ВFrom 22 to 26 June, Skopje hosted the Fourth World Conference on Religious Dialogue and Cooperation, which this year was dedicated to the highly relevant and complex theme: “Religion as a Weapon of War: Past, Present and Future.” The official opening of the Conference took place on 22 June at the Museum of the Macedonian…
On 9 June of this year, with the blessing of her Elder, His Grace Bishop Partenij of Antania, Nun Efimija of the Monastery of “Saint George the Victorious” in Rajčica successfully defended her second master’s thesis, this time at the Orthodox Theological Faculty “Saint Clement of Ohrid” in Skopje. The thesis is entitled: “Religious Education…
On 2 June, at the Theological Faculty in Lefkosia, Cyprus, the Tenth International Congress of the Society of Oriental Liturgy was solemnly opened. This prestigious event brought together some of the most eminent liturgical scholars from around the world, whose presentations covered a broad spectrum of topics related to the various liturgical traditions: The Cypriot…
In the quiet and compunctionate eve of Pentecost, when all creation seems to stand in reverent trembling before the descent of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Church lovingly calls us to remember those who before us have crossed the threshold of time and entered into the mystery of eternity. The Soul Saturday before Pentecost is…
Today, the Queen of all cities lays down the crown of the earthly kingdom, offered to torment, the gift of Constantine is purified by fire, the City of the Mother of God, and from the hands of the Creator of ages, receives a radiant crown of eternal glory, the house of the saints and the…
In the blessed beauty of May, as the Sacred Bigorski Monastery breathes in the calm of prayerful silence, this year once again the Monastery of the Honourable Forerunner, with the blessing of our venerable Elder and Abbot, Bishop Partenij of Antania, became a home of youthful joy, of colour, line, form, and the pure wonder…
