Tag: Abbot Ephraim
Abbot Ephraim calling upon Orthodox Christians to unite in the struggle against abortion
Pravoslavie.ru - 18/8/14 Orthodox Christians should more actively strive for a ban on abortions, believes Abbot of the Vatopedi Monastery on Holy Mount Athos, Archimandrite Ephraim, ... Read More
Court fines journalist who slandered Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi
January 2014 On January 10, the Romphea Greek Church agency reported the judicial decision of the first instance court of the city of Athens on ... Read More
Abbot Ephraim to be released on bail
30/3/2012 Moscow Times The abbot of the Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos in Greece will be released on a 300.000-euro bail after a 3-month imprisonment, ... Read More
Belarus’ top Orthodox Christian cleric urges Greek authorities to release monastery abbot
12/1/2012 Patriarchal Exarch Filaret, head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Belarus, has appealed to the Greek authorities to release the abbot of the prestigious ... Read More
Εcumenical Patriarchate Denounces Russian Interference in the Ephraim Case
By Stella Tsolakidou 11/1/2012 Τhe Ecumenical Patriarchate denounced the interference of the Russian Orthodox Church in the case of Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi, after the ... Read More
Putin and Russia church lobby Greeks to “reconsider” Ephraim imprisonment
International News Desk 1/1/2012 Abbot Ephraim the head of the world famous Vatopaidi Monastery on Mount Athos Greece, is still in an Athens jail, despite ... Read More
Greek government faces international criticism for jail threat to cleric
International News Desk 24/12/2011 The Greek courts have ruled that a respected Orthodox Christian monk will be imprisoned over Christmas over a land dispute in ... Read More