OCP News Service - 20/2/21 Sofia-Bulgaria: On February 16, the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency (the national news agency of Bulgari) marked 123 years since its establishment. The anniversary was marked with a festive water dedication at the National Press Club of the Agency at the invitation of the newly elected director Kiril Valchev, who assumed charge of ...
OCP News Service - 20/2/21 Warsaw-Poland: A training was held for the Diocesan Inspectors on "Personal Data Protection" was held, on the 18th of February 2021, at the Orthodox Culture Center in Warsaw. Fr. Prot. Dr Andrzej Lewczak, Chief Church Inspector for Personal Data Protection Chaired the training session. The trianing was attended by: Fr. Prot. ...
Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin - 20/2/21 Dear Pious Faithful, Great Lent has begun. We have entered the period of Great Lent with the pain of the tragedy of the war that has befallen us in our souls. Many of our children died heroically in the war of Artsakh, for our right to live freely and ...
Basilica News Agency - Aurelian Iftimiu - 20/2/21 His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church met with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The meeting took place around 13:00 p.m. at the Patriarchal Residence. No public details were provided about the talks. “It was a normal visit at the beginning of the year, ...
Basilica News Agency - Aurelian Iftimiu - 20/2/21 An Orthodox service was served for the first time in the Romanian Church in Montichiari, Italy, on Tuesday evening, February 9. Dean Rev. Gelu Porumb, the parish priest Gabriel Pandrea and several other clerics officiated the Lesser Sanctification of Waters and the Mystery of Unction, the Romanian Diocese of ...
Church of Serbia - 20/2/21 His Holiness Porfirije, the Serbian Patriarch, received the President of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Aleksandar Vucic at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade on 19 February 2021. Source:
Church of Serbia - 20/2/21 The bells of the Cathedral church of the Holy Archangel Michael in Belgrade rang at 11.25 am, indicating that the 46th head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, His Holiness Porfirije, Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci and the Serbian Patriarch was enthroned. PHOTO GALLERY 1 , PHOTO GALLERY 2 The solemn act of enthronement ...
Diocese of the Armenian Church of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland - 20/2/21 The Artsakh Outreach project, implemented by the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin and its dioceses, has to continue with the continuous fundraising efforts by Armenians worldwide. The aggression against Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and Armenia, launched by Azerbaijan, Turkey and international terrorist ...
SVOTS - 20/2/21 [SVOTS Communications / YONKERS, NY] Listen in on conversations with inspired and inspiring people as The Institute of Sacred Arts (ISA) at St. Vladimir’s Seminary launches its new podcast, Luminous: Conversations on Sacred Arts. The first episode, "Music in the Natural World" with musician, author, and philosopher David Rothenberg is available now at instituteofsacredarts.com/luminous. Click here to listen. "Our tradition ...
OCP News Service - 18/2/21 Belgrade-Serbia: Metropolitan Porfirije Perić of Zagreb and Ljubljana has been elected as the 46th Patriarch of the Serbian Church. Election results were declared on the even of 18th February 2021 at the end of the Holy Bishops Council that was held at the Saint Sava Cathedral. Metropolitan Porfirije was born "Prvoslav Perić" ...
OCP News Service - 18/2/21 Belgrade Serbia: The Orthodox Church Youtube Community channel reports that Venerable Elder Mathew, escorted by the Patriarchal subdeacons, has entered the Cathedral (Belgrade time 15:31) to choose the name of the new Serbian Patriarch (placed in sealed covers inside the Gospel book). Source: OCP News Service
OCP News Service - 18/2/21 Belgrade-Serbia: The Holy Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church began with the Hierarchical Liturgy, presided by Metropolitan Chrysostom of Dabro-Bosnia in the Memorial Church of Saint Sava in Vracar to elect the new Primate of the Church. An official press release will be issued after the election of the new ...
OCP News Service - 18/2/21 Belgrade-Serbia: The Holy Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church has begun with the Hierarch'ial Liturgy, presided by the Metropolitan Chrysostom of Dabro-Bosnia at the Cathedral of Saint Sava in Vracar, at 9 am Serbian time. The Council will elcet the new head of the Serbian Orthodox Church in due ...
Church of Serbia - 18/2/21 The Holy Assembly of Bishops for the election of a new Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church will commence at the Saint Sava Memorial Cathedral in the Vracar district at 9 a.m. with the Holy Hierarchal Liturgy which will be officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Hrizostom of Dabar-Bosnia, chairman of the ...
Church of Serbia - 18/1/21 His Grace Bishop Lavrentije (Trifunovic), competent Bishop of Sabac Diocese and the administrator of the Valjevo Diocese, was hospitalized in the morning today, at the Clinical Center of Serbia in Belgrade. Given this circumstance, tomorrow's meeting of the Holy Assembly of Bishops will be chaired by His Grace Bishop Vasilije of Srem. The ...
Patriarchate of Jerusalem - 18/2/21 On Tuesday, 3/16 February 2021, the Patriarchate celebrated the feast of Saint Simeon the God-receiver. On this feast, the Church and especially the Church of Jerusalem commemorates the co-operation of Saint Simeon in the mission of God’s Providence for our salvation. Saint Simeon was a righteous and holy man, who lived on ...
Coptic Orthodox Church UK - Media and Communications Office - 18/2/21 The Coptic Orthodox Church marks ‘Contemporary Martyrs Day’, convened by HE Archbishop Angaelos, with Messages from His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, and His Holiness Pope Francis, and addresses by The Archbishop of Canterbury, Cardinal Koch, Fiona Bruce MP, The Bishop of Truro, and a panel ...
Church of Serbia - 17/2/21 On the occasion of the Statehood Day, President of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Aleksandar Vucic awarded His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia with the order of the Republic of Serbia on a large neckless Source:
Church of Serbia - 17/2/21 On the occasion of Statehood Day, the President of the Republic of Serbia, Mr. Aleksandar Vucic decorated the Faculty of Orthodox Theology of the University of Belgrade with the Sretenje Order of the first degree. On February 15, 2021, on the occasion of the Statehood Day of the Republic of Serbia, the President ...
OCP News Service - 16/02/21 Sweden: Varldenidag reported that an Assyrian Christian lost his job since he refused to take off his Cross. 28-year-old George Tannouri lost his job because he did not want to take off the cross he was wearing around his neck. His company (Ingram Micro) believes that hanging objects are a security ...
Christian Community Youtube - 16/2/21 Watch "He Lived Among Us", an animated cartoon film about the life of Jesus Christ. Source: