Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem to participate in celebrations of ROC Primate’s anniversary

From Friday, 18th of November 2016 to Sunday, 20th of November 2016, His Beatitude Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, will be on an official visit to the Patriarchate of Moscow, invited to participate in the celebrations for the 70th birthday of His Beatitude Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, reports the site of the Jerusalem Patriarchate.

“Details will be posted in the course of the visit,” said in a statement of the Secretariat-General.

As reported earlier, the Primate of the Church of Jerusalem and the UOC delegation discussed the relationship of the Church and the state.

Read also

DESS: The number of communities joining OCU in 2024 is half of last year’s

Over a year, 232 communities of the UOC changed their jurisdiction.

Scale of internal damage to UOC cathedral in Zaporizhzhia shown online

The video allows viewers to assess the damage endured by the main Orthodox church of the UOC in Zaporizhzhia.

Ex-MP UOC protodeacon Novinsky declared suspicion of high treason

The former MP is accused of "ensuring that a significant part of Ukrainian society, who are believers of the UOC, remain under the direct influence of the leader of the ROC".

St Andrew’s icon survives under the rubble of UOC cathedral in Zaporizhzhia

The icon was painted by nuns of the St Nicholas Monastery in Patras (Greece) and consecrated on the relics of St Andrew the Apostle.

RF missile strike destroys St Andrew's Cathedral of UOC in Zaporizhzhia

The fragments damaged the roof of the building, dome, ceilings, cut windows and disfigured classrooms.

Media shows conditions in which persecuted communities of Volyn have to pray

After their churches were seized, UOC faithful are compelled to pray in poorly equipped facilities.