Archbishop of Cyprus comes to Phanar on a peaceful visit
Patriarch Bartholomew and Archbishop George. Photo: fosfanariou.gr
Archbishop George, Primate of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus, made a peaceful visit to Phanar, reports fosfanariou.gr.
Archbishop George led a prayer (doxology) at the Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St. George. Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon, head of the Orthodox Affairs Committee, prayed beside him. Then there was an official meeting with Patriarch Bartholomew.
As reported, the head of the Cypriot Church had previously said that he would continue the late Archbishop Chrysostomos's policy towards the Phanar. Archbishop George said that during the Christmas liturgy he remembered the head of the OCU, Epifaniy Dumenko.
Read also
"Parishioners" brought to Lavra by buses on Epifaniy's name day, media
People from different regions were brought in an organized manner to the "service" of the head of the OCU at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
Yermak consults fortune teller before important appointments, prosecutor says
Private correspondence with a fortune teller was found with the former head of the President's Office, in which he coordinated personnel decisions.
SBU searches home of Metropolitan Longin’s daughter
Law enforcement officers detained the hierarch's son-in-law, who has many children, and refused to allow a lawyer to participate in investigative actions at the family's private home.
Vienna hosts regional congress of Ukrainian Orthodox youth
Youth from seven European countries discussed the spiritual foundations of democracy and prayed for peace in Ukraine before a particle of the Life-Giving Cross.
Persecuted UOC community in Zadubrivka celebrates patronal feast
The faithful celebrated the Liturgy in a house church and held a water-blessing service at the site where a new church in honor of Venerable Amphilochius of Pochaiv is being built.
Thousands of faithful gather at Pochaiv Lavra for feast of St Amphilochius
The pilgrimage to the relics of Venerable Amphilochius of Pochaiv on his feast day is a long-standing tradition of the UOC.