop Michael (Storogenko) of Claudiopolis reposed in the Lord.He was born in Kharkov in 1929. He had been the vicar bishop of the Archdiocese of Russian Orthodox
The Ukrainian Orthodox Church keeps its canonical name for the time being.
Metropolitan Emmanuel de France is no longer among the candidates for the position of Archbishop of the Archdiocese of America (Patriarchate of Constantinople).
The Orthodox faithful of Montenegro continue to raise their voices against the scandalous new law that gives the state the authority to seize Church properties, coming out in prayerful defense
His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Greek Orthodox Church, called to hurry in forming a Lebanese government. His Beatitude’s words came as part of the Sunday homily during the Divine Liturgy that was held in the Monastery of Our Lady of Balamand.
Following the promulgation of the law robbing the churches and ecclesiastical goods of the Orthodox Church in Montenegro, the members of the Episcopal Council of the latter published the following
We have just received a press release (read below) from the office of the Patriarchate of Antioch which informs us of the initiative of the Patriarch of Jerusalem to find
In a message to the priests, monks, and nuns of the Vicariate of the Russian tradition, Saint Mary of Paris and Saint Alexis the Just, Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople gave
During its session of December 26, 2019, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to complete the composition of the Inter-Council Conference of the Russian Orthodox Church and
The ROC expressed deep sorrow due to the anti-canonical actions of Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and confirmed the non-commemoration of his name in the Diptych.
The Church-Manger: The Visitation of God and the Visitation of Man
Could we speak of unique memory and mesmerizing consciousness that has been passed down through the generations from ancient times, from the time when there was a longing for unity?
L’archiprêtre du trône oecuménique p. Nicolas Xenos est nommé par son éminence le métropolite Emmanuel, vicaire épiscopal générale de la Métropole grecque orthodoxe de France. Le père Nicolas, originaire de
On 3rd November 2019, an official reception on the occasion of the reunification of the Archdiocese of Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe with the Russian Orthodox Church took place in the Refectory Chambers of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.
His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia shared with all those present his thoughts about the reasons behind the historic reunification of the Archdiocese of Orthodox Parishes of Russian Tradition in Western Europe with the Mother Church.
This appeal of international Orthodox theologians, 86 scholars from 40 academic institutions and 13 countries, is made following the deeply concerning pronouncements and edicts coming from the beloved Patriarchate of Serbia. We have come together with this appeal as we are concerned about impingements on the freedom of speech and academic thought, independence of universities, and ecclesiastical morality. Support for this appeal is great, and the number of signatories to this appeal would have been far greater had we not limited the period to join to three days.
These are the daily dates that I use to share every day on my different sites and blogs as they appear on this Sunday night: יום א’ ראשון וראשי און
By Archpriest Alexander Winogradsky Frenkel (Patrairchate of Jerusalem)
Are we going to dwell in huts, booths, tents, tabernacles? or sukkot\סוכות? From Tishri 14, 5780/October 13, 2019 till Tishri 23, 5780/October 22, 2019, the Jewish Community celebrates the harvesting feast of the Booths
His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia, visited the Russian Orthodox Church on 15-20 May 2018. During his visit, the Primate of the Ethiopian Church and the
In the office of the Holy Synod on May 14, Archbishop Ieronymos, Primate of the Greek Church, received the members of the Commission of the Ecumenical Patriarchate dedicated to dogmatic
A new Chinese version of the Book of Hours was just published to meet the needs of daily liturgical worship. The Book of Hours contains texts of the first, third,
Since 2015, May 17 is a day worldwide dedicated to events against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB). The Orthodox Church professes that marriage is the holy and sacramental union
According to Archpriest Vladimir Vorobiev, rector of Saint Tikhon’s Orthodox University of Humanities, located in Moscow, their Department of Contemporary History of the Russian Orthodox Church has been compiling an
To allow a parallel ecclesial jurisdiction in the Ukraine [that is to say, the two current schismatic entities, on the assumption that the Patriarchate of Constantinople would grant autocephaly, note
For many years, Prince Charles of Wales has shown a deep interest in Orthodoxy, especially in Mount Athos and Romanian monasteries. On the occasion of his most recent visit in
In an interview with the Greek newspaper “Kosmos” in Australia, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew expressed his optimism about the reopening of the Halki Theological School: “I think that for Halki, we
So far, students at the ROCOR Jordanville Seminary, New York, were able to receive a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology. On April 10, the Board of Trustees decided to offer a
On May 6, Sunday of the Samaritan Woman, the church Sainte-Photinie, in Mpaka, in the suburbs of Pointe-Noire, was consecrated. It will be the third parish community in the city,
Archimandrite Ephrem, the hegumen of the Athonite monastery of Vatopedi, sent a letter to the Cypriot Parliament, urging the government not to legalize abortion in their country. Currently, abortion is
In an interview with the Greek Agency Romfea, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, the head of the Moscow Patriarchate department for external church relations, addressed various issues, including the autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Here
The Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Antioch, which met under the presidency of Patriarch John X at the Balamand monastery, finished its work. The Patriarchate of Antioch proceeded to
It will be one of the highest churches in the country. The act of the return of the land to the diocese of Feodosia was signed during the 4th International
Le “Patriarcat de Kiev”, qui n’est pas reconnu dans le monde orthodoxe, s’est adressé au patriarche de Constantinople Bartholomée afin de lui demande la reconnaissance de cette structure dissidente comme