Sunday, July 26, 2009

Education: At the village school, Kykko Monastery, the Pancyprian gymnasium in Nicosia and the Theology School of Athens, where he graduated in 1943. Religious Career: Ordained a priest (1946) of the Greek Orthodox Church. Continuing his studies on a scholarship awarded by the World Council of Churches to Boston University, he also served as a [...]

Ukraine Orthodox Church of the USA Bishop’s Daniel visits Dormition of the Most Holy Birth-Giver of God (St. Mary) Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Jones, Oklahoma! Bishop Daniel’s Archpastoral visit to St. Mary Church in Jones, Oklahoma, caused a spiritual awakening among the parishioners. The members and guests were anxiously waiting to see their Hierarch and [...]

Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas Disability and Communion Embracing People with Disabilities within the Church To all of the faithful clergy and laity of the Holy Orthodox Church throughout the Americas, Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, 1. Understanding Disability, Embracing Persons with Disability Persons with disabilities comprise the largest minority [...]

Click here to listen to Ancient Faith Radio’s broadcast His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP’s address to the general assembly at the 2009 Archdiocese Convention on Friday, July 24. The address ran for well over 45 minutes, and covered a wide range of topics, including Metropolitan PHILIP’s response to what he termed criticisms of his leadership, particularly [...]

Demetrios of America welcomed Dr. R. Lamar Vest, President of the American Bible Society, yesterday at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America in New York. Archbishop Demetrios had invited Dr. Vest along with key American Bible Society staff involved in the recent publication of the first-ever military edition New Testament and Psalms for Orthodox …

Washington, July 18 (ANI): A team of archaeologists in Bulgaria has discovered a 13th century monastery, as well as a 30-gram silver ring from medieval France. According to a report by Sofia News Agency, the team of archaeologists, led by Professor Nikolay Ovcharov, discovered the part of a wall and medieval coins within it that [...]

On July 22, 2009, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, turns 58. Being at the Holy Mary Monastery in Techirghiol, Constanta county, a patriarchal stavropegia, at this anniversary moment, Romania’s Patriarch will participate at the Te Deum service celebrated in the monastery’s church, as a thanksgiving to God for the benefactions bestowed [...]