On October 19, the feast day of St. John of Rila the Wonderworker, the Bulgarian community in Chicago celebrated a double occasion—the reopening of the St. John of Rila Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the resumption of its parish life after a long hiatus.
The primates of the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Patriarchate of Constantinople concelebrated with a host of hierarchs and clergy to consecrate the mosaics at the People’s Salvation Cathedral in Bucharest yesterday, October 26.
Support for His Eminence Metropolitan Tychikos, the deposed hierarch of Paphos of the Church of Cyprus, continues to grow among both clergy and laity following the recent decision of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Holy Synod to uphold his removal from the Paphos Metropolis by the Church of Cyprus.
The new independent school combines a strong Orthodox Christian ethos with a “classical” curriculum inspired by the methods of Ancient Greece. Pupils study traditional subjects such as mathematics, science, languages (including Latin), and history, which ranges from ancient civilizations to Scottish heritage.
The Patriarch, joined by Catholic and Armenian leaders, personally guided the distinguished visitors through the sacred church, which holds profound significance for all Christians as the site of the Lord’s Crucifixion and Resurrection.