Rating: 8|Votes: 1

PACE recognizes facts of discrimination against Christians in Europe

On 29 January 2015, Resolution 2036 (2015) tackling intolerance and discrimination in Europe was adopted at the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Rating: 10|Votes: 1

Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana Proposed for Greek President

According to Greek newspaper “To Vima,” SYRIZA members associated with Mount Athos are trying to convince Archbishop Anastasios to become the next Greek President. So far, Anastasios is refusing, citing his social work and congregation in Tirana as the reason for his desire to remain in Albania.

Rating: 10|Votes: 5

Church of St. Paisios the Athonite opens in Limassol

A new church dedicated to Sts. Arsenios of Cappadocia and Paisios the Athonite has been built in the area of Ekale (near the Tsipeiou Stadio), Limassol, on the island of Cyprus.

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk commemorates the cathedral shooting victims

A year ago, on February 9, 2014, two people were killed in the Cathedral of the Resurrection: Nun Lyudmila (Pryashnikova) and Vladimir Zaporozhets.

Rating: 5,8|Votes: 4

Incorrupt body of a reposed ascetic discovered on Mt. Athos

A miracle has occurred in the Athonite Skete of Kafsokalyvia – the body of the deceased monk, Father Stephen, discovered a month and a half after his repose, was absolutely intact and there was not a trace of an unpleasant smell, as if he had departed only several hours before.