The body of late composer Mikis Theodorakis will lay in state at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral for three days this week to allow citizens to pay their last respects to the renowned artist. On Wednesday, Theodorakis’ earthly remains will be transported to the large island of Crete, where interment will take place at the cemetery…

The Church today commemorates the Miracle of Archangel Michael at Colossae. The feast in honor of the Archangel Michael commemorates the great miracle he wrought when he delivered from destruction a church and holy spring named for him. Henceforth, the name of that place changed from Colossae to Chonae, which means “funnels” in Greek.

His Holiness Porfirije, Serbian Patriarch, officiated the Holy Hierarchical Liturgy with the concelebration of His Grace Joanikije, Bishop of Budva-Niksic and the elected Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, and His Grace Bishop David of Krusevac, a member of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, in the Cetinje Monastery on September…

Hierarchs of the historically-connected Serbian and Czech-Slovak Orthodox Churches came together on Saturday to celebrate the feast of a great 20th-century hierarch who was martyred for Christ nearly eight decades ago. The feast of St. Gorazd of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia was celebrated at Holy Transfiguration Cathedral in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, by His Eminence…

After remaining in evacuation for more than a week due to the wildfires in northern California, the monks of St. Herman of Alaska Monastery in Platina were able to return home in time for the feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, and for the anniversary of the repose of the brotherhood’s co-founder…

The Ugandan Orthodox Church was shaken yesterday to learn that its archpastor, His Eminence Metropolitan Jonah (Lwanga) of Kampala and Uganda, has reposed in the Lord, having suffered a heart attack following a long battle with cancer. His Eminence reposed in Athens, where he had gone for medical attention and mission work, reports the press…

Port Augusta is one of the major regional centres in South Australia. Its location at the top of Spencer Gulf makes it the “crossroads of Australia”, being at the junction of the major interstate routes (both road and rail) to Perth and to Darwin. It is also known as the “gateway to the outback”, being…

On Sunday, September 5, 2021, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America concelebrated the Divine Liturgy together with His Grace Bishop Damaskinos of Dorylaion at the Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Chania, Crete. goarch.org  

His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and all East presided over the Divine Liturgy in the monastery of St. George Al-Humayra in Wadi al-Nasara. He was concelebrated in the ministry by Bishops Moussa El-Khoury, Demetrios Sharbak and Ephraim Maalouli, as well as a number of priests and deacons. At the end of the Liturgy…