Category: Featured News

Greek Parliament Approves Same-Sex Marriage, Stirring Debate within Orthodox Church

OCP- February 17, 2024

Wiki OCP News Service – 17/02/2024 Athens- Greece: The Greek Parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage on February 15,2024, making Greece the first Orthodox Christian-majority ... Read More

Italy Partners with UNESCO to Give €500,000 Facelift to Damaged Odessa’s Transfiguration Cathedral

OCP- February 14, 2024

Information and Education Department of UOC – OCP News Service – 14/02/2024 Kyiv – Ukraine: Italy has pledged €500,000 towards the restoration of the Transfiguration Cathedral in ... Read More

Malankara Orthodox Monastic Representatives Conclude Visit, Deepening Ties with Russian Orthodox Church

OCP- February 6, 2024

mospat.ru DECR – OCP News Service – 06/02/2024 Moscow – Russia: With the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, two Malankara Orthodox nuns embark on a unique ... Read More

Bucharest Adopts New Coat of Arms Featuring Saint Demetrius the New of Basarabov

OCP- February 5, 2024

basilica.ro Basilica News– OCP News Service – 04/02/2024 Bucharest-Romania: The General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest voted today to replace the image of Saint ... Read More

SPAS TV – Globe of Orthodoxy Features Malankara Orthodox Church

OCP- February 4, 2024

OCP News Service – 04/02/2024 Moscow- Russia: Russian Orthodox Church SPAS TV featured the Malankara Orthodox Church in its latest episode of the popular program ... Read More

Armenian Catholicos Aram I Holds Talks with UAE Foreign Minister on Regional Issues and Interfaith Relations

OCP- January 27, 2024

armenianorthodoxchurch.org OCP News Service and armenianorthodoxchurch.org– 27/01/2024 Abu Dhabi – UAE: On January 23, 2024, His Holiness Catholicos Aram met with the UAE Minister of ... Read More

Italy Commits €500,000 to Aid Restoration of Odessa’s Transfiguration Cathedral

OCP- January 16, 2024

Information and Education Department of UOC – OCP News Service – 16/01/2024 Kyiv – Ukraine: In a gesture of solidarity, the Italian government has pledged €500,000 to ... Read More

Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa Visited Malankara and Coptic Orthodox Churches During South Africa Visit

OCP- January 16, 2024

mospat.ru mospat.ru DECR – OCP News Service – 16/01/2024 Moscow and Johannesburg: On January 12, 2024, Bishop Constantine of Zaraisk, Acting Patriarchal Exarch of Africa, undertook a ... Read More

Watch Now: “Christians Under Siege: Ukraine” by Save the UOC

OCP- January 10, 2024

https://youtu.be/NUmzCAWZh08 Christians Under Siege: Ukraine OCP News Service – 10/01/2024 Washington DC – USA: A video titled "Christians Under Siege: Ukraine" was published by Save ... Read More

The Holy Synod Thanked Primates and Members of Local Orthodox Churches for Supporting the UOC

OCP- January 3, 2024

church.ua Information and Education Department of UOC – OCP News Service – 03/01/2023 Kyiv – Ukraine: During the final meeting of the Holy Synod in 2023, the Chancellor of ... Read More