A looming decision by Turkey’s high court on whether the iconic Hagia Sophia can be reconverted into a so-called «conquest...
The tense situation in Montenegro continues, with the Orthodox Church and the faithful in the small Adriatic country resuming peaceful...
The Church today venerates the memory of Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata. St. Eusebius lived in the 4th century and was...
On Sunday, June 8/21, 2020, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos officiated the Divine Liturgy at the...
The spiritual world can’t be investigated in the way that we research the natural world. Those methods are totally inappropriate for any attempt to delve into the spiritual world.
Moscow, June 20, Interfax – Head of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate Metropolitan Hilarion believes...
Kubinka, June 22, Interfax – Russia’s defense capacity and security are solidly ensured, and the current generation of soldiers and...
Moscow, June 22, Interfax – Patriarch Kirill has issued a message and made wishes to the Russian Armed Forces and...
‘We are unable to accept the irrational criticisms against the decision of the Consolidated Trust of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese...
On the 27th of November 2019, Father Sophrony, founder of the Community of St John the Baptist in Essex, England, monk, spiritual father, theologian, and iconographer, was numbered among the saints with the name St Sophrony the Athonite. This was not unexpected as there had been rumors earlier, but still it changed my life. I joined Father Sophrony’s monastery in 1983 just before the start of a major painting project: the murals of the chapel of St Silouan the Athonite. I worked with Father Sophrony on the murals and also on several icons, mosaics and projects. One project was to paint his own Elder, St Silouan, when he was entered into the list of saints. Then as happened now, there had ...
Romania’s most significant mosaic icon of the Mother of God emerged in the National Cathedral in Bucharest as workers have...
On June 20th, the Church honors the memory of St. Methodios, Bishop of Patara in Lycia, also known as the birthplace of St. Nicholas of Myra. St. Methodios rose to prominence before St. Nicholas, during the last great persecution of Christians by the Roman emperors. He was given rare spiritual and intellectual gifts by God, possessing great knowledge of philosophy and theology. It is with these gifts that he defended Orthodox doctrine, giving strength to Christians. The foundation for this was set in his childhood, where he faithfully participated in the divine worship of the Church. This living faith, combined with his eloquence, made him one of the most important theological and ecclesial figures in the early Church. When ...
Oversees pilgrims will be free to attend Israel’s Holy sites from August, following an announcement from the country’s tourist board....
His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej received Mr. Sergei Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The reception took...
Today the Bulgarian Orthodox Church marks the Sunday of all Bulgarian saints. The Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Neophyte,...
The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco is pleased to announcement the appointment of the V. Rev. Archimandrite John E....
Greek American organizations join together to deliver tons of food to needy Chicagoans CHICAGO — Chicago CRED is teaming with...
The recently regurgitated threat by the official Turkish state to reconvert the iconic Hagia Sophia back into a “conquest mosque”...
On 19th June 2020, on the feast of Venerable Bessarion the Wonderworker, it has been 20 years since the consecration...
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros Opening Remarks Philoptochos Virtual National Board Meeting June 20, 2020 New York, New York Your Grace Bishop...
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