Russian Church rep expelled from Bulgaria, banned from N. Macedonia—Church responds

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Russian Church rep expelled from Bulgaria, banned from N. Macedonia—Church responds

The Russian Church’s Department for External Church Relations issued a statement yesterday “strongly protesting against the unjustified expulsion of its representatives from Bulgaria.”

Georgian diocese opens center for lonely and elderly

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Georgian diocese opens center for lonely and elderly

A diocese of the Georgian Orthodox Church has opened a day center to take care of lonely and elderly people in the city of Gori.

ROCOR Priest From Pakistan: People Feel Truth of Orthodoxy, and They Do Not Want to Go Back

Fr. Joseph Farooq

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ROCOR Priest From Pakistan: People Feel Truth of Orthodoxy, and They Do Not Want to Go Back

Fr. Joseph Farooq

In general, people in Pakistan respect Holy Orthodoxy, they love our traditions and appreciate our veneration of the holy icons and how we are serving the Divine Liturgy. All these things touch their hearts

Bp. Irenei (ROCOR) responds to media manipulation

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Bp. Irenei (ROCOR) responds to media manipulation

His Grace Bishop Irenei of London and Western Europe (Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) notes in a new statement that “some in the media persist in misrepresenting our views, with no attempt to speak directly with us at any stage.”

OCA consecrates bishop for Albanian Archdiocese

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OCA consecrates bishop for Albanian Archdiocese

On Saturday, September 16, hierarchs of the Orthodox Church in America celebrated the episcopal consecration of a new bishop for the autocephalous Church’s Albanian Archdiocese.