“At least five million people will pass through here. They are all running because of the war and are seeking refuge somewhere in Europe. First those who can afford the trip flee, but the situation in Syria is difficult so those who don’t have the money will flee too.”
A lead cross, which is also a reliquary, found during the excavations of the Early Byzantine andmedieval Bulgarian city of Missionis, also known as Krum’s Fortress, whose ruins are located near today’s northeastern city of Targovishte, has been presented to the public for the first time byBulgarian archaeologists.
The residents of old Homs are gradually returning to their homes and personally partaking in rebuilding their neighborhoods which sustained a great deal of destruction.
The Orthodox faithful from Turkey and around the world will attend the Divine Liturgy at Sümela, a historic monastery in Trabzon, a province in the Black Sea region, on Aug. 15.
Metropolitan Hilarion also spoke about praying and fasting as simple rules that the Lord has given us. “We should begin each day with prayer and finish it with prayer. We should pray to God for His blessing before each task we are to accomplish, and in each of our steps we should be guided by the will of God… It is through prayer and fasting that our faith is expressed and through it the Lord prepares our souls for accepting His grace”.