Etymology The orthodox priest is the presbyter from the Bible. Presbyter is, in the Bible, a synonym for bishop (episkopos),...
‘But he became angry and did not wish to enter’. The parable of the Prodigal Son, which is read today in church, has been called a pearl among the parables, and the Gospel within the Gospel. Some commentators have called it the Parable of the Elder Son. Indeed, the behavior of the elder son is striking. On his return home, he was told of the return of his younger brother. He refused to enter the house and accused his father of being unfair to him. The charge was based on the fact that he worked day and night and wasn’t properly rewarded, unlike the prodigal son who’d spent his substance on harlots but who, when he came back, was given a ...
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With the blessing of His Eminence George (Abu Zakhm) Metropolitan of Homs and Dependencies, the Archdiocese of Homs celebrated the...
The Government of Montenegro and the Episcopal Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro issued the following joint press...
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada mourns the falling asleep in the Lord of His Grace Bishop Christoforos of Andida....
If someone should say that true faith is the correct holding and confession of correct dogmas, he would be telling...
Watch Rev. Dn. Dr. Anastasios Brandon Gallaher’s speech at the International Conference “The Theological Legacy of Archpriest Georges Florovsky”. The conference was organised by the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Patriarchal Institute for Patristic Studies.
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The Church of Greece’s Bishop of Andidon, Christoforos, reposed in the Lord this week. A funeral service will be held...
Greek Deputy Defense Minister Alkiviadis Stefanis attended a ceremony at the Thessaloniki officers’ club for the repatriation of the remains...
Sessions of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Romania were concluded this week, under the chairmanship of the Patriarch...
The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, His Divine Beatitude Theodoros II, this week received visiting Greek Deputy...
Members of Mount Athos’ Holy Administration, the Holy Epistasia, which represents the 20 Orthodox monasteries in the semi-autonomous monastic community,...
The Metropolitan Bishop of Montenegro and the Littoral, His Eminence Amphilochios, was set to meet today with the prime minister...
The annual general assembly of Greece’s association of Orthodox clergymen was held in Athens on Friday, with developments regarding the...
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, on Friday received visiting Greek education and religious affairs minister...
On Wednesday evening, January 31/ February 12, 2020, the Head of the Russian MISSIA Archimandrite Alexander celebrated his 60th birthday. First...
On Wednesday, January 30/ February 12, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the Feast of the Three Hierarchs, namely Basil the Great,...
On the 13th of February 2020, the teacher of Liturgics Mr. Giorgi Metreveli delivered a lecture assigned according to the...
