The official website of the Orthodox Church of Greece made a release on the results of the meeting of the Holy Synod, held on August 26-28 this year. According to the recommendations of the Synodal committees for the dogmatic and canonical issues, as well as Orthodox and inter-Christian relations regarding the Ukrainian question, the Holy Synod of the Orthodox CHurch of Greece "recognizes the right of the Ecumenical Patriarch to grant autocephaly as his canonical right; it refers the privileg...

Die katholische Kirche in Polen arbeitet an der Einrichtung eines Hilfsfonds für die finanzielle Unterstützung von Opfern sexueller Übergriffe durch Kleriker. „Der Fonds kommt so schnell wie möglich“, sagte der Primas von Polen, Gnesens Erzbischof Wojciech Polak, im Interview für die aktuelle August-Ausgabe der Herder Korrespondenz. Schon jetzt würden die Diözesen Opfern mit Zahlungen für Anwaltskosten oder psychologische Behandlung helfen. Entschädigungen aber „zahlen in Polen grundsätzlich ...

In a study of „Gallup International“ done on the occasion 30 years of the onset of political changes in the country shows that the institution with the highest level of trust among Bulgarian citizens is precisely the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. After brief fluctuations, after the election of Patriarch Neophyte in 2013, church confidence remains at levels between 40 and 50% and is generally lasting higher than mistrust. Gallup points out that the activities of sects, the role of atheist govern...

The Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia celebrates on Tuesday its 21st anniversary since the bestowing of autocephaly by the Ecumenical Patriarch in 1998. The history of this Church dates back to the 9th century legacy of Sts Cyril and Methodius, the enlighteners of the Slavs. Its modern history started after World War I when Czechoslovakia was mainly inhabited by Catholics. At that time, many Russians and Ruthenians came to Czechoslovakia. Among them, priest Matej Pavlik, the fut...

His Beatitude Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, the current primate of the Albanian Orthodox Church, celebrates Friday his 27th enthronement anniversary. His Beatitude Anastasios Archbishop of Tirana, Durres and All Albania, was born on November 4, 1929, in Piraeus, Greece. Archbishop Anastasios (Yannoulatos) Professor of History of Religions (1972-92) and Dean of the Theological Faculty of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1983-86). B.D. and Th.D. (wi...

Die slowakische Metropole Košice zählt mit der litauischen Stadt Kaunas ab sofort zu den östlichsten Ausgangspunkten eines der europäischen Jakobswege. Über rund 650 Kilometer führt eine neue Pilgerroute durch die Slowakei in die Hauptstadt Bratislava, vor deren Toren das österreichische Teilstück des Jakobswegs ins spanische Santiago de Compostela beginnt. Derzeit pilgern alljährlich 1000 Slowaken in den nordspanischen Wallfahrtsort und ab jetzt können sie es ohne Unterbrechung auf einem int...

During the roundtable meeting "Christian Education: Experience and Prospects" more than 50 religious and non-governmental organizations have adopted a Resolution requiring the Russian Federation to stop political persecution and immediately release all Ukrainian citizens imprisoned for political reasons in Russia and occupied Crimea, prisoners of war and civilian hostages in the occupied Donbass. The issue of the release of Ukrainian sailors has also been raised, The Institute for Religious F...

Сurrent plans and challenges facing the Ukrainian Pentecostal Church were discussed at a meeting of the Committee of the Ukrainian Pentecostal Church, reports the Pentecostal site of Ukraine. There is a need to introduce training programs for ministers (primarily pastors and deacons) on the subject of "pastoral counselling". There is a great need for this, especially among young people: the analysis of data during the current youth festival has shown it. "After working with the you...

Albania’s old Orthodox churches, forgotten and abandoned for many decades because of the religious persecution by the atheist state, are being restored by both the Albanian Orthodox Church and the Institute of Cultural Monuments in Albania. The interest of Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania, in this direction is continuous, substantial and effective. Although restoration work is difficult in many cases, experts point out that the restoration of the temples is still possib...