Orthodox Churches

Patriarch John X Presided over the Divine Liturgy in Dubai

On Friday morning, November 26, 2021, Patriarch John X presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Church of Annunciation in Dubai. He was assisted in His service by His Grace Gregorios Khoury, Bishop of the Emirates and Patriarchal Vicar and a number of priests and deacons.

Тhe Patriarch of Alexandria at the celebration of the feast of The Entrance of the Theotokos, in Johannesburg

His Beatitude Theodoros II Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa officiated at Orthros and served the Divine Liturgy, on Sunday, November 21, 2021, at the celebrating Holy Metropolitan Church of the Entrance of the Theotokos Pantanassa Johannesburg, concelebrating with His Eminence Damaskinos Metropolitan of Johannesburg and Pretoria.

The late Elder Jonah of Kampala reposes in the embrace of Uganda

His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, conducted a Trisagion service on Tuesday, 21st September 2021, in the Patriarchal Chapel of Ss Theodori, on the occasion of the commemoration of the Prophet Jonah, whose name the Elder Jonah of Kampala bore.

Assembly of Bishops Announces 10th Anniversary Meeting

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America announced that its 10th Annual Assembly of Bishops Meeting will be held October 2-5, 2021 in Washington D.C.  The Assembly will also be hosting a charity networking event to hear the voices of the youth and young adults while assembling hygiene kits for those in need.  The event will kick off at 5:00 PM EDT on Sunday, October 3, 2021, and will be open to the public.

Primacy and Conciliarity in the Light of Orthodox Teaching

On September 16, 2021, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Backa participated in the work of the conference organized by the Synodal Biblical-Theological Commission of the Russian Orthodox Church on the topic "World Orthodoxy: Primacy and Conciliarity in the Light of Orthodox Teaching".

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia opened the conference, while Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, delivered the key plenary report.

Hierarchs of Patriarchal Exarchate of South-East Asia meet with seminarians from Indonesia and the Philippines

On August 19, 2021, Metropolitan Sergiy of Singapore and South-East Asia met with a group of seminarians from Indonesia and the Philippines at the hierarchal residence in the St. George church in the city of Surgut.