This year’s World Day of Orthodox Youth celebrations were attended by a record number of people for recent years, including a large number of guests from abroad.
To date, there are 34 parishes in the diocese, and the number of clergy is steadily growing.
The canonicity and autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric has been officially recognized by the Holy Synod of another Local Orthodox Church.
The autocephaly of the Macdonian CHurch is now recognized by the Churches of Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Bulgaria, and Romania, in addition to the Serbian Church.
In an interview yesterday, Archpriest Alexander Bakhov, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s Legal Department, spoke about the many problems with the state’s examination of the Church’s status, and even why those involved should be brought to criminal responsibility for high treason.