Holy Synod

Head of the Serbian Orthodox Church's Dioecese of Canda Georgije (Djokic) has been relieved of his duties by the Holy Synod of the SPC.

The Holy Synod of the Macedonian Orthodox Church - the governing body of the main faith group in the country - is discussing whether priests should voluntarily undergo lustration tests.

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The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece has instructed its priests not to conduct funeral or memorial services for people who have chosen to be cremated after their death.

“The incineration of the body is not in keeping with the practice and tradition of the Church for theological, canonical and anthropological reasons,” the Synod said in a statement.

Moves by the Serbian Orthodox Church to put the head of the Church in Macedonia on "trial" before an ecclesiastical court in Serbia will set back recent attempts to renew dialogue between the churches, observers say.

The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece has decided to write to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow to ask him to speak to the Russian government regarding the ban on imports from European Union countries.

Bulgaria's Patriarch Neofit will leave on a one-week official visit to Russia, said the Holy Synod of Bulgarian Orthodox Church. 

He will be accompanied by four bishops – of Lovech, Vidin, Varna and Ruse.