Head of Macedonian Church congratulates His Beatitude on enthronement anniversary
His Beatitude Archbishop Stefan of Ohrid and Macedonia. Photo: press service of the Macedonian Orthodox Church
On August 17, 2025, on the eleventh anniversary of the enthronement of the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Archbishop Stefan of Ohrid and Macedonia sent congratulations to His Beatitude Onuphry. This was reported by the UOC Information and Education Department.
"On the eleventh anniversary of your enthronement as Metropolitan of Kyiv, on behalf of ourselves and the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - Ohrid Archbishopric, we send you sincere congratulations with wishes for good health," noted Archbishop Stefan.
He wished that the Lord, the Good Shepherd and Keeper of His flock, would strengthen His Beatitude with the grace of the Holy Spirit in every good and saving deed.
"Through the prayers of the holy venerable fathers of the Caves and all the saints, may His grace continually abide with Your Beatitude, granting You the necessary gifts of Christ," says the message.
The Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia wished Metropolitan Onuphry good health and abundant blessings from the Lord.
As reported by the UOJ, the Serbian Patriarch and the Primate of the Polish Church congratulated the Primate of the UOC on the 11th anniversary of his enthronement.
Read also
In the US, a college buys a Masonic temple to create a Catholic shrine
In the state of Ohio, Catholics plan to purchase a Masonic building, consecrate it, and perform a rite of exorcism.
Biblical Samaria Added to UNESCO World Heritage List
UNESCO has included the Palestinian village of Sebastia in the list of endangered sites.
Tajikistan bans wearing hijabs and Arab clothing
Tajikistan has tightened control over the wearing of hijabs and Arab clothing, while men with beards are being forced to shave under threat of fines.
Met. Serhiy of Tulchyn prays with persecuted UOC community in Novozhyvotiv
The ruling hierarch of the Tulchyn Eparchy supported the faithful of the Church of the Intercession, who have been forced to worship in a makeshift space after their church was seized and their prayer house destroyed.
DESS gives Pochaiv Lavra 30 days to break ties with Moscow
Ukraine's State Service for Ethnic Policy has ordered the monastery to prove within one month that it has no ties to the Russian Orthodox Church.
Stefanchuk сalls for Brotherhood Monastery to be transferred to state ownership
Lawmakers have proposed placing the monastery buildings under the direct authority of the Education Ministry to eliminate the split in ownership between the city and the university.