Jerusalem’s Patriarch Theophilos III awards Georgian Prime Minister
26. July 2017 - 15:15
Patriarch Theophilos III of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine has awarded Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili with the Golden Cross with Crown, Wreath, and Star. It was for the first time this award has been granted to a high-ranking official by the Patriarch. Theophilos III stressed it was an honor for him to host the Prime Minister of Georgian in the Holy Land.
Ecumenical Patriarch recalls 50th anniversary of historic papal visit
26. July 2017 - 15:11
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who holds a primacy of honor in Eastern Orthodoxy, recalled the 50th anniversary of Blessed Paul VI’s historic visit to Istanbul—the first visit by a Roman Pontiff to the See of Constantinople in over a millennium.Blessed Paul VI and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras had first met in Jerusalem in January 1964. Three years later, on July 25, 1967, Pope Paul visited the Phanar (Fener), where the patriarchal cathedral is located, setting a precedent followed by subsequent popes.
Moleben on Kiev’s Vladimir Hill and procession to be live broadcast on YouTube
26. July 2017 - 15:05
A live broadcast of a moleben on Vladimir Hill in Kiev and the following cross procession will be shown on the station “Inter” on Thursday, beginning at 1:00 PM Kiev time (6:00 AM Eastern), reports the Information-Education Department of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Atheists drop from 26 to 13% in Russia in 3 years
26. July 2017 - 15:01
The percentage of Russians identifying themselves as atheists has fallen from 26 to 13% in the past three years, while those identifying themselves as “religious people” has risen from 35 to 53%, according to new research from the Moscow-based Levada Analytical Center.
The survey was conducted June 23-26 with a sample of 1,600 urban and rural 18-years and older Russians in 137 localities of the country’s 48 regions.
Day of Baptism of Rus’ to be celebrated with wave of bell ringing throughout Russia and abroad
26. July 2017 - 13:58
July 28, 2017, the day of the Baptism of Rus’, when the Church celebrates the memory of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, will be celebrated with a wave of bell ringing in churches and monasteries throughout Russia and abroad.
At noon local time, by the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, bells will ring out in every church and monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church as part of the “Glory to Thee, O God!” event, reports patriarchia.ru. All parishes of the Eastern American Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia are also encouraged to participate in the event, with the blessing of His Grace Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan, reports the diocesan site.
