BOC: We will help our Orthodox brothers in Macedonia


We are ready to do everything we can and according to the holy canons of the Holy Church to help our Orthodox brothers in today’s Macedonia, wrote the Synod of the BOC in the letter on the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the Ohrid Archbishopric. In the epistle published on the Holy Synod of […]

Theodorakis: Ecumenical Patriarch wants to solve Skopje church issue


 Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is working intensively behind the scenes and is committed to close the Skopje church issue, says Stavros Theodorakis, leader of Greek party Potami. In an interview with Greek radio Alpha 989, Theodorakis says he asked the patriarch during his recent visit to Athens what will happen to the Macedonian orthodox church. “He […]

Kotzias: Name and negotiations not in jurisdiction of Greek church


The name is not in the jurisdiction of the Holy Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church and it would be helpful if it did not interfere, says Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias. “They are concerned as citizens, but the issue is not in their jurisdiction as an institution,” says Kotzias in an interview with national […]

Bartholomew and Tsipras discuss MOC-OA


The Macedonian Orthodox Church-Ohrid Archbishopric (MOC-OA) was one of the topics of discussion between Greek Orthodox Church Archbishop Hieronymos and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Monday. – Discussions referred to the issues of the Skopje church, the autocephaly request by the church of Ukraine, as well as the two Greek soldiers detained in Turkey’s Edirne, said […]