The Holy Metropolis of Fthiotida, in south-central Greece, and the Archdiocese of Athens’ charity foundation have commenced operation of a state-of-the-art children’s’ activity facility, the St. Ephraim center, in the city of Lamia. Primary school-age children are offered tutorials, music and drawing classes, robotics, computer training, choir, chess and other activities.

  Another charity drive is being organized by the St. Panteleimon Greek Orthodox Church in Adelaide, under the spiritual guidance of His Grace, Bishop of Sinope Silouan.

  Members of the Sacred and Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople will convene at its Fanar-district seat under the chairmanship of the Ecumenical Patriarch, His All Holiness Bartholomew I, between Oct. 6 and 8. As of Sept. 1, six new members of the Holy Synod have been appointed.

  The UK minister for the European Neighbourhood, Wendy Morton, has reiterated her government support for a just and lasting settlement to reunite Cyprus, as well as for UN resolutions related to the closed-off and Turkish occupied city of Famagusta. Morton was responding MPs queries over the matter of Famagusta. The Parliamentary scrutiny came after…

  The Archbishop of Crete, His Eminence Irineos, continues to be hospitalized in critical but stable condition at a hospital in the city of Irakleio, with the latest medical communiqué referring to acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. His Eminence is reportedly responding to efforts to wake him and reduce dependence on life support. The communique stated…

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continued his two-day visit to Greece on Tuesday, touring the Souda Air Base and anchorage in western Crete, accompanied by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The Greek premier and Pompeo were given a guided tour of the military facilities given by the respective commanders of the Greek and…

  The Church today venerates the memory of Cyriacus, the Hermit of Palestine. This saint was born in Corinth, in southern Greece, in the fifth century. He traveled to Palestine, to the Lavra of Euthymius the Great. However, because of his youth he was sent by St. Euthymius to St. Gerasimus — and after the…

Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana Porfirije: – I am convinced that the victims of crimes are praying for us to ask forgiveness from each other and to forgive each other. On Monday, September 28, 2020, in Varivode, where serious crime was committed 25 years ago and where, almost two months after the military operation “Storm”,…

St. Herman of Alaska Monastery in Platina and St. Xenia’s Skete in nearby Wildwood, California, again find themselves under threat of wildfire. St. Herman’s Monastery was founded by Blessed Seraphim (Rose) and Fr. Herman (Podmoshensky) in the late 1960s, and is now home to the grave of Fr. Seraphim, who died at the age of…