Extraordinary meeting of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople following the Bulgarian Church’s decision

June 6, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople will hold an emergency meeting of the Holy Synod in connection with the refusal of the Bulgarian Patriarchate to participate in the forthcoming Pan-Orthodox Council, to be held on June 16-21 in Crete, reports Romfea.

Urgently convened on Monday, according to reports, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Throne will also consider the settings of the Churches of Antioch and Russia shortly before the Pan-Orthodox Council.

Earlier, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church has confirmed its refusal to participate in the Pan-Orthodox Council.

OCU activist admits breaking into UOC church in Sloviansk

Oleksandr Onyshchenko said that the OCU held its first "service" at the Seraphim Church, which had previously been broken into by forcing the locks and doors.

Archimandrite Ioustinos, longtime keeper of Jacob's Well, dies in Jordan

Archimandrite Ioustinos (Mamallos), the keeper of Jacob's Well in Nablus, has died after a prolonged illness.

Pilgrim group from Kyiv Theological Seminary visits Mount Athos

KTS students are making a pilgrimage to the holy sites of Romania, Greece, Mount Athos and Italy.

UOC cathedral celebrates its patronal feast in Ternopil

The service in the cathedral of the Holy Martyrs Faith, Hope, Love and their mother Sophia was led by Metropolitan Serhii of Ternopil, concelebrated by four hierarchs.

MinCulture marks centenary of Soviet-era reserve at Lavra's Refectory Church

Representatives of the Ministry of Culture presented awards to the Reserve's employees on the occasion of the anniversary at the Refectory Church of the Lavra.

Conference to mark 1700th anniversary of Christianity adoption held in Georgia

In Georgia, representatives of the Church and the state noted the defining role of Christianity in the country's cultural development.