Under Candidate Status, Holy Trinity will work toward permanent accreditation over the next three to five years while meeting additional goals set by the Commission.
Mt. Athos operates independently from Greece’s national electricity grid, historically relying on diesel-fired generators and solid fuel for power generation.
The hierarchs of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church consecrated a new brother bishop yesterday at the famous Rila Monastery on the feast of its holy founder, St. John of Rila.
“The Orthodox Community Council will not allow the desecration of a holy place, has filed a police complaint, and will follow up on it,” the church’s statement reads.
June 29 marks the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, during which the entire Church of Greece celebrates its founder, the Holy Apostle Paul.